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LCA-Vision to Present at Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference in New York on January 27, 2005 Webcast & presentation will be available on company website CINCINNATI, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LCA-Vision Inc. announced today that Stephen Joffe, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Alan Buckey, its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Piper Jaffray Annual Health Care Conference on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. The live webcast and presentation can be accessed by visiting the "Investors" section of the company's corporate website at http://www.lca-vision.com/ . A replay of the event will be available within two hours after the live event and will be archived for 30 days. About LCA-Vision Inc. LCA-Vision Inc. (NASDAQ:LCAV) is a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus brand. The company owns and operates 41 LasikPlus fixed-site laser vision correction centers in the United States, and three centers in a joint venture in Canada. LCA-Vision is one of the only publicly-traded companies within the United States that focuses exclusively on laser vision correction services. Since laser vision correction surgery was first approved by the FDA in the United States in 1995, the company has performed over 400,000 procedures. LasikPlus laser vision correction centers are generally staffed with highly skilled, board-certified ophthalmologists and optometrists. State-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and multiple laser brands are used to customize the treatment of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. LasikPlus laser vision correction centers are located in major cities throughout the United States, and within a one-hour drive of approximately 30 percent of the country's population. LasikPlusis often the #1 or #2 provider of laser vision correction services in most of the markets it serves. DATASOURCE: LCA-Vision Inc. CONTACT: Patricia Forsythe, V.P. Investor Relations of LCA-Vision Inc., +1-513-792-5629, or Web site: http://www.lca-vision.com/

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