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): April 18, 2002

                           TLC LASER EYE CENTERS INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Ontario                   0-29302                 980151150

   (State or other          (Commission File          (I.R.S. Employer
   jurisdiction of               Number)           Identification Number)
    organization)


          5280 Solar Drive, Suite 300
             Mississauga, Ontario                    L4W 5M8
   (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)


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

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Item 5. Other Events.

      On April 18, 2002, TLC Laser Eye Centers Inc. ("TLC") and Laser Vision
Centers, Inc. ("LaserVision") announced that shareholders of each company
approved the planned merger of TLC and LaserVision, as well as related matters.
The companies also announced that due to the continuing strike by Ontario public
service employees they do not expect the merger to close by April 30, 2002, as
previously indicated. The companies have agreed not to exercise their respective
rights to terminate the merger if not completed by March 31, 2002, provided that
it is completed by May 10, 2002.

      The joint press release of TLC and LaserVision, issued April 18, 2002,
announcing shareholder approval and the extension of the deadline for closing is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Exhibits

99    Press Release dated April 18, 2002.

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                                   SIGNATURES

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

Dated:  April 25, 2002


                                           TLC LASER EYE CENTERS INC.



                                           By  /s/ Lloyd D. Fiorini
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                                               Lloyd D. Fiorini
                                               General Counsel and Secretary






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.         Description

99             Press Release dated April 18, 2002.

EX-99

                                   Exhibit 99

               SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE MERGER OF TLC AND LASERVISION

Creates North America's Premier Eye Surgery Services Provider

TORONTO & ST.  LOUIS--April  18,  2002--At  an annual  and  special  meeting  of
shareholders  in  Toronto  this  morning,  TLC  Laser  Eye  Centers  Inc.  (TLC)
shareholders  approved  the  planned  merger  with Laser  Vision  Centers,  Inc.
(LaserVision)  (Nasdaq:  LCI) and the related matters  including the renaming of
the company to TLC Vision Corporation (TLC Vision).  Approximately 99 percent of
the common  shares voted were cast in favour of the proposed  agreement and plan
of merger.

The  results  follow a similar  outcome  at this  morning's  special  meeting of
LaserVision shareholders in St. Louis, Missouri. At that meeting,  approximately
97 percent of the common shares voted were cast in favour of the proposed merger
with TLC to create TLC Vision.

"This is an exciting milestone. We are extremely pleased with the results of the
vote and thank our  shareholders  for a rousing  endorsement  of our proposal to
create TLC Vision," said Elias Vamvakas, TLC's Chairman and CEO.

"Today's  approvals  give us the  mandate to create the  premier  company in the
refractive surgery industry, providing value-added services to a leading network
of  affiliated  doctors so they can  provide  superior  patient  care," said Jim
Wachtman, LaserVision's President and COO.

"We are very  pleased  with  today's  vote. I have enjoyed my 17 years as CEO of
Laser Vision Centers and its predecessor companies and I look forward to serving
on the  Board of the new  company  following  the  closing  and I extend my best
wishes  to our  employees,  customers  and  shareholders,"  said  Jack  Klobnak,
LaserVision's Chairman and CEO.

Under the terms of the merger agreement, as amended,  LaserVision's common stock
will  be  converted  to TLC  Vision  common  stock  at a fixed  exchange  ratio.
LaserVision  shareholders will receive 0.95 shares of TLC stock, which is traded
on NASDAQ and The Toronto Stock Exchange, for each common share of LaserVision.

As a result of the continuing  strike by the Ontario  public service  employees,
the companies do not expect that the merger will close, as previously indicated,
by April 30, 2002. The merger  agreement  permits either company to terminate if
the merger is not  completed  by March 30, 2002.  However,  the  companies  have
agreed that they will not  exercise  this right to terminate  provided  that the
merger is completed by May 10, 2002.

TLC and LaserVision  intend to close the transaction as soon as practicable.  In
the meantime,  management of TLC and LaserVision will continue their integration
planning and continue  working  towards the  combination  of the two  companies,
however the companies will continue to operate separately.

Forward Looking Information

This  press  release  contains  certain  forward-looking  statements  about TLC,
LaserVision  and the  proposed  merger  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",  "plan" or  "continue"  or the negative  thereof or other  variations
thereon or comparable terminology referring to future events or results. Forward
looking  statements,  by their nature,  are subject to risks and  uncertainties,
TLC's and  LaserVision's  actual  results  could  differ  materially  from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors,
including  the  ability  of TLC and  LaserVision  to  consummate  a  merger  and
successfully  integrate  operations,  the timing of  expenditures  and expansion
opportunities,  any of which could cause actual results to vary  materially from
current results or anticipated future results.  See TLC's reports filed with the
Toronto  Stock  Exchange and the U.S.  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  and
LaserVision's  reports filed with 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.  TLC and  LaserVision  assume  no
obligation to update the  information  contained in this press release to update
forward  looking  statements to reflect changed  assumptions,  the occurrence of
anticipated events or changes in future operating results,  financial  condition
or business over time.

Contact:

     TLC Laser Eye Centers Inc.
     Stephen Kilmer, 905/238-3904
     stephen.kilmer@tlcvision.com
     or
     Laser Vision Centers, Inc,
     John Stiles, 314/434-6900
     jstiles@laservision.com
     or
     TLC VISION Merger Hotline
     David Smith, 800/TLC-1033 ext. 3060
     merger@tlcvision.com