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To: Jim Mac who wrote (488)	4/3/1998 12:08:00 AM
From: pappy	Respond to of 1754

With all the bashing going on, NOVATEC is a breath of fresh air with a clear vision: New competition coming NOVATEC blimpyeyed Apr 2 1998 11:54PM EST NOVATEC MY FRIEND - GO WHERE THE NOVATEC LASER IS BEING UTILIZED: This piece of equipment called the "Light-Blade 2" compared to any other excimer laser is like comparing today's cellular phones with those of ten years ago. In fact, the Light-Blade is not even an excimer laser. It's the next generation only solid-state machine in the U.S. that does not utilize any gases and its results are as good if not superior to any of the excimer machines currently in operation or coming on line. It's privately held and when it goes public (near future), look out VISX, ATCI, LASE, BEAM and CHIRON. Rather then listen to me-compare for yourself Dunnonuthin and others...Visit their web-sites and look at the comparison charts for yourselves or E-mail Dr. Shui Lai to find out where their nearest location is at: HOME: novatec-laser.com GENERAL INFO: novatec-laser.com COMPARISON: novatec-laser.com FACTS/E-MAIL: novatec-laser.com

To: Jim Mac who wrote (488)	4/14/1998 4:49:00 PM
From: Vector1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1754

Here is the reason for the jump in share price: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Symbol(s) VISX & Date Use Page Up, Page Down, +, -, or press U -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04/14 4:39P (DJ) =Visx Shrs Up 13% After Customer Reports Strong March Sales Story 4954 (LVCI, VISX, I/HEA, I/MDS, N/DJN, N/DJWI, N/DJS, N/MMM, N/STK...) By Louis Hau NEW YORK (Dow Jones)-- Visx Inc.'s (VISX) shares rose 12.5% after a major customer, Laser Vision Centers Inc. (LVCI), reported a 310% revenue jump in March from lasers in the U.S. operating for at least a year. That has fueled speculation that Visx may beat Wall Street expectations when it reports first-quarter earnings after Wednesday's market close, market observers said. The First Call consensus projects first-quarter earnings from the Santa Clara, Calif., company of 28 cents a share, compared with year-ago net income of 12 cents a share. Laser Vision Centers, a provider of excimer laser services to treat nearsightedness and astigmatism, said it measured the revenue increase based on the 23 lasers it had in operation in the U.S. in March 1997. The company purchases all its lasers from Visx, which also receives a royalty for every procedure performed. Overall, Laser Vision Centers said it performed 3,000 surgical cases in the U.S. in March 1998 but didn't disclose how much revenue it generated during the month. Visx's shares climbed 3 5/16 to 29 3/4 on Nasdaq volume of 368,400. Average volume is 234,300.