Eye Care International Announces Agreement with Igrapevine Inc.

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TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2004

Eye Care International, Inc. (OTCBB:EYCI) today, announced an agreement with Igrapevine, a leading provider of home-based business opportunities. Igrapevine's network of distributors, projected to total 24,000 by the end of 2004, will sell Eye Care International memberships to individuals, businesses, associations and other organizations, nationwide.

Clark A. Marcus, President and CEO of Eye Care International, said, "Eye Care International is excited with the Igrapevine contract because of Igrapevine's reach in the marketplace is substantial and its products stand for quality."

Igrapevine distributors will automatically include the Eye Care International vision plan as a core component with their sale of all Igrapevine's products, beginning this month.

Mark Colosi, President of Igrapevine, said, "Igrapevine is delighted with the Eye Care International product because it is the only vision plan that truly addresses the needs of the American marketplace". "Eye Care International's plan is the only nationwide discount vision plan that includes ophthalmology as well as optometry". "The Eye Care International product is a superior vision care solution for people of all ages, because of the scope of the program and because the program includes a free annual eye examination". It is for that reason we expect that the Eye Care International program will become the driving force behind Igrapevine's sales."

Eye Care International Inc. owns and operates the nation's largest discount vision network, with over 14,000 provider locations nationwide. It is the only discount vision plan providing the services of ophthalmologists (MDs) who discount all their services. For more information about Eye Care International, visit www.eyecareinternational.com.