April 15, 2001
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Ophthalmic Stock News

90-Day Stock Trends

All indexes calculated based on closing price on date shown. Indexed to values reported for December 15, 2000.

  O.S.N. Index* S&P 500 Dow Jones
Industrial
Average
Start value (12/15/00) 250.55 1312.15 10434.96
End value (3/09/01) 234.97 1233.42 10644.62
Net 90-day Change -6.2% -6% +2%

* The Ophthalmic Stock News Index (O.S.N. Index) is a composite of the following ophthalmic stocks traded publicly on the NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange: Akorn, Allergan, Bausch & Lomb, InSite Vision, Iridex Corp., LCA-Vision, Paradigm Medical, Pharmacia Corp., Sola International, STAAR Surgical, Sunrise Technologies International, TLC The Laser Center and Visx Inc.

Stock News in Brief

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bausch & Lomb (NYSE: BOL) declared Feb. 27 a regular quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share on the common stock of the company. The dividend was payable April 2 to shareholders of record at the close of the business day on March 9.

PEAPACK, N.J. — Pharmacia (NYSE: PHA) announced Feb. 21 that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend on $0.12 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on May 1, 2001, to shareholders of record on April 10.