8-K

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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 14, 2004



                             TLC VISION CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



 NEW BRUNSWICK                     0-29302                   980151150
(State or other               (Commission File            (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                    Number)             Identification Number)
 organization)



                5280 SOLAR DRIVE, SUITE 100                       L4W 5M8
                   MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO                          (Zip Code)
         (Address of principal executive offices)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (905) 602-2020




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ITEM 5.           OTHER EVENTS

                  On July 14, 2004, the Company issued a press release
announcing the retirement of the Company's Chief Financial Officer and its
Succession Plan. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as an exhibit.

ITEM 7.           LIST OF EXHIBITS FILED

                  (c)      Exhibits

                           99.1     CFO Retirement and Succession Plans Press
                                    Release, dated July 14, 2004


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                                   SIGNATURES

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  July 15, 2004

                                             TLC VISION CORPORATION



                                             By:  /s/ Robert W. May
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                                                  Robert W. May
                                                 General Counsel and Secretary




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description

99.1              CFO Retirement and Succession Plans Press Release, dated
                  July 14, 2004


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EX-99.1

[TLC VISION LOGO]                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1

NEWS RELEASE                             CONTACT:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    Stephen Kilmer
                                Vice President, Investor Relations
                                         (905) 238-3904


TLCVISION ANNOUNCES CFO RETIREMENT AND SUCCESSION

JULY 14, 2004 - 16:15:10 ET

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - Jul 14, 2004) - TLC Vision Corporation
(NASDAQ:TLCV; TSX:TLC), North America's premiere eye care services company,
announced today the retirement of B. Charles (Chuck) Bono III as the company's
chief financial officer. Mr. Bono had previously advised TLCVision senior
management that he was contemplating early retirement so that the company could
plan for an orderly succession.

Steven P. Rasche will be appointed as TLCVision's vice president of finance to
succeed Mr. Bono as chief financial officer following the filing of the
company's second quarter report on Form 10-Q in August 2004. Mr. Bono and Mr.
Rasche will work closely together in the interim to assure a smooth and complete
transition.

"Chuck was one of the early members of LaserVision's management team and has
been a key member of the TLCVision executive team since the merger of TLC and
LaserVision in May 2002," said Elias Vamvakas, chairman and chief executive
officer of TLCVision. "He has contributed significantly to the successful
integration and financial performance of the company and built an excellent
finance team based in our St. Louis corporate office. He is a man of integrity
and honor and has an extraordinary work ethic. He will be missed by us all," Mr.
Vamvakas continued.

Mr. Rasche began his professional career in 1983 with Price Waterhouse, LLP (now
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP). He later joined United Van Lines, Inc. where he
progressed through a variety of financial leadership roles. He joined Public
Safety Equipment, Inc. in 1996 as chief financial officer, where he was a key
member of the senior executive team that grew the company into a world leading
manufacturer of speed detection, in-car video and warning systems. Under his
financial leadership and strategic guidance, Public Safety's revenues grew by
more than four-fold, and its operations expanded from its St. Louis base to that
of a global enterprise with locations in the US, Europe and Australia.

A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Rasche graduated cum laude with a Bachelors
of Science degree in Accountancy from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and
has a Master of Business Administration degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate
School of Management at Northwestern







University.

"We are very pleased to have attracted a financial professional of Steven
Rasche's caliber to this key position. His extensive record of success in high
growth and quick changing businesses, combined with his high comfort level in
communicating with the investment community, will be a great asset for TLCVision
going forward," commented Vamvakas.

About TLCVision

TLCVision is North America's premier eye care services company. Through its
subsidiaries, the company focuses on three large eye care markets - refractive
surgery (surface of the eye), cataract surgery (anterior of the eye) and the
development of a potential dry AMD therapy (posterior of the eye). The key
drivers of TLCVision's strategy are our affiliated network of thousands of eye
doctors, proven corporate and consumer marketing and education programs, and
access to state of the art clinical technologies. We are supported by a strong
operations management culture and superior information technology. More
information about the company can be found on the TLCVision web site at
www.tlcv.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which statements can be identified by the
use of forward looking terminology, such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend",
"anticipate", "estimate", "predict", "plans" or "continue" or the negative
thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology referring to
future events or results. The Company's actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of
numerous factors, including the timing of expenditures, effects of competition,
changes to pricing, acquisitions and expansion opportunities, any of which could
cause actual results to vary materially from current results or TLCVision's
anticipated future results. See the Company's reports filed with the Canadian
Securities Regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time
to time for cautionary statements identifying important factors with respect to
such forward looking statements, including certain risks and uncertainties, that
could cause actual results to differ materially from results referred to in
forward looking statements. TLCVision assumes no obligation to update the
information contained in this press release.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
TLC VISION CORPORATION
STEPHEN KILMER
VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTOR RELATIONS
(905) 238-3904
WWW.TLCV.COM