Alan Buckey joined LCA-Vision in March 2000 as Vice President of Finance, and became Executive

Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer in January 2001. Mr. Buckey oversees and directs

the company’s finance, accounting and investor relations departments, as well as new business

development and information technology. Prior to joining LCA-Vision, he served as Vice President of

Finance from 1991 until February 2000 at Pease Industries, a $70 million manufacturing company

based in Fairfield, Ohio. Earlier in his career, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Hilltop

Companies, a contract laboratory research firm, and was also a senior manager with Ernst & Young’s

Great Lakes Consulting Group. While at Ernst & Young, Mr. Buckey served as acting Chief Financial

Officer for a start-up laser surgery management company that was the predecessor of LCA-Vision.