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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
21 Hickory Drive
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(Street) 3. IRS or Social Security Number of
Reporting Person
Waltham MA 02154 (Voluntary)
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(City) (State) (Zip) 04-2897945
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LCA-VISION INC. (LCAV)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer 6. If Amemdment, Date of Original
(Check all applicable) (Month/Day/Year)
[ ] Director [X]10% Owner --------------------------------------------
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
[ ] Officer (give title [ ] Other (specify (Check applicable line)
below) below)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Person
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Table 1. Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect
Beneficially Owned Form: Direct (D) Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 5)
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Common Stock 16,164,361 D N/A
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see instruction 5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
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FORM 3 (continued) Table II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
Security (Instr.4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security sion or ship Beneficial Onwership
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Form of (Instr. 5)
Date Price of Deriva-
(Month/Day/ Deri- tive
Year) vative Security:
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Date Expira- Amount (D) or
Exer- tion Title or Indirect
cisable Date Number (I)
of (Instr. 5)
Shares
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Explanation of Reponses:
By:/s/ Robert J. Palmisano
SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY, INC. August 28, 1997
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a)
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient,
See Instruction 6 for procedure.
