ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/10/07 -- TLC Vision Corporation (NASDAQ: TLCV)(TSX: TLC), North America's premier eye care services company, today announced TruVision's selection by Premera Blue Cross as the LASIK provider for a unique, subsidized LASIK benefit offered to covered Microsoft Corporation employees and their dependents.

Premera selected TruVision on the basis of TruVision's record of customer service, its quality standards and its ability to serve Microsoft's geographically diverse employee base via its 168 TruVision LASIK providers, including 78 TLC Laser Eye Centers®. The benefit became available earlier this year to over 107,000 Microsoft members nationwide, 75% of whom are located in the state of Washington. As previously announced, TLCVision opened a new TLC Laser Eye Center in the greater Seattle area in January 2007.

"Our acquisition of TruVision in 2005 was designed to drive more opportunities within managed care and large corporations, and direct patients into our network of centers and affiliated providers," stated Jim Wachtman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TLCVision. "We are pleased that TruVision was selected above other qualified providers, and applaud Premera and Microsoft for their innovative approach to make LASIK more affordable for their members."

Continued Wachtman, "We have seen great utilization of this benefit at TLC Seattle, combined with our optometric referrals and direct to consumer advertising success in this market. We are very confident that we have an effective process in place to identify high potential markets that leverage all of our patient acquisition channels, thereby accelerating the time to profitability."

TruVision, a division of TLCVision, is one of the largest third party administrators of vision services in the country serving 70 plans and over 100 million members. More information about TruVision can be found at www.truvision.com.

About TLCVision

TLCVision is North America's premier eye care services company, providing eye doctors with the tools and technologies needed to deliver high-quality patient care. Through its centers management and technology access service models, and its managed care contracting strength, TLCVision maintains leading positions in Refractive, Cataract and Optometric Services markets. More information about TLCVision can be found on the corporate website www.tlcv.com. Go to www.tlcvision.com for information on TLC Laser Eye Centers and refractive surgery.

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