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Laser eye surgery wars heat up

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Industry analysts report that competition in the eye laser services market is pushing the cost of the surgery downward to about $1,500. Toronto, Ont.-based Icon Laser Eye Centers Inc. offers discount eye laser services as an alternative to expensive laser clinics.

Author: Zehr, Leonard
Publisher: Bell Globemedia Interactive
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2000
Consumer prices, Prices and rates

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Icon Laser Eye makes bid for Lasik Vision

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Icon Laser Eye Centers Inc. is offering $24-million in stock to purchase Lasik Vision Corp. The price battle made stock prices plunge to 52-week lows.

Author: Zehr, Leonard
Publisher: Bell Globemedia Interactive
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2001
Asset sales & divestitures, Acquisitions & mergers, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments

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Icon to appeal Lasik Vision decision

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A ruling by the Canadian Venture Exchange to approve financing for Lasik Vision Corp. will be appealed by Icon Laser Eye Centers Inc.

Author: Zehr, Leonard
Publisher: Bell Globemedia Interactive
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2001
Legal issues & crime, Securities and Commodity Exchanges, Security and commodity exchanges, Securities Exchanges, Cases, Stock exchanges, Securities industry, Canadian Venture Exchange

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Subjects list: Canada, Eyewear industry, ICON Laser Eye Centers Inc., Health care industry, Vision centers, Lasik Vision Corp., LSK
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