LCA-Vision Inc. is a provider of fixed-site laser vision correction services at its LasikPlus vision centers. The Company's vision centers provide the staff, facilities, equipment and support services for performing laser vision correction that employ advanced laser technologies to help correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. The Company's vision centers are supported by independent, ophthalmologists and credentialed optometrists, as well as other healthcare professionals. The ophthalmologists perform the laser vision correction procedures in the Company's vision centers, and ophthalmologists or optometrists conduct pre-procedure evaluations and post-operative follow-up care in-center. Most of the Company's patients receive a procedure called laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). As of December 31, 2011, it had performed over 1.2 million laser vision correction procedures in its vision centers in the United States and Canada.