Exhibit 23.3

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
pertaining to the 1994 Stock Option Plan and the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan of Laserscope of our report dated February 16, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Laserscope for the period
ended December 31, 2000, included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

San Jose, California
November 12, 2003