[bc]EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS – HAVE A HEART!
ESSILOR KICKS OFF FOUR MONTH VARILUX®AND CRIZAL® PROMOTION[/bc]
“Just the Two of Us” rewards for purchases of Varilux® Lenses with Crizal®

DALLAS - (August 8, 2002) – Essilor is really putting its heart into its latest promotion. From now through November 30, eye care professionals will receive a heart-shaped sticker inside the cleaning cloth for every Varilux® with Crizal® pair of lenses ordered. The stickers are to be affixed to game boards that ECPs can redeem at any time for various romance-theme prizes.

ECPs can obtain their game boards through their Essilor of America brand sales consultant, their Essilor Laboratories of America sales consultant and/or their Authorized Varilux® and Crizal® Distributor. Prize descriptions and contest rules are available online at www.variluxpro.com and www.crizalpro.com. All boards must be redeemed by December 15, 2002 to obtain prizes.

“Essilor’s ‘Just the Two of Us’ promotion enables eye care professionals to provide ultimate patient satisfaction with the combined benefits of the Varilux® progressive design with the anti-reflective properties of Crizal®,” said John Carrier, senior vice president of marketing at Essilor of America. “To share the love, game boards can be redeemed for prizes like his and her watches and airline travel certificates for two. All redeemed game boards will be automatically registered for the Grand Prize – a romantic, five-star getaway for two to Paris.”

Varilux® Panamic® and Varilux Comfort® lenses with Crizal® can be ordered through Authorized Varilux® and Crizal® Distributors, Essilor Laboratories of America and through VisionWeb(SM) at www.visionweb.com for all laboratories that are connected to the site.

Essilor of America, Inc. (Essilor) is a subsidiary of Paris-based Essilor International, S.A., a publicly held company traded on the Bourse (Symbol: ESI).

Essilor is the leading manufacturer of optical lenses in the United States and founding partner of VisionWeb(SM), www.visionweb.com, which is creating the world's largest eye care network. An industry pioneer in the development and production of ophthalmic lenses, Essilor is the market leader in progressive, high-index and anti-reflective coated lenses. The company manufactures optical lenses under the Varilux®, Crizal®, Airwear® and Essilor brand names.

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Varilux® Panamic® and Varilux Comfort® are registered trademarks of Essilor International, S.A.
Varilux®, Airwear® and Crizal® are registered trademarks of Essilor International, S.A.
VisionWeb(SM) is a service mark of VisionWeb, Inc.