Eyefinity Announces Launch of Charmant and Safilo Group Online Catalogs

FOLSOM, CA, March 6, 2003 -- Eyefinity, the optical industry's most widely used Internet portal, has announced the launch of online frame catalogs from Safilo and Charmant on www.eyefinity.com. The new catalogs, featuring extensive frame collections from two of the industry's top manufacturers, are now available on Eyefinity's eBuy online ordering center.

"These latest online catalogs are the result of an extensive team effort on the part of both Safilo Group and Charmant, and our own design, production and marketing teams," said David Delle Donne, Eyefinity's vice president of sales and marketing. "Working together with Safilo and Charmant, we've continued our goal of successfully combining the ease of online ordering with providing fashionable, high-quality products for private eyecare practices."

Safilo's catalog includes an extensive list of collections, such as Adensco, Burberry, Carrera, Chaps, Chesterfield, Contempora, Dior, Diesel, Fossil, Gucci, kate spade, La Strada, Liz Claiborne, Maurice St. Michel, MaxMara, Nine West, Polo, Polo Sport, Prep, Ralph, Ralph Lauren, Safilo Design, Safilo Elasta, Safilo Emozioni, Safilo Kids, Safilo Library, Safilo Team, Safilo Titanium, Safilo Verge, Saks Fifth Avenue, Valentino and Yves Saint Laurent.

Charmant's online store offers ten diverse frame collections, including Charmant Pure Titanium, Steel-Eyez, Elle, Aristar, Valmax, Espirit, Hugo Boss, Michael Kors, and more.

Eyefinity continues to develop partnerships with leading frame, lens and contact lens manufacturers in addition to initiating new programs with their current roster of partners, which, in addition to Safilo and Charmant, includes Altair, CIBA Vision, Ocular Sciences, SOLA, and VIVA.

About Eyefinity
Eyefinity, in conjunction with industry-leading partners, provides e-commerce, marketing and business management solutions to the private practice eye care community. Through the services of www.eyefinity.com, private practice eye care professionals can order products and lab materials, process online insurance claims, and improve practice management and marketing. Eyefinity serves more than 20,000 private eye care practices and 320 labs, and processes more than 25 million transactions a year.

About Safilo
Safilo Group, headquartered in Padova, Italy, was founded in 1934 and has been majority owned and operated by the Tabacchi family for three generations. Safilo is one of the world's leaders in the design, production and distribution of ophthalmic frames, fashion sunglasses and sports eyewear. Safilo Group is present in 120 countries, maintains 26 branch offices, has more than 150,000 customers worldwide and produces more than 25 million frames per year. The Group's U.S. subsidiary, Safilo USA, is located in Parsippany, N.J.

About Charmant
The Charmant Group is a major international company whose primary business activities include the manufacturing and direct sales of optical frames. Charmant has been distributing product in the U.S. for 20 years and has been manufacturing optical parts since 1956 and frames since 1968. Charmant's production capability is over 5 million frames per year, making the company one of the top 5 manufacturers in the world. The company has over 3,500 employees worldwide and sells frames in more than 70 countries.

For more information visit www.eyefinity.com, www.charmant.com, or www.safilo.com.