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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20060307160228
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950172-06-000145
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060306
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060307
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060307

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			REFAC OPTICAL GROUP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000082788
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PATENT OWNERS & LESSORS [6794]
		IRS NUMBER:				131681234
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BRIDGE PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 550
		CITY:			FORT LEE
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07024-7102
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2015850600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BRIDGE PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 550
		CITY:			FORT LEE
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07024-7102

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	REFAC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990813

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	REFAC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RESOURCES & FACILITIES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19740509

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHNSON CLARK A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001183940

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12776
		FILM NUMBER:		06670252

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4345 SOUTHPOINT BLVD.
		CITY:			JACKSONVILLE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			32216
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 22, 2005, as amended, by and among Refac Optical Group (formerly Refac) (the &quot;Company&quot;), OptiCare Merger Sub, Inc. and OptiCare Health Systems, Inc. (&quot;OptiCare&quot;), on March 6, 2006, 226,000 shares of OptiCare common stock held by Mr. Johnson were converted into 10,667 shares of the Company's common stock and options to acquire 80,000 shares of OptiCare common stock held by Mr. Johnson were converted into options to acquire 3,776 shares of the Company's common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Options to acquire OptiCare common stock were received by Mr. Johnson as a director of OptiCare.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Options to acquire 20,000 shares of the Company's common stock were received by Mr. Johnson as a director of the Company.  Such options have an exercise price of $4.50, became exercisable one third on May 19, 2003, one third on May 19, 2004 and one third on May 19, 2005 and expire on May 19, 2013.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>Clark Johnson</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-03-06</signatureDate>
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