Ophthalmic Imaging Systems Appoints Independent Director to Board of Directors.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (the "Company") (OTCBB:OISI), a leading provider of ophthalmic digital imaging systems, announced today that Michael H. Benoff will join Ophthalmic Imaging's Board of Directors as an external and independent director.

Michael Benoff was previously the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Money Store Inc., a NYSE company specialized in financial services. While employed at The Money Store which he joined in 1987, Mr. Benoff's duties included raising debt and equity, pursuing mergers and acquisitions, finding strategic opportunities and managing the company's investor relations program. He received a B.A. from Princeton University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society.

In announcing Mr. Benoff's appointment, Jonathan Adererth, Chairman of the board of directors of the Company, stated, "We are pleased to add a person with Michael Benoff's financial and business experience to our Board of Directors. Michael brings to the Company a strong background in advising companies on equity raises, mergers and acquisitions, and his advice will be instrumental in helping us accomplish our strategic objectives. As we seek to enhance our Corporate Governance, we are pleased that we now have two independent board members. Professor Alon Harris has served as a member of the Company's Board of Directors since November 2001. Professor Harris is the Director of the Glaucoma Research and Diagnostic Laboratories in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Indiana University of Medicine."

Ophthalmic Imaging Systems, a majority-owned subsidiary of MediVision, is the leading provider of ophthalmic digital imaging systems. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets digital imaging systems for the eye care market. With over nineteen years in the ophthalmic imaging business, the Company has consistently introduced new, innovative technology. The Company, together with MediVision, co-market and support their products worldwide through an extensive network of dealers, distributors, and direct representatives.

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