DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1999--
Lens Express, Inc. has launched a newly redesigned LensExpress.com web site. On November 8th, site visitors can participate in an online chat with television star and company spokesperson Lynda Carter. Lens Express is also giving away $1,000 in eye care products and services each month from its web site.
With the new web site, the company continues to make it easy and convenient for customers to buy contact lenses, sunglasses and other eye care products. Enhancements include new graphical look, improved menu and navigation, an eye care learning center, one-click easy reordering feature called Easy Order, customer account management features, and an e-mail reminder service.
"We have brought the largest selection of contact lenses and other eye care products to the Internet in a customer friendly way," states Mendo Akdag, president of Lens Express. "We were the first major vision care direct marketer on the Web in 1995 and have taken this experience to give consumers the most convenient access to valuable eye care information, products and services."
Chat With Lynda Carter
Lens Express is celebrating the launch of the new web site with an online chat on Monday, November 8, 1999 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST with the company's popular spokesperson Lynda Carter. Ms. Carter has been the company's spokesperson since 1992. Lynda Carter is an internationally known actress who gained popularity as "Wonder Woman" in the television series in the late 1970s. Ms. Carter has starred in numerous television series, movies and specials. Ms. Carter is a devoted actress, mother of two children, and dedicated volunteer who was awarded the Jill Ireland Award from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
$1,000 Monthly Online Sweepstakes
With the launch of the new site, Lens Express introduced a monthly online sweepstakes. Anyone can win $1,000 in Lens Express merchandise by entering on the web site at www.lensexpress.com. Customers who place an order on the web site will be automatically entered into the drawing.
Lens Express, Inc., founded in 1986, is one of the leading direct mail contact lens replacement companies in the U.S. Lens Express, a subsidiary of Summit Technology, Inc. is headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The company sells a complete selection of contact lenses, sunglasses, reading glasses, accessories and other eye care products on the Internet, by telephone at 1-800-USA-Lens, and by mail order. More information about the company can be obtained on its web site at www.lensexpress.com.
Founded in 1985, Summit Technology is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of ophthalmic laser systems and related products designed to correct common vision disorders such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. In 1995, Summit was the first excimer laser company to receive FDA approval for its excimer laser system for the correction of mild to moderate myopia in the U.S. Autonomous, a wholly owned subsidiary, is engaged in the design and development of next generation excimer laser instruments for laser refractive surgery. The Company's LADARVision system combines laser radar eye tracking with narrow beam shaping technology. In addition, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lens Express, Summit sells contact lenses and related products.
Summit Technology, Inc.
Cautionary Statement under "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements made in this report contain information about the Company's future business prospects. These statements may be considered "forward-looking." These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Among these risks and uncertainties are: competition from other manufacturers and vision correction technologies, delays in obtaining regulatory approvals, challenges to patents owned and licensed by the Company affecting per procedure revenues and adverse litigation results. For additional information and risks associated with the Company's business prospects, and future operating results, please refer to Summit's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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