PRESS RELEASES IN 2004

-Press Releases Top-

• (November 19, 2004)
  NIDEK SE-9090 Edger Takes Home OLA “Award of Excellence”
• (October 21, 2004)
  NIDEK - US Hyperopia Clinical Study Update – 9-Month Update
• (September 17, 2004)
  NIDEK Introduces Industry First – Auto-Refractometer, Keratometer & Tonometer Combination Unit – NIDEK TONOREF RKT-7700
• (September 15, 2004)
  NIDEK Launches Advanced Auto Lensmeter – NIDEK LM-1000/P
• (September 15, 2004)
  NIDEK Launches Industry First – Multifunction Edger – NIDEK ME-1000
• (August 17, 2004)
  NIDEK Ships Its 1,000th Excimer Laser - August 6th 2004
• (August 6, 2004)
  Illustrious Milestone:NIDEK Sells its 1,000th Excimer Laser Corneal Surgery System Model EC-5000.
  
• (June 21, 2004)
  NIDEK Hosts 9th International Refractive Surgery Symposium in Barcelona, Spain
  
• (June 17, 2004)
  NIDEK Receives United States FDA Approval for 200 Hz Eye-Tracker for EC-5000 Excimer Laser
• (May 18, 2004)
  Mr. Hideo Ozawa, Founder & President of NIDEK Receives Prestigious “Order Of The Rising Sun” Award From Japanese Government and Emperor of Japan
• (May 4, 2004)
  NIDEK Hyperopia Clinical Study Update & Future FDA Studies
• (March 31, 2004)
  Federal Circuit Court Affirms Noninfringement Decision for NIDEK
• (March 15, 2004)
  NIDEK and Mercy Ships International Partner to Provide Ophthalmic Laser Technology to Needy in Developing Countries