Laser Vision Centers, Inc. – Bringing Vision to America

Healthcare
Medical Services
NASD: LVCI

Laser Vision Centers, Inc.

540 Maryville Center Dr., Suite 200
St. Louis, MO 63141

John L. Klobnak
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer

Interview conducted by:
Walter Banks, Co-Publisher

CEOCFOinterviews.com
June 2001

BIO OF CEO

Mr. Klobnak has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of LaserVision Since July 1993. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Klobnak served as LaserVision’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. From 1986 to 1990, he served as chief Operating Officer and subsequently President of MarketVision, a partnership acquired by LaserVision upon its inception in 1990. Prior to 1986, Mr. Klobnak was engaged in marketing and consulting.

About
Laser Vision Centers, Inc.

LaserVision® Centers, Inc., is one of the world’s largest providers of excimer lasers (a cool laser that changes the shape of the cornea by eliminating tissue), related equipment and support services for the treatment of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. As of January 31, 2001, the company’s most recently completed quarter, there have been more than 316,500 LASIK (Laser Assisted in-situ Keratomileusis) procedures performed worldwide under the guidance of LaserVision. LASIK is a proven procedure combining the advantages of a skilled surgeon, for treating higher degrees of nearsightedness and astigmatism. Approximately 10,000 procedures per month are being added.

As of February 1, 2001, LaserVision operated 105 lasers in the United States providing access to over to 700 surgeons in more than 300 locations in 47 states. LaserVision’s® Midwest Surgical Services division provides ophthalmologists mobile access to cataract related equipment, and is the world's largest provider of mobile cataract services.

CEOCFOinterviews - Mr. Klobnak, can you give us a brief history of Laser Vision Centers? 

Mr. Klobnak: "Laser Vision Centers was founded in l986 as Market Vision, an advertising and marketing agency for eye doctors. In l988, the company had decided to change its focus from a marketing business to opening centers providing access to the excimer laser, which was then a new yet to be approved device for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Since that time we have begun the process of developing our service provider business in refractive surgery. The company went public in l991. First, we operated our centers in Canada, and then went to Europe and ultimately began operating in America in 1996, when the excimer laser was finally approved here. To date we have about 350 centers globally."

CEOCFOinterviews - Where is your greatest revenue coming from?

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