Revolutionary vision treatment now provides solution to post-Lasik patients
                                across America

    CHICAGO, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 1 in 3 Americans have complained
of under or over correction in one or both eyes, loss of quality of vision,
vision fluctuations and poor vision in dark conditions, after undergoing Lasik
surgery.
    The survey conducted by Synovate and commissioned by NeuroVision Pte Ltd,
also found that of all Americans who experience these conditions, those in the
South and the mid-West, like Chicago, are more likely to have a second Lasik
operation, compared with other regions.
    "As Lasik is an invasive surgery performed on a very delicate part of the
eye, potential problems may arise as a result of the operation," said Prof.
Donald Tan, Director, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Deputy Director
Singapore National Eye Centre. "Lasik has been an invaluable tool in vision
correction, reducing refraction in patients by a significant percentage but it
is not without its drawbacks."
    1 in 3 respondents who encountered post-Lasik problems still wear their
glasses or contacts and 1 in 7 of all respondents underwent a second Lasik
operation.
    "In the past, there were few options to rectify unsatisfactory Lasik
results. But now with the revolutionary NeuroVision treatment, patients can
attain the sharp, crisp vision they desire," said Alain Leneveu, CEO,
NeuroVision Pte. Ltd. "NeuroVision understands the intricacies of Lasik and is
a complementary treatment to the surgery."
    According to the survey, women are nearly three times more likely than men
to undergo Lasik but men were more likely to complain and are twice as likely
to be disappointed with their Lasik results complaining of over or under
correction and poor night vision.
    "New data from NeuroVision, collated from over 300 international patients,
has shown that post-Lasik patients, who have undergone NeuroVision,
experienced a 2.6 lines improvement on the EDTRS chart and had a significant
100% enhancement in contrast sensitivity, moving their vision from the
abnormal range to normal," said Prof. Donald Tan. "In total, 42% of both
post-Lasik and low myopia patients improved by three lines or more on the
EDTRS chart, with very minimal refraction changes."
    NeuroVision is based on twenty years of scientific and clinical research,
and is the world's first no surgery, no medication, no risk, vision treatment
for low myopia, amblyopia and post-Lasik.

    About NeuroVision Treatment
    NeuroVision, is the world's first no surgery, no medication, no risk,
vision treatment for low myopia, amblyopia and post-Lasik. The NeuroVision
treatment is based on twenty years of scientific and clinical research. The
NeuroVision treatment, improves eyesight without surgery or medications by
performing a series of computerized visual tasks which enhances the visual
cortex to better process vision. The NeuroVision treatment is uniquely
delivered for the individual and is automatically tailored and personalized to
the individual's visual needs by NeuroVision's expert system.
    The clinically proven technology displays various images on a computer
screen, and through a series of interactive exercises in front of the
workstation vision is enhanced and dependence on glasses or contact lenses can
be reduced.  Treatments last 20 to 30 minutes every other day, for
approximately 30 sessions, although the duration of treatment varies from
patient to patient. Most patients see improvement in their vision after as few
as 10 sessions.

    About NeuroVision
    NeuroVision Inc is a U.S. based company founded in 1999 and registered in
the state of Delaware.  Its headquarters are located in Singapore under
NeuroVision Pte Ltd.  The company's major investors include Bio*One Capital, a
subsidiary of Singapore EDB Investments Pte Ltd, Temasek Holdings and Concord
Ventures.

     For more information:
     Daphne Teo
     Ruder Finn
     + 1 646 331 4062
     teod@ruderfinn.com


    (1) Population of the United States (2005) - 295,734,134
        (Source: CIA World Fact Book). Extrapolated numbers: Completed Lasik -
        13,308,036 (4.5%); Did not feel satisfied - 2,209,133 (16.6%).


                              NEUROVISION SURVEY
                                  HIGHLIGHTS

    BACKGROUND
    -- A Synovate eGage, a bi-weekly online omnibus that surveys a nationally
       representative sample, was conducted between 3 October 2005 and 11
       October 2005. The total number respondents for the Lasik questionnaire
       were 9,495, with 428 who responded "yes" to having undergone Lasik
       surgery.

    LIKELIHOOD TO UNDERGO LASIK
    -- Women are nearly three times more likely than men to undergo Lasik
       - Out of total number respondents who responded "yes" to having
         undergone Lasik surgery, 314 female versus 114 male.
    -- People in West, like California, were most likely to undergo Lasik
       - 5.3% versus 3.6% (East), 4.4% (Mid-West), 4.6%(South).

    VISION PROBLEMS FROM LASIK
    -- 32.2% or 1 in 3 Americans suffer from an under or over correction in
       one or both eyes, loss of quality of vision, vision fluctuations and
       poor vision in dark conditions.

    DISSATISFACTION WITH LASIK

    Geographical region
    -- More than two million Americans are not satisfied with the results of
       their Lasik.
       - Population of the United States (2005) - 295,734,134 (Source: CIA
         World Fact Book). Extrapolated numbers: Completed Lasik - 13,308,036
        (4.5%); Did not feel satisfied - 2,209,133 (16.6%).

    -- Americans in the East are least likely to be satisfied with the results
       of their Lasik.
       - 77.5% (East) versus 79.9% (South), 86.5% (West), 89.7% (Mid-West).

    Age group
    -- Americans 18-29 years old were less satisfied with their Lasik than
       other age groups.
       - 66.7% (18-24 years), 68.0%(25-29 years) versus 70% satisfaction and
         over for other age groups

    Gender
    -- Men are almost twice as likely to be disappointed with their Lasik
       results and mainly complain of over or under correction and poor night
       vision.
       - 7.9% (men) versus 4.8% (women) were somewhat/very dissatisfied.
       - Men complained about over or under correction - 16.7% (male) versus
         11.1% (female)
       - Men complained about poor night vision - 20.2% (male) versus 19.7%
        (female)

    ACTIONS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS

    Re-doing Lasik
    -- 1 in 7 had to re-do Lasik
       - 15.2% underwent second Lasik enhancement
    -- Men are more likely than women to re-do Lasik
       - 18.4% (male) versus 14.0% (female)
    -- Americans in the Mid-West and South are most likely to have a second
       Lasik operation
       - 17.2% (Mid-West), 20.8% (South) versus 8.3% (East), 9.4% (West)

    Wearing glasses/contact lenses
    -- One-third who experienced common post-Lasik conditions still wear
       glasses/contact lenses
       - 33.3% still wear glasses/ contact lenses
    -- Women are 35% more likely to wear glasses/ contact lenses after Lasik
       - 37.9% (female) versus 23.7% (male)

    Complaining about results
    -- Men are more likely to complain about the results
       - 13.2% (male) versus 9.0% (female)

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