Eyefinity and ABB Announce E-Commerce Partnership

ABB to Offer Contact Lens Products Online at eyefinity.com

FOLSOM, Calif., January 12, 2004 -- Eyefinity, the optical industry’s most widely used Internet portal, and ABB, an industry leading distributor of optical products, have recently announced an e-commerce partnership in which ABB will offer its broad range of contact lenses for purchase on eyefinity.com beginning in early 2004.

With this agreement, ABB will offer their numerous contact lens lines directly to doctors via Eyefinity’s eBuy online order center. Among the contact lens brands that will be available through the co-branded ABB catalog will be Bausch & Lomb, CIBA Vision, CooperVision, Hydrogel Vision, Ocular Sciences, Inc., and Vistakon.

"Adding ABB, an influential and highly-successful optical products distributor to our current roster of optical suppliers is very exciting for us," adds Don Yee, president and CEO of Eyefinity. "As the industry moves further into the online world, ABB customers can now take advantage of more convenient ordering directly from ABB online through Eyefinity, which adds efficiencies to the way their offices are managed."

"ABB is pleased to be working with Eyefinity as they continue to expand their online product ordering center," said Angel Alvarez, president of ABB. "Eyefinity offers private practice doctors an innovative and efficient option for purchasing our products, and we look forward to serving our customers in this rapid-growth channel."

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 Eyefinity’s web site, 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 each year.

About ABB
ABB is a leading distributor and marketer of optical products, serving the vision care industry nationwide. ABB operates a state of the art GP laboratory that produces many new and exciting products from manufacturers such as Menicon, Polymer Technology, and Paragon. ABB is one of the nation’s largest distributors of contact and ophthalmic lenses, designer optical frames and optical supplies. Its three main operating locations include distribution centers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cohasset, Massachusetts, and San Clemente, California. These locations establish ABB as one of the most dynamic growth organizations in the vision care industry today.

For more information, visit www.eyefinity.com or www.abboptical.com