2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Company’s significant accounting policies are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2017, which was filed with the SEC on March 14, 2018.

Financial Statement Presentation.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and our wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. In addition, any change in these estimates or their related assumptions could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

Revenue Recognition.

Our revenues arise from the sale of laser consoles, delivery devices, consumables, service, and support activities. We also derive revenue from royalties from third parties which are typically based on licensees’ net sales of products that utilize our technology. Our revenue is recognized in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.”

The Company has the following revenue transaction types: (1) Product Sale Only, (2) LAP Programs, (3) Extended Warranty, (4) System Repairs (outside of warranty) and (5) Royalty Revenue.

(1)

Product Sale Only: The Company’s products consist of laser consoles, delivery devices and consumable instrumentation, including laser probes. The Company’s products are currently sold for use by ophthalmologists specializing in the treatment of eye disease in the retina and glaucoma eye diseases. Inside the United States and Germany the products are sold directly to the end users. In other countries outside of the United States, the Company utilizes independent, third-party distributors to market and sell the Company’s products. There is no continuing obligation subsequent to the shipment to the distributors.

Under the new guidance, there is no change in our revenue recognition for product-sale-only transactions, as compared to revenue recognition for these transactions under the prior revenue recognition standards. For a description of our prior revenue recognition standards, see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 30, 2017. The Company recognizes revenue from product sale at a point in time. When a system or disposables are sold without any additional deliverables, the Company recognizes revenue using the five-step model: (1) identifying the contract with the customer, (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determining expected transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the distinct performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognizing revenue when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied.

(2)

VIP/LAP Programs: The Company sometimes enters into VIP or Laser Advantage Program (LAP) contracts with customers. For the VIP program, under the terms of such contracts, the customer is not charged for the system upon the initial agreement, but rather is obligated to purchase a quarterly minimum quantity of Endoprobes (classified as disposables) at a premium during the contract period, such that at the end of the contract period the system has been paid in full. The Company decided to replace its previously utilized VIP program (contract length of two years) with an LAP program (contract length of 12 months or less) beginning in fourth quarter of 2016. Under the LAP program, the system is given away free of charge and title is transferred after the customer purchases the minimum required number of boxes of probes (classified as disposables). Customers with older machines have the ability to trade in their old machines for the most current laser equipment offered in the program (G6 Laser) and receive a discount on the program’s minimum purchase requirements. Under ASC 606, this non-cash consideration must be included in the transaction price. However, the Company has determined that there is no value associated with the old machine and the trade in is essentially offered to encourage customers to purchase more consumables under the program.

Under the new guidance, there is no change in our revenue recognition for product sales under VIP/LAP programs as compared to revenue recognition for these transactions under the prior revenue recognition standards. The Company recognizes revenue from product sales under VIP/LAP programs at a point in time. For both programs, the Company allocates the transaction price of the distinct performance obligations in the contract by determining stand-alone selling price using historical pricing net of any variable consideration or discounts to specifically allocate to a particular performance obligation.

(3)

Extended Warranty: The Company offers a standard 2 year warranty on all system sales (5 years on the laser heads for its IQ 532/577 laser consoles). The Company also offers an extended warranty which is sold to customers in incremental, one-year warranty periods which begin subsequent to the expiration of the standard 2 year warranty. The customer can opt to purchase the extended warranty at the time of the system sale or after the initial system sale.

Under the new guidance, there is no change in our revenue recognition for extended warranty as compared to revenue recognition for these transactions under the prior revenue recognition standards. The Company recognizes revenue from extended warranty ratably over the warranty period. Revenue recognition for the sale of an extended warranty is largely dependent on the timing of the sale as follows:

Extended Warranty Sale in Conjunction with System Sale: If the customer opts to purchase an extended warranty at the time of the system sale, the Company allocates the transaction price of the distinct performance obligations in the contract by determining stand-alone selling price using historical pricing net of any variable consideration or discounts to specifically allocate to a particular performance obligation.

Extended Warranty Sale Subsequent to System Sale: If the customer opts to purchase an extended warranty after the initial system sale, the Company determines the amount of time that has elapsed since the initial system sale. If the extended warranty is purchased within 60 days of the initial sale, the Company considers this sale to be an additional element of the original sale and allocates the transaction price of the distinct performance obligations in the contract by determining stand-alone selling price using historical pricing net of any variable consideration or discounts to specifically allocate to a particular performance obligation. If the extended warranty is purchased subsequent to sixty days after the initial sale, the sale of the extended warranty is deemed a separate contract and is deferred at the selling price and recognized ratably over the extended warranty period as the performance obligation is satisfied.

(1)

System Repairs (outside of warranty): Customers will sometime request repairs from the Company subsequent to the expiration of the standard warranty and outside of an extended warranty contract.

Under the new guidance, there is no change in our revenue recognition for system repairs (outside warranty) as compared to revenue recognition for these transactions under the prior revenue recognition standards. The Company recognizes revenue from system repairs (outside of warranty) at a point in time. When the customer request repairs from the Company subsequent to the expiration of the standard warranty and outside of an extended warranty contracts, these repair contracts are considered separate from the initial sale, and as such, revenue is recognized as the repair services are rendered and the performance obligation satisfied.

(2)

Royalty Revenue: The Company has royalty agreements with two customers related to sale of the Company’s intellectual property. Under the terms of these agreements, the customer is to remit a percentage of sales to the Company.

Under the new guidance, since these arrangements are for sales-based licenses of intellectual property, for which the guidance in paragraph ASC 606-10-55-65 applies, the Company recognizes revenue only as the subsequent sale occurs. However, the Company notes that such sales being reported by the licensee with a quarter in arrear, such revenue is recognized at the time it is reported and paid by the licensee given that any estimated variable consideration would have to be fully constrained due to the unpredictability of such estimate and the unavoidable risk that it may lead to significant revenue reversals.

The Company elected the practical expedient allowing it to not recognize as a contract asset the commission paid to its salesforce on the sale of its products as an incremental cost of obtaining a contract with a customer but rather recognize such commission as expense when incurred as the amortization period of the asset that the Company would have otherwise recognized is one year or less.

Concentration of Credit Risk.

Our cash and cash equivalents are deposited in demand and money market accounts. Deposits held with banks may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. Generally, these deposits may be redeemed upon demand and therefore, bear minimal risk.

We market our products to distributors and end-users throughout the world. Sales to international distributors are generally made on open credit terms and letters of credit. Management performs ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and maintains an allowance for potential credit losses. Historically, we have not experienced any significant losses related to individual customers or a group of customers in any particular geographic area. For the three months ended September 29, 2018 one customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenues, representing 11%. For the nine months ended September 29, 2018, no single customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenues. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, no single customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenues. As of September 29, 2018, one customer accounted for over 10% of our accounts receivable, representing 18%. As of December 30, 2017, no customer accounted for more than 10% of our accounts receivable.

Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities.

Taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are recognized on a net basis in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Shipping and Handling Costs.

Our shipping and handling costs billed to customers are included in revenues and the associated expense is recorded in cost of revenues for all periods presented.

Deferred Revenue.

Deferred revenue represents contract liabilities. Revenue related to extended service contracts is deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis over the period of the applicable service contract. Costs associated with these service arrangements are recognized as incurred. The deferred revenue balance is expected to be recognized over the next 12 months.

A reconciliation of the changes in the Company’s deferred revenue balance for the nine months ended September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 is as follows:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2018			September 30, 2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	2,520		$	1,383
Additions to deferral		1,426			981
Revenue recognized		(1,729	)		(961	)
Balance, end of period	$	2,217		$	1,403

Warranty.

The Company currently provides a two year full warranty on its products. In addition, in March 2017, the Company began to offer a five year warranty on the laser heads for its IQ 532/577 laser consoles. The associated costs of these warranties are accrued for upon shipment of the products. The Company had previously provided a one to two year warranty on its product. Actual warranty costs incurred have not materially differed from those accrued. In March 2018, we have reversed the warranty expense associated with products shipped outside of the United States that were accrued in December 2017 as these reserves are no longer deemed required. The Company’s warranty policy is applicable to products which are considered defective in their performance or fail to meet the product specifications. Warranty costs are reflected in the statement of operations as cost of revenues.

A reconciliation of the changes in the Company’s warranty liability for the nine months ended September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 is as follows:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2018			September 30, 2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,735		$	603
Accruals for product warranties		298			319
Cost of warranty claims		(1,201	)		(240	)
Balance, end of period	$	832		$	682

Reclassifications.

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements included in these condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year presentation. The reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net loss or accumulated deficit.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards.

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASC 606”), which, along with amendments issued in 2015, 2016 and 2017, replaces nearly all current U.S. GAAP guidance on this topic with a comprehensive revenue measurement and recognition standard and expanded disclosure requirements. This new guidance provides a five-step analysis in determining when and how revenue is recognized. Under the new guidance, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the new guidance requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.

As part of our assessment and implementation plan, we evaluated our policies, procedures and internal controls. In preparation for adoption of the standard, the Company has implemented internal controls to enable the preparation of financial information, including the assessment of the impact of the standard. The Company has adopted this guidance using the modified retrospective method in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. Under the modified retrospective method, the new standards apply to all new contracts initiated on or after the effective date, and for contracts which have remaining obligations as of the effective date, an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings is required. Based on the results of the procedures taken in adopting this standard, we determined that our accounting for revenues under the then prescribed standard (ASC 605) was not different from the new ASC 606 standard. As such, we did not have any adjustments to our opening balance of our retained earnings.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15 “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.” The amendment gives guidance and reduces diversity in practice with respect to certain types of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. The adoption of this standard in fiscal year 2018 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, to ASC 740 “Income Taxes,” which simplifies the recording of an inter-entity transfer of assets other than inventory. The new guidance requires that a company recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. The new guidance becomes effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and must be applied using a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the adoption period. The adoption of this standard in fiscal year 2018 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.” The amendments in ASU 2017-09 include guidance on determining which changes to the terms and conditions of share-based payment awards require an entity to apply modification accounting under Topic 718. These amendments require the entity to account for the effects of a modification unless all of the following conditions are met: the fair value (or calculated value or intrinsic value, if such an alternative measurement method is used) of the modified award is the same as the fair value (or value using an alternative measurement method) of the original award immediately before the original award is modified; the vesting conditions of the modified award are the same as the vesting conditions of the original award immediately before the original award is modified; and the classification of the modified award as an equity instrument or a liability instrument is the same as the classification of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this standard in fiscal year 2018 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-05, “Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118.” ASU 2018-05 formally amended ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) for the guidance previously provided by SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance for the application of ASC 740 in the reporting period in which the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Reform Act”) was signed into law. The adoption of this standard in fiscal year 2018 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases,” which, along with amendments issued in 2018, modified lessee accounting guidance under Topic 840. This ASU requires the Company to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leases with terms of more than twelve months. This ASU also requires disclosures enabling the users of financial statements to understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. This new standard will become effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 (including interim reporting periods within those periods). Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-09, “Codification Improvements,” which clarifies and makes minor improvements to the Codification. The amendments impacts various areas, such as Subtopic 220-10, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Overall; Subtopic 718-740, Compensation-Stock Compensation-Income Taxes; and Subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurement-Overall. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement,” which removes, modifies and adds certain disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.