LCA-Vision's "National LASIK Network" Selected by Principal Financial Group to Provide Laser Vision Correction Services for Members.CINCINNATI -- LCA-Vision Inc. (Nasdaq:LCAV LCAV Legal Community Against Violence (San Francisco, CA) LCAV Logistics Support Center Customer Asset Visibility ), a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus brand, announced today that it has entered into an arrangement with the Principal Financial Group to provide their group insurance and self-funded customers with savings on laser vision correction services through its National LASIK LASIK laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis. LA·SIK n. Eye surgery in which the surface of the cornea is reshaped using a laser, performed to correct certain refractive disorders such as myopia. Network. LCA-Vision launched the National LASIK Network in 1999 to offer laser vision correction services to health and vision insurers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Through this network, LCA-Vision brings high-quality standards, including excellent clinical results and superior service at a value price to the geographically diverse base of Principal customers. The National LASIK Network is one of the largest laser vision correction networks in the United States. LCA-Vision operates 69 LasikPlus vision centers located in 31 states and 54 markets in the United States, and these vision centers are included in the National LASIK Network. "We are pleased to partner with the Principal Financial Group to provide their members access to high-quality laser vision correction services at an affordable price," commented Steve Straus, LCA-Vision's Chief Executive Officer. About the Principal Financial Group The Principal Financial Group([R])(The Principal ([R]))1 is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance, and banking through its diverse family of financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. companies. A member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group has $282.1 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. 2 and serves some 18.1 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors PFG PFG Principal Financial Group PFG Performance Food Group (Richmond, VA) PFG Pinnacle Financial Group PFG Plasma Flood Gun PFG Planning for Growth PFG Pasty Faced Geek PFG Perfluoroguanidine . For more information, visit www.principal.com. About LCA-Vision Inc./LasikPlus LCA-Vision Inc. is a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus brand. As of July 31, 2007, the company operated 69 LasikPlus fixed-site laser vision correction centers in 31 states and 54 markets in the United States and a joint venture in Canada. Additional company information is available at www.lca-vision.com and www.lasikplus.com. It's Not Just LASIK. It's LasikPlus! For Additional Information 1 "The Principal Financial Group" and "The Principal" are registered service marks of Principal Financial Services, Inc., a member of the Principal Financial Group. 2 As of June 30, 2007 |
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