TLC Announces Senior Management Appointment

Business Wire, August 9, 1999

BETHESDA, MARYLAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 1999--

TLC The Laser Center Inc. (NASDAQ:TLCV)(TSE:TLC), announced today the appointment of Rochelle C. Stenzler to TLC's senior management team in the newly created position of President International Operations.

Rochelle's mandate will include responsibility for helping to manage and grow the TLC business in North America while she evaluates business opportunities in various International markets.

Rochelle brings a wealth of operating experience in healthcare retailing and the consumer packaged goods industries to TLC. Before joining the Company, Ms. Stenzler served as the President of Revlon Canada, responsible for the sales, marketing, manufacturing and overall management of numerous Revlon brands. Revlon is the country's top ranked mass-market cosmetics company. Ms. Stenzler had joined Revlon from Pharma Plus Drugmarts, a regional retail drug store chain of 143 outlets and 2,700 employees, where she served as President & General Manager.

Elias Vamvakas, TLC's President and CEO, commented that "we are all extremely excited that Rochelle has agreed to join TLC. We have begun the rollout of TLC's major new TLC branding project and we continue to aggressively expand the number of laser centers that we operate. Rochelle's talent, experience and success represents a phenomenal asset to TLC at this stage in the Company's development."

About TLC The Laser Center Inc.

TLC operates refractive laser surgery centers throughout North America and is the world's largest provider of laser vision correction services. TLC's core business strategy is providing high quality excimer laser eye surgery in partnership with its network of more than 11,000 affiliated eye care professionals. TLC's common shares trade on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol 'TLCV' and on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol 'TLC'. Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to which statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology, such as "may", "will", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "predict", "plans" or "continue" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology referring to future events or results. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, including the timing of acquisitions and expansion opportunities, any of which could cause actual results to vary materially from current results or TLC's anticipated future results. See the Company's reports filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time for cautionary statements identifying important factors with respect to such forward looking statements, including certain risks and uncertainties, that could cause actual results to differ materially from results referred to in forward looking statements. TLC assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.