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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 11, 2000 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Sunrise
Technologies International, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


                                          /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


San Jose, California
July 27, 2000



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