Exhibit 10.13

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Exhibit 10.13

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES)

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of __________ ____, 2005, is entered into by and among Eye Care International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), having its address at 1511 North Westshore Boulevard, Suite 925, Tampa, Florida 33607, and each entity named on the signature page hereto as a buyer and the permitted assigns of such entity (each, a “Buyer”) (each agreement with a Buyer being deemed a separate and independent agreement between the Company and such Buyer, except that each Buyer acknowledges and consents to the rights granted to each other Buyer under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents (as defined below)).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded, inter alia, by Rule 506 under Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and/or Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act; and

WHEREAS, the Buyers severally, and not jointly, wish to purchase, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, a minimum aggregate amount of $250,000 and a maximum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 of convertible debentures of the Company (the “Debentures”), which will be convertible into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Debentures, and subject to acceptance of this Agreement by the Company;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE; PURCHASE PRICE.

a. Purchase.

(i) The undersigned Buyers hereby severally agree to purchase the Debentures from the Company on the terms and conditions set forth below in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined below).

(ii) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents the Buyers will purchase the Debentures at one or more closings (each, a “Closing”) to be held on the respective Closing Dates (as defined below).

(iii) The purchase price to be paid respectively by the Buyers shall equal 100% of the face amount of the Debentures being purchased on the Closing Date by each Buyer as set forth on the signature page to this Agreement.

b. Certain Definitions.

As used herein, each of the following terms has the meaning set forth below, unless the context otherwise requires:

(i) “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specific Person referred to in the relevant provision, another Person who or which controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person.

(ii) “Certificates” means the relevant Debentures duly executed on behalf of the Company and issued in the name of the respective Buyer.

(iii) “Closing Date” means the respective dates on which the Closings referred to in this Agreement are held.

(iv) “Conversion Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Debentures.

(v) “Effective Date” means the effective date of the Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities (as those terms are defined in the Registration Rights Agreement defined below) for the Debentures issued on the Closing Date.

(vi) “Escrow” means the Divine Capital Markets LLC EYCI Special Escrow Account maintained at JP Morgan / Chase Manhattan Bank.

(vii) “Final Closing Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(d).

(viii) “Person” means any living person or any entity, such as, but not necessarily limited to, a corporation, partnership or trust.

(ix) “Placement Agent” means Divine Capital Markets, LLC.

(x) “Purchase Price” means the purchase price for the Debentures.

(xi) “Securities” means the Debentures and Conversion Shares.

(xii) “Shares” means the Conversion Shares and the shares issued to the Placement Agent or any of its designees in connection with its services in connection with this offering of Debentures.

c. Form of Payment; Delivery of Certificates.

(i) Each of the Buyers shall pay the Purchase Price for the Debentures to be purchased by such Buyer by delivering immediately available good funds in United States Dollars to the Escrow prior to the respective Closing on the applicable Closing Date, determined as provided in Section 6.

(ii) Promptly following payment to the Company from the Escrow of the Purchase Price to be paid for the purchase of the Debentures being purchased by such Buyer, the Company shall deliver to the Buyers the Certificates purchased at such Closing.

d. Payment to the Escrow. All payments to the Escrow for the purchase of the Debentures shall be made at or prior to the Closing by wire transfer of funds to the Escrow, as follows:

Beneficiary Account Name:

Divine Capital Markets LLC

EYCI Special Escrow Account

Beneficiary Account No.:

217-633 623 1-65

FBO: EYCI, Special Account for Exclusive Benefit of Clients of DCM

ABA/Transit No.:

021-000-021

Beneficiary Bank:

JP Morgan / Chase Manhattan Bank

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza

New York, New York 10004

2. BUYERS REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, ETC.; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.

Each Buyer represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the Company as follows:

a. Without limiting any Buyer’s right to sell the Common Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement, each Buyer is purchasing the Debentures and will be acquiring the Conversion Shares for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards the public sale or distribution thereof and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof.

b. Each Buyer is (i) an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of the General Rules and Regulations under the 1933 Act by reason of Rule 501(a)(3), (ii) experienced in making investments of the kind described in this Agreement and the related documents, (iii) able, by reason of the business and financial experience of its officers (if an entity) and professional advisors (who are not affiliated with or compensated in any way by the Company or any of its affiliates or selling agents), to protect its own interests in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement, and the related documents, and (iv) able to afford the entire loss of its investment in the Securities.

c. All subsequent offers and sales of the Securities by each Buyer shall be made pursuant to registration of the Shares under the 1933 Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration and compliance with applicable states’ securities laws.

d. Each Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyers set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyers to acquire the Securities.

e. Each Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Buyer. Each Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and have received complete and satisfactory answers to any such inquiries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Buyer has also had the opportunity to obtain and to review the Company’s (1) Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed April 28, 2004, (2) Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 2004 filed May 24, 2004, (3) Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended June 30, 2004 filed September 8, 2004, (4) Amendment to Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended June 30, 2004 filed October 19, 2004, (5) Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2004 filed November 23, 2004 and (6) Registration Statement on Form SB-2/A filed February 10, 2005 (the “Pending SB-2” and together with the other documents referred to in the preceding clauses (1) through (5), the “Company’s SEC Documents”).

f. Each Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk, including the risk of the loss of the Buyer’s entire investment.

g. Each Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.

h. Each Buyer is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer and create a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

i. Such Buyer has not employed any broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

j. The state in which any offer to purchase shares hereunder was made to or accepted by such Buyer is the state shown as the Buyer’s address on Schedule I hereto.

k. Each Buyer was not formed for the purpose of investing solely in the Securities which may be acquired hereunder.

l. Each Buyer is able to bear the complete loss of such Buyer’s investment in the Securities.

m. Each Buyer’s execution, delivery and performance under this Agreement will not breach the provisions of any agreement to which such Buyer is a party.

3. COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS, ETC.

The Company represents and warrants to the Buyers that:

a. Concerning the Debentures and the Shares. There are no preemptive rights of any stockholder of the Company to acquire the Debentures or the Shares.

b. Reporting Company Status. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in the State of Florida and in each other jurisdiction where the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, other than those jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operation of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”). The Company has registered its Common Stock pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and the Common Stock is listed and traded on the OTC Bulletin Board Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (trading symbol: EYCI). The Company has received no notice, either oral or written, with respect to the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for such listing, and the Company has maintained all requirements for the continuation of such listing.

c. Authorized Shares. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 120,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 80,000,000 shares are designated as Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), 20,000,000 shares are designated Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share and 20,000,000 shares are designated as Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof, assuming the conversion or exercise of certain currently outstanding common stock equivalents of the Company into underlying shares of Common Stock, 23,807,147 shares of Common Stock (excluding an additional approximately 2,676,344 shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of certain currently outstanding debentures and exercise of certain currently outstanding warrants), 5,302,802 shares of Class B Common Stock and 155 Series A Convertible Preferred Shares and 86 Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Shares of stock are issued and outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. The Company has sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock as may be necessary to effect the issuance of the Shares. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued upon conversion of, or as interest on, the Debentures will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not subject the holder thereof to personal liability by reason of being such holder. At all times, the Issuer shall keep available and reserved for issuance to the holders of the Debentures Common Stock duly authorized for issuance against the Debentures.

d. Securities Purchase Agreement; Registration Rights Agreement. This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, between the Company and the Buyers, substantially in the form of Exhibit C annexed hereto (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), and the transactions contemplated thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by the Company, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. Each of this Agreement, the Debentures and the Registration Rights Agreement, when executed and delivered by the

Company, are and will be, valid, legal and binding agreements of the Company enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

e. Non-contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Debentures and the Registration Rights Agreement by the Company, the issuance of the Securities, and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Debentures do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach by the Company of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under (i) the Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws of the Company, each as currently in effect, (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound, including any listing agreement for the Common Stock, except as herein set forth or an event which results in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries or the triggering of any preemptive or anti-dilution rights or rights of first refusal or first offer on the part of holders of the Company’s securities, (iii) to its knowledge, any existing applicable law, rule, or regulation or any applicable decree, judgment, or order of any court, United States federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties or assets, or (iv) the Company’s listing agreement for its Common Stock, except such conflict, breach or default which would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

f. Approvals. No authorization, approval or consent of any court, governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization, or stock exchange or market or the stockholders of the Company is required to be obtained by the Company for the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Buyers as contemplated by this Agreement, except such authorizations, approvals and consents that have been obtained, or such authorizations, approvals and consents, the failure of which to obtain would not have a Material Adverse Affect.

g. SEC Filings. To the best of the Company's knowledge, none of the Company’s SEC Documents contained, at the time they were filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(g) to this Agreement, the Company has since January 1, 2003 timely filed all requisite forms, reports and exhibits thereto with the SEC. The Company is not aware of any event occurring on or prior to a Closing Date or the Delivery Date (other than the transactions effected hereby) that would require the filing of, or with respect to which the Company intends to file, a Form 8-K after such date.

h. Absence of Certain Changes. Since December 31, 2003, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except as disclosed in the Company’s SEC Documents. Since December 31, 2003, except as provided in the Company’s SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has (i) incurred or become subject to any material liabilities (absolute or contingent) except liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (ii) discharged or satisfied any material lien or encumbrance or paid any material obligation or

liability (absolute or contingent), other than current liabilities paid in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (iii) declared or made any payment or distribution of cash or other property to stockholders with respect to its capital stock, or purchased or redeemed, or made any agreements to purchase or redeem, any shares of its capital stock; (iv) sold, assigned or transferred any other tangible assets, or canceled any debts or claims, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (v) suffered any substantial losses or waived any rights of material value, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, or suffered the loss of any material amount of existing business; (vi) made any changes in employee compensation, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; or (vii) experienced any material problems with labor or management in connection with the terms and conditions of their employment.

i. Full Disclosure. There is no fact known to the Company (other than general economic conditions known to the public generally or as disclosed in the Company’s SEC Documents) that has not been disclosed in writing to the Buyers that (i) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement or any of the agreements contemplated hereby (collectively, including this Agreement, the “Transaction Documents”), or (iii) would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value of the rights granted to the Buyers in the Transaction Documents.

j. Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would have a Material Adverse Effect or which would adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole to perform its obligations under, any of the Transaction Documents. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to or subject to the provisions of, any order, writ, injunction, judgement or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

k. Absence of Events of Default. Except as disclosed in the Company’s SEC Documents, no Event of Default (or its equivalent term), as defined in the respective agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, and no event which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would become an Event of Default (or its equivalent term) (as so defined in such document), has occurred and is continuing, which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

l. Prior Issues. Except as set forth in the Company’s SEC Documents, during the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, the Company has not issued any convertible securities or any shares of the Common Stock.

m. No Undisclosed Liabilities or Events. The Company has no liabilities or obligations other than those disclosed in the Company’s SEC Documents or those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business since December 31, 2003, and which individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect. No event or circumstances has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its properties, business, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation,

requires public disclosure or announcement prior to the date hereof by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed. There are no proposals currently under consideration or currently anticipated to be under consideration by the Board of Directors or the executive officers of the Company which proposal would (x) change the Certificate of Incorporation, by-laws or any other charter document of the Company, each as currently in effect, with or without shareholder approval, which change would reduce or otherwise adversely affect the rights and powers of the shareholders of the Common Stock or (y) materially or substantially change the business, assets or capital of the Company, including its interests in subsidiaries.

n. Intentionally Omitted.

o. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time since December 31, 2003 made any offer or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Rule 506 of Regulation D in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities as contemplated hereby.

p. Dilution. The number of Shares issuable upon conversion of the Debentures may increase substantially in certain circumstances, including, but not necessarily limited to, the circumstance wherein the market price of the Common Stock declines prior to the conversion of the Debentures. The Company’s executive officers and directors have studied and fully understand the nature of the securities being sold hereby and recognize that they have a potential dilutive effect and further that the conversion of the Debentures and/or sale of the Conversion Shares may have an adverse effect on the market price of the Common Stock. The board of directors of the Company has concluded, in its good faith business judgment, that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company. The Company specifically acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Debentures is binding upon the Company and enforceable regardless of the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.

q. Regulatory Permits. The Company has all such permits, easements, consents, licenses, franchises and other governmental and regulatory authorizations from all appropriate federal, state, local or other public authorities (“Permits”) as are necessary to own and lease its properties and conduct its businesses in all material respects in the manner described in the Registration Statement and as currently being conducted. All such Permits are in full force and effect and the Company has fulfilled and performed all of its material obligations with respect to such Permits, and no event has occurred that allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or will result in any other material impairment of the rights of the holder of any such Permit, subject in each case to such qualification as may be disclosed in the Prospectus. Such Permits contain no restrictions that would materially impair the ability of the Company to conduct businesses in the manner consistent with its past practices. The Company has not received notice or otherwise has knowledge of any proceeding or action relating to the revocation or modification of any such Permit.

r. Hazardous Materials. The Company is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws in all respects except where the failure to comply does not have and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of the foregoing:

“Environmental Laws” means, collectively, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Clean Water Act, as amended, any other “Superfund” or “Superlien” law or any other applicable federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order or decree regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning, the environment or any Hazardous Material.

“Hazardous Material” means and includes any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material, the generation, handling, storage, disposal, treatment or emission of which is subject to any Environmental Law.

s. Independent Public Accountants. Brimmer, Burek & Keelan, LLP, who has certified the consolidated financial statements of the Company, including the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003, is an independent public accountant with respect to the Company, as required by the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act, the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

t. Internal Accounting Controls. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (1) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (2) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (3) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (4) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

u. No Brokers. The Company has not engaged any person to act on its behalf in connection with the purchase and sale of the Debentures to the Buyers hereunder other than Divine Capital Markets, LLC, and no person is entitled to receive any consideration from the Company or any Buyer arising from any finder’s agreement, brokerage agreement or other agreement to which the Company is a party.

4. CERTAIN COVENANTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

a. Transfer Restrictions. The Buyers acknowledge that (1) the Debentures have not been and are not being registered under the provisions of the 1933 Act and, except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Shares have not been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act, and may not be transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder or (B) the Buyers shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory in form, scope and substance to the Company, to the effect that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration; (2) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said

Rule is not applicable, any resale of such Securities under circumstances in which the seller, or the person through whom the sale is made, may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is used in the 1933 Act, may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder and (4) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register the Securities (other than pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement) under the 1933 Act or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.

b. Restrictive Legend. The Buyers acknowledge and agree that the Debentures and, until such time as the Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and sold in accordance with an effective Registration Statement, certificates and other instruments representing any of the Securities shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of any such Securities):

THESE SECURITIES (THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

c. Registration Rights Agreement. The parties hereto agree to enter into the Registration Rights Agreement on or before the Closing Date.

d. Filings. The Company undertakes and agrees to make all necessary filings in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Buyers required under any United States laws and regulations applicable to the Company (including without limitation state “blue sky” laws), or by any domestic securities exchange or trading market, and to provide a copy thereof to the Buyers promptly after such filing.

e. Reporting Status. So long as any of the Buyers beneficially own any of the Securities, the Company shall timely file prior to or on the date when due all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, the Company will take all reasonable action under its control to obtain and to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock (including, without limitation, all Registrable Securities) on the OTC Bulletin Board Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the by-laws or rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”).

f. Use of Proceeds. Subject to the best interest of the Company, it is the intention of the Company to use the proceeds from the sale of the Debentures (excluding

amounts paid by the Company for legal fees in connection with the sale of the Debentures) for operating expenses and working capital purposes.

g. Available Shares. The Company shall have at all times authorized and reserved for issuance, free from preemptive rights, shares of Common Stock equal to three hundred percent (300%) of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the then-outstanding Debentures (including accrued interest thereon) as may be required to satisfy the conversion rights of the Buyers pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Debentures. If at any time, the Company does not have available an amount of authorized and non-issued Shares necessary to satisfy full Conversion of the then outstanding amount of the Debentures, the Company shall, without notice or demand by the Buyers, call within thirty (30) days of such occurrence and hold within sixty (60) days of such occurrence a special meeting of shareholders, for the sole purpose of increasing the number of shares authorized. Management of the Company shall recommend to shareholders to vote in favor of increasing the number of Common Stock authorized. Members of the Company’s Management shall also vote all of their own shares in favor of increasing the number of Common Stock authorized. Alternatively, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company may procure the written consent of stockholders to increase the number of shares authorized, and provide the stockholders with notice thereof as may be required under applicable law (including without limitation Section 14(c) of the 1934 Act and Regulation 14C thereunder). Upon obtaining stockholder approval as aforesaid, the Company shall cause the appropriate increase in its authorized shares of Common Stock.

h. Reimbursement. If (i) any Buyer, other than by reason of its gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of law, becomes a party defendant in any capacity in any action or proceeding brought by any stockholder of the Company, in connection with or as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or if such Buyer is impleaded in any such action, proceeding or investigation by any Person, or (ii) any Buyer, other than by reason of its gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of law, becomes a party defendant in any capacity in any action or proceeding brought by the SEC against or involving the Company or in connection with or as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or if such Buyer is impleaded in any such action, proceeding or investigation by any Person, then in any such case, the Company will reimburse such Buyer for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) incurred in connection therewith. The reimbursement obligations of the Company under this paragraph shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to any affiliates of the Buyers who are actually named in such action, proceeding or investigation, and partners, directors, agents, employees and controlling persons (if any), as the case may be, of the Buyers and any such Affiliate, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Company, the Buyers and any such Affiliate and any such Person. Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, the Company also agrees that neither any Buyer nor any such Affiliate, partners, directors, agents, employees or controlling persons shall have any liability to the Company or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the Company in connection with or as a result of the consummation of the Transaction Documents except to the extent that any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses incurred by the Company result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of

such Buyer or from a breach of the representations, covenants and conditions contained herein or from a breach of law.

5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.

a. Promptly following the purchase by the Buyers of the Debentures in accordance with Section 1(c) hereof, the Company will irrevocably instruct its transfer agent to issue Common Stock from time to time upon conversion of the Debentures in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Company to the transfer agent, bearing the restrictive legend specified in Section 4(b) of this Agreement prior to registration of the Shares under the 1933 Act, registered in the name of the respective Buyer or its permitted assigns and in such denominations to be specified by such Buyer in connection with each conversion of the Debentures. The Company warrants that if the Buyer is not in breach of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, no instruction other than such instructions referred to in this Section 5 and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 4(a) hereof prior to registration and sale of the Converted Shares under the 1933 Act will be given by the Company to the transfer agent and that the Converted Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and applicable law. Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way the Buyers’ obligations and agreement to comply with all applicable securities laws upon resale of the Securities. If any Buyer provides the Company with an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that registration of a resale by such Buyer of any of the Securities in accordance with clause (1)(B) of Section 4(a) of this Agreement is not required under the 1933 Act, the Company shall (except as provided in clause (2) of Section 4(a) of this Agreement) permit the transfer of the Securities and, in the case of the Converted Shares, instruct the Company’s transfer agent to issue one or more certificates for Common Stock without legend in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer.

b. (i) The Company will permit the Buyers to exercise their rights to convert the Debentures by telecopying or delivering an executed and completed Notice of Conversion to the Company. The Company will within two (2) Business Days respond with its endorsement so as to confirm the outstanding principal amount of any Debenture submitted for conversion or shall reconcile any difference with the Buyer promptly after receiving such Notice of Conversion.

(ii) The term “Conversion Date” means, with respect to any conversion elected by the holder of the Debentures, the date specified in the Notice of Conversion, provided the copy of the Notice of Conversion is given either via mail or facsimile to or otherwise delivered to the Company in accordance with the provisions hereof so that it is received by the Company on or before such specified date.

(iii) The Company will transmit the certificates representing the Converted Shares issuable upon conversion of any Debentures (together, unless otherwise instructed by the Buyer, with Debentures not being so converted) to the Buyer at the address specified in the Notice of Conversion (which may be the Buyer’s address for notices as contemplated by Section 12 hereof or a different address) via express courier, by electronic transfer or otherwise, within five (5) business days if the address for delivery is in the United States and within seven (7) business days if the address for delivery is outside the United States (such fifth business day or seventh business day, as the case may be, the “Delivery Date”) after (A) the business day on

which the Company has received both of the Notice of Conversion (by facsimile or other delivery) and the original Debentures being converted (and if the same are not delivered to the Company on the same date, the date of delivery of the second of such items) or (B) the date an interest payment on the Debentures, which the Company has elected to pay by the issuance of Common Stock, as contemplated by the Debentures, was due.

c. From and after the date on which the Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, the failure to issue unrestricted, freely tradable Conversion Shares to the Buyers upon Conversion shall be considered an Event of Default, which if not cured after ten (10) days prior written notice, shall entitle the Buyers (or any of them) to demand that the Debentures held by them be immediately redeemed by a cash payment equal to 131% of the principal amount and accrued interest on such Debentures (whether or not the terms of such Debentures expressly permit the redemption thereof). The Company acknowledges that the failure to honor a Notice of Conversion shall cause quantifiable economic injury to the Buyer whose Notice of Conversion is not honored.

d. The Company will authorize its transfer agent to give information to a Buyer or such Buyer’s representative relating to the transfer of the Company’s shares of Common Stock to the Buyer, upon the reasonable request of the Buyer or any such representative. The Company will provide such Buyer with a copy of the authorization so given to the transfer agent.

e. Each Buyer shall be entitled to exercise its conversion privilege with respect to the Debentures notwithstanding the commencement of any case under 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq. (the “Bankruptcy Code”). In the event the Company is a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code, the Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted, any rights to relief it may have under 11 U.S.C. §362 in respect of such Buyer’s conversion privilege. The Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted, any rights to relief it may have under 11 U.S.C. §362 in respect of the conversion of the Debentures. The Company agrees, without cost or expense to such Buyer, to take or to consent to any and all action necessary to effectuate relief under 11 U.S.C. §362.

6. CLOSING DATE.

a. The purchases and sales of Debentures will occur at one or more closings under this Agreement, the first of which will occur when Buyers have deposited not less than $250,000 of the Purchase Price in the Escrow for the transactions contemplated under this Agreement. The next Closing under this Agreement will occur on the earlier of (x) the date on which the Buyers who will purchase the balance of the Debentures to be purchased and sold under this Agreement have deposited the full amount of their purchase prices in the Escrow and (y) such earlier date as the Company and the Buyers purchasing at such Closing shall agree. If a Closing occurs under (y) of the preceding sentence, then the next or final Closing shall occur on the date on which the Buyers who will purchase the balance of the Debentures to be purchased and sold under this Agreement have deposited the full amount of their purchase prices in the Escrow.

b. In the case of each Closing, the Closing Date shall occur on the date which is the first trading day after each of the conditions contemplated by Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall have either been satisfied or been waived by the party in whose favor such conditions run.

c. In the case of each Closing, the Closing of the purchase and issuance of Debentures shall occur on the Closing Date at the offices of the Placement Agent’s counsel, McGuireWoods LLP, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 7^th Floor, New York, NY 10105 and shall take place no later than 3:00 P.M., New York time, on such day or such other time as is mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Buyers.

d. The Final Closing Date shall be the Closing Date of the purchase and sale of Debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000, or such earlier Closing Date as the Placement Agent may specify to the Company in writing or the effective date of the termination for any reason of the Placement Agent’s engagement as the Company’s placement agent in connection with the offering of Debentures hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, or at the Company's discretion after June 30, 2005.

7. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.

The Company’s obligation to sell the Debentures to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement on each Closing Date is conditioned upon:

a. Delivery from the Escrow to the Company of good funds as payment in full of an amount equal to the Purchase Price for the Debentures in accordance with this Agreement;

b. The accuracy on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Buyers contained in this Agreement, each as if made on such date, and the performance by the Buyers on or before such date of all covenants and agreements of the Buyers required to be performed on or before such date; and

c. There shall not be in effect any law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting the transactions contemplated hereby, or requiring any consent or approval which shall not have been obtained.

8. CONDITIONS TO THE BUYERS’ OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.

The Buyer’s obligation of those Buyers who are purchasing Debentures at a particular closing to purchase the Debentures on the applicable Closing Date is conditioned upon:

a. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement by the Company;

b. Delivery by the Company to the Buyers of the Debentures to be purchased in accordance with this Agreement;

c. Delivery by the Company to the Buyers of an opinion of counsel to the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and dated as of the Closing Date;

d. The accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement, each as if made on such date, and the performance by the Company on or before such date of all covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed on or before such date;

e. There shall not be in effect any law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting the transactions contemplated hereby, or requiring any consent or approval which shall not have been obtained; and

f. From and after the date hereof to and including the Closing Date, the trading of the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the NASD and trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or The NASDAQ/National Market System shall not have been suspended or limited, nor shall minimum prices been established for securities traded on The NASDAQ/National Market System, nor shall there be any outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or any material adverse change in any financial market that in either case in the reasonable judgment of the Buyers makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Debentures.

9. GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS.

a. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York for contracts to be wholly performed in such state and without giving effect to the principles thereof regarding the conflict of laws. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the federal courts whose districts encompass any part of the City of New York or the state courts of the State of New York sitting in the City and County of New York in connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens, to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions. To the extent determined by such court, the Company shall reimburse the Buyers for any reasonable legal fees and disbursements incurred by the Buyers in enforcement of or protection of any of its rights under any of the Transaction Documents.

b. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

c. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

d. All pronouns and any variations thereof refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the context may require.

e. A facsimile transmission of this signed Agreement shall be legal and binding on all parties hereto.

f. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.

g. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

h. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of

the remainder of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

i. This Agreement may be amended only by the written consent of a majority in interest of the holders of the Debentures and an instrument in writing signed by the Company.

j. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

10. NOTICES.

Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be deemed effectively given on the earliest of:

a. the date delivered, if delivered by personal delivery as against written receipt therefor or by confirmed facsimile transmission,

b. the seventh business day after deposit, postage prepaid, in the United States Postal Service by registered or certified mail, or

c. the third business day after mailing by next-day express courier, with delivery costs and fees prepaid, in each case, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following addresses (or at such other addresses as such party may designate by ten (10) days’ advance written notice similarly given to each of the other parties hereto):

COMPANY:	Eye Care International, Inc.
	1511 North Westshore Boulevard, Suite 925
	Tampa, FL 33607
	Attn: Clark A. Marcus, President and Chief Executive Officer
	Telecopier No. 813-289-5553 with a copy to: Holland & Knight Attn: George Parnell, Esq. 195 Broadway, 24^th Floor New York, NY 10007 Telecopier No. 212-385-9010

BUYERS:	At the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement

	With a copy to:
	Divine Capital Markets, LLC Attn: Jason Goldstein 39 Broadway, 36^th Floor New York, NY 100006 Telecopier No. 212-509-5867

11. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Company’s and the Buyers’ representations and warranties herein shall survive for a period of fifteen (15) months after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall inure to the benefit of the Buyers and the Company and their respective successors and assigns.

12. FEES; EXPENSES.

a. At each Closing, the Placement Agent shall receive cash compensation equal to thirteen percent (13%) of the gross proceeds of the Debentures (payable at each Closing), and in addition, at the first Closing under this Offering, the Company shall cause 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (in the form of restricted securities and appropriately legended) to be issued to the Placement Agent or to such persons as the Placement Agent shall designate to the Company in writing. The Company shall also reimburse the Placement Agent for expenses it incurs in connection with its services to the Company in its capacity as Placement Agent in accordance with the terms of the agreement, dated February 22, 2005 between the Company and the Placement Agent. The cash compensation and expenses shall be deducted from the proceeds of the sale of the Debentures at each Closing.

b. The Company will pay the legal fees of the Placement Agent in the amount of $10,000 and will pay the 100% of the disbursements actually incurred by counsel to the Placement Agent. The Company will pay $10,000 to such counsel at the first Closing, and in that connection hereby authorizes the Placement Agent to deduct such amount from the proceeds of the first Closing and transmit same to the Placement Agent’s legal counsel. The Company will pay disbursements of the Placement Agent’s legal counsel within ten (10) days of invoice therefor. The $10,000 in respect of fees of the Placement Agent’s counsel shall include only those fees paid for services rendered up to the Final Closing Date, and any other reasonable legal fees incurred by the Placement Agent’s counsel in connection with the Transaction Documents (including enforcement of the Company’s obligations or the exercise of the Placement Agent’s or the Buyers’ remedies thereunder) or, if requested by the Placement Agent, review of the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) (including review and comment on drafts thereof and advice concerning sales of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) shall be payable by the Company to such counsel within ten (10) days of the invoice therefor.

[Signature page follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the Buyers and the Company as of the date set forth below.

Date: __________ ____, 2005

	COMPANY:

	Eye Care International, Inc.
	By: _______________________
	Name: Clark A. Marcus Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


	BUYER:

	Name:

	By: _____________________________
	(Signature of Authorized Person)
	Printed Name:

	Address:

	Telephone:
	Facsimile:

	Principal Amount of Debentures to be Purchased: $_______________
	Tax ID No.:

Exhibit A

FORM OF DEBENTURE

Exhibit B

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

Exhibit C

OPINION OF COUNSEL

EXHIBIT A

DEBENTURE

NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE OR UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE SECURITIES ARE RESTRICTED AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS THEREOF OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM.

No. __

$_____________

EYE CARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE DUE [__________ ____, 2008]

[THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF FINAL CLOSING DATE]

Date of Issuance: [__________ ____, 2005] [CLOSING DATE OF THIS BUYER’S FUNDING]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EYE CARE INTERNATIONAL, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to [________________], having its address at [_________________________________________] or its assigns (the "Holder" and together with the other holders of Debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below), the "Holders"), the principal sum of [SPELL-OUT NUMBER] and 00/100 Dollars ($_______________) on [__________ ____, 2005] [FINAL CLOSING DATE], 2008 (the "Maturity Date") and to pay simple interest on the principal sum outstanding from time to time in arrears (i) upon conversion as provided herein or (ii) on the Maturity Date, at the rate of 6% per annum. Interest shall commence to accrue on this Debenture on the first such business day to occur after the date hereof and shall continue on a daily basis until payment in full of the principal sum has been made or duly provided for or until the full outstanding amount of this Debenture has been converted in accordance with the provisions hereof. The Company has the option to redeem this Debenture prior to the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2(b). All unpaid principal and interest due and payable on the Maturity Date shall be paid in the form of Class A Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock") pursuant to Section 3. The Holder has the option to cause any outstanding principal and interest on this Debenture to be converted into Common Stock at any time prior to the Redemption Date (as defined below) or the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2(a).

This Debenture is the Debenture referred to in the Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Securities Purchase Agreement") dated [________ ____, 2005], between the Company and the Holder, is subject to the provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement and further is subject to the following additional provisions:

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1. This Debenture has been issued subject to investment representations of the original purchaser hereof and may be transferred or exchanged only (a) with the Company’s prior written consent, which consent the Company may grant or withhold, in its sole discretion, and (b) in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable state and foreign securities laws. In the event of any proposed transfer of this Debenture to which the Company has granted its consent, the Company may require, prior to issuance of a new Debenture in the name of such other person, that it receive reasonable transfer documentation including legal opinions that the issuance of the Debenture in such other name does not and will not cause a violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state or foreign securities laws. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Debenture to which the Company has consented, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Debenture is duly registered on the Company's Debenture Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Debenture be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

2. Conversion at Holder’s Option; Redemption at Company’s Option.

a. The Holder is entitled to, at any time or from time to time, convert the Conversion Amount into shares of Common Stock, at a conversion price for each share of Common Stock (the “Conversion Price") equal to 75% of the lowest closing bid price per share (as reported by Bloomberg, LP) of the Company's Common Stock for the twenty (20) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder shall not be entitled to convert any part of this Debenture as to which the Company has previously issued to the Holder a Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 2(b). The Conversion Price will be adjusted as provided in Section 6. For purposes of this Debenture, the following terms have the meanings indicated below:

(i) “Conversion Amount” shall mean the sum of (A) all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, as designated by the Holder upon exercise of its right of conversion and (B) all interest that has accrued on the portion of the principal amount that has been designated for payment pursuant to (A).

(ii) “Market Price of the Common Stock” means (x) the closing bid price of the Common Stock for the period indicated in the relevant provision hereof (unless a different relevant period is specified in the relevant provision), as reported by Bloomberg, LP or, if not so reported, as reported on the over-the-counter market or (y) if the Common Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the closing price on such exchange, as reported in The Wall Street Journal.

(iii) “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.

Conversion shall be effectuated by surrendering the Debentures to be converted to the Company’s Transfer Agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, of New York, New York, at such Transfer Agent’s then-current address, accompanied by or preceded by facsimile or other delivery to the Company of the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Exhibit A, executed by the Holder of the Debenture evidencing such Holder's intention to convert this Debenture or a specified portion hereof, and accompanied, if required by the Company, by proper assignment hereof in blank. No fractional shares of Common Stock or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be

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rounded to the nearest whole share. The date on which notice of conversion is given (the "Conversion Date") shall be deemed to be the date on which the Company receives by fax or by mail the conversion notice (“Notice of Conversion”), substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A, duly executed, to the Company; provided that the Holder shall deliver to the Company's Transfer Agent or the Company the original Debentures being converted within five (5) business days thereafter (and if not so delivered within such time, the Conversion Date shall be the date on which the later of the Notice of Conversion and the original Debentures being converted is received by the Company). Facsimile delivery of the Notice of Conversion shall be accepted by the Company at facsimile number 813-289-5553, ATTN: Corporate Secretary. Except as otherwise provided certificates representing Common Stock upon conversion will be delivered within five (5) business days from the date of delivery of the Notice of Conversion.

b. The Company may at its option call for redemption all or part of the Debentures prior to the Maturity Date, as follows:

(i)

The Debentures called for redemption shall be redeemable for an amount (the “Redemption Price”) equal to (x) if this Debenture is called for redemption prior to the date which is six months from the Issuance Date set forth on the first page of this Debenture (the “Issuance Date”), 120%, if this Debenture is called for redemption on or after the date that is six months after the Issuance Date but prior to the first anniversary of the issuance date, 125%, and if this Debenture is called for redemption on or after the date that is the first anniversary of the Issuance Date, 131%, in either case of the principal amount called for redemption, plus (y) interest accrued through the day immediately preceding the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”).

(ii)

If fewer than all outstanding Debentures are to be redeemed, then all Debentures shall be partially redeemed on a pro rata basis.

(iii)

Prior to the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit into escrow an amount sufficient for the payment of the aggregate Redemption Price of the Debentures being called for redemption and shall make such funds available on and after the Redemption Date for payment to the Holders who present their Debentures and otherwise comply with the Company’s instructions contained in the Redemption Notice (as defined below).

(iv)

On the Redemption Date, the Company shall cause the Holders whose Debentures have been presented for redemption to be issued payment of the Redemption Price. In the case of a partial redemption, the Company shall also issue new Debentures to the Holders for the principal amount remaining outstanding after the Redemption Date promptly after the Holders’ presentation of the Debentures called for redemption.

(v)

Not less than ten (10) days prior to the Redemption Date, the Company shall issue a notice (the “Redemption Notice”) to each Holder setting forth the following:

the Redemption Date;

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the Redemption Price;

the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures being called for redemption;

a statement instructing the Holders to surrender their Debentures for redemption and payment of the Redemption Price, including the name and address of the Company or, if applicable, the paying agent of the Company, where Debentures are to be surrendered for redemption;

a statement advising the Holders that (x) interest will cease to accrue on the Debentures (or, in the case of a partial redemption, that portion of the Debentures being called for redemption) as of the Redemption Date, and (y) that the Debentures (or, in the case of a partial redemption, that portion of the Debentures being called for redemption) as of the Redemption Date will cease to be convertible into Common Stock as of the Redemption Date; and

in the case of a partial redemption, a statement advising the Holders that after the Redemption Date a substitute Debenture will be issued by the Company after deduction the portion thereof called for redemption, at no cost to the Holder.

3. Unless demand has otherwise been made in writing for payment in cash by the Holder, any Debentures not previously received for conversion as of the Maturity Date shall be deemed to have been surrendered for conversion, without further action of any kind by the Company or any of its agents, employees or representatives, as of the Maturity Date at the Conversion Price applicable on the Maturity Date (“Mandatory Conversion”).

4. No provision of this Debenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional to Convert this Debenture into Common Stock, at the time, place, and rate herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct obligation of the Company.

5. If the Company (a) merges or consolidates with another corporation or after business entity and the Company is not the surviving entity or (b) sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another person and the holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive stock, securities or property in respect of or in exchange for Common Stock, then as a condition of such merger, consolidation, sale or transfer, the Company and any such successor, purchaser or transferee will agree that this Debenture may thereafter be converted on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth above into the kind and amount of stock, securities or property receivable upon such merger, consolidation, sale or transfer by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which this Debenture might have been converted immediately before such merger, consolidation, sale or transfer, subject to adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable. In the event of any (i) proposed merger or consolidation where the Company is not the surviving entity or (ii) sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (in either such case, a "Sale"), the Holder shall have the right to convert by delivering a Notice of Conversion to the Company within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notice of such Sale from the Company.

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6. If, at any time while any portion of this Debenture remains outstanding, the Company effectuates a stock split or reverse stock split of its Common Stock or issues a dividend on its Common Stock consisting of shares of Common Stock or otherwise recapitalizes its Common Stock, the Conversion Price shall be equitably adjusted to reflect such action. By way of illustration, and not in limitation, of the foregoing (i) if the Company effectuates a 2:1 split of its Common Stock, thereafter, with respect to any conversion for which the Company issues the shares after the record date of such split, the Conversion Price shall be deemed to be one-half of what it had been calculated to be immediately prior to such split; (ii) if the Company effectuates a 1:10 reverse split of its Common Stock, thereafter, with respect to any conversion for which the Company issues the shares after the record date of such reverse split, the Conversion Price shall be deemed to be the amount of such Conversion Price calculated immediately prior to the record date multiplied by 10; and (iii) if the Company declares a stock dividend of one share of Common Stock for every 10 shares outstanding, thereafter, with respect to any conversion for which the Company issues the shares after the record date of such dividend, the Conversion Price shall be deemed to be the amount of such Conversion Price calculated immediately prior to such record date multiplied by a fraction, of which the numerator is the number of shares for which a dividend share will be issued and the denominator is such number of shares plus the dividend share(s) issuable or issued thereon.

7. All payments contemplated hereby to be made “in cash” shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments of cash and each delivery of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder as contemplated hereby shall be made to the Holder to an account designated by the Holder to the Company and if the Holder has not designated any such accounts at the address last appearing on the Debenture Register of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder from time to time; except that the Holder may designate, by notice to the Company, a different delivery address for any one or more specific payments or deliveries.

8. The Holder of the Debenture, by acceptance hereof, agrees that this Debenture is being acquired for investment and that such Holder will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Debenture or the Shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof except in compliance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and under circumstances which will not result in a violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state Blue Sky or foreign laws or similar laws relating to the sale of securities.

9. This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the federal courts whose districts encompass any part of the City of New York or the state courts of the State of New York sitting in the City and County of New York in connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non coveniens, to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions. To the extent determined by such court, the Company shall reimburse the Holder for any reasonable legal fees and disbursements incurred by the Holder in enforcement of or protection of any of its rights under this Debenture or the Securities Purchase Agreement.

10. The following shall constitute an "Event of Default":

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a. The Company fails (i) in the payment of principal or interest on this Debenture as required to be paid in cash hereunder or (ii) in the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon Conversion pursuant to Section 2 and, in either case, the same shall continue for a period of (5) days or; or

b. Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein, in the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of [__________ ____, 2005] between the Company and the Investors therein (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Debenture or the Securities Purchase Agreement shall be false or misleading (including without limitation by way of the misstatement of a material fact or the omission of a material fact) in any material respect at the time made; or

c. The Company fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder or to cause its Transfer Agent to issue shares of Common Stock upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Debenture, fails to transfer or to cause its Transfer Agent to transfer any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of this Debenture and when required by this Debenture or the Registration Rights Agreement, and such transfer is otherwise lawful, or fails to remove any restrictive legend or to cause its Transfer Agent to transfer any certificate or any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of this Debenture as and when required by this Debenture, the Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement and such legend removal is otherwise lawful, and any such failure shall continue uncured for five (5) business days after written notice from the Holder of such failure; or

d. The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any material respect, any other covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Debenture and, except the case of Section 5, such failure shall continue uncured for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice from the holder of such failure. The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any material respect, any covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under the Securities Purchase Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement and such failure shall continue uncured for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice from the Holder of such failure; or

e. The Company shall (1) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (2) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; or (3) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; or

f. A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or

g. Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company and shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days thereafter; or

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h. Any final money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment, or similar process (including an arbitral determination), not subject to appeal, in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in the aggregate shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or

i. Bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Company and, if instituted against the Company, shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days after such institution or the Company shall by any action or answer approve of, consent to, or acquiesce in any such proceedings or admit the material allegations of, or default in answering a petition filed in any such proceeding; or

j. The issuance of an order, ruling, finding or similar adverse determination by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any other securities regulatory body having proper jurisdiction that the Company and/or any of its past or present (as of the date hereof or any subsequent date) directors or officers have committed a material violation of applicable securities laws or regulations, provided that, in the case of an action pertaining to any person who is not a present director or officer but rather who is a past director or officer, such action shall not constitute an Event of Default if it does not (i) impair the Holder’s rights under the Securities or result in a suspension, stop order or similar action with respect to the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), (ii) result in the delisting or suspension of trading of the Shares on the OTC Bulletin Board or other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed for quotation or trading, and (iii) have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, taking into account, among other things, coverage available to the Company under its directors and officers liability insurance and other insurance policies in favor of the Company.

k. The Company shall have its Common Stock suspended or delisted from an exchange for a period in excess of five (5) trading days.

Then, or at any time thereafter, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by a majority in interest of the Holders of the Debentures (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of a majority in interest of the Holders and in the discretion of a majority in interest of the Holders, the Holder may at its option and discretion declare this Debenture, together with all accrued and unpaid interest (the “Acceleration Amount”), to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kinds, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a default under Section 10(a)(ii) arising from a Conversion at the option of the Holder under Section 2(a), the Acceleration Amount shall be 131% of the principal plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Acceleration Amount as so increased in the event of a default under Section 10(a)(ii) is reasonable and appropriate due to the inability to define the financial hardship that the Company’s default would impose on the Holders. A majority in interest of the Holders may immediately enforce any and all of the Holder's rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law.

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11. Nothing contained in this Debenture shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder the right to vote or to receive dividends or to consent or receive notice as a shareholder in respect of any meeting of shareholders or any rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the Company, unless and to the extent converted in accordance with the terms hereof.

12. This Debenture may be amended only by the written consent of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the principal amount of this Debenture shall automatically be reduced by any and all Conversion Amounts (to the extent that the same relate to principal hereof). In the absence of manifest error, the outstanding principal amount of the Debenture on the Company’s book and records shall be the correct amount.

13. No waivers or consents in regard to any provision of this Debenture may be given other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Holder.

[Signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Debenture to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.

EYE CARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By: _____________________________

Clark A. Marcus

President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Debenture)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $ ________________ of the principal amount of the above Debenture No. ___ into Shares of Class A Common Stock of EYE CARE INTERNATIONAL, INC. (the "Company") according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. After giving effect to the conversion requested hereby, the outstanding principal amount of such debenture is $ ____________________ subject to confirmation by the Company endorsed below.

Conversion Date*

Applicable Conversion Price

Signature

[Name]

Address:

* This original Debenture must be received by the Company or its Transfer Agent by the fifth business date following the Conversion Date.

The Company hereby confirms that $ ___________ in principal amount is outstanding under the above Debenture after giving effect to the conversion requested hereby.

EYE CARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By:_______________________________________

__________________________________________

(Print Name)

__________________________________________

(Title)

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EXHIBIT B

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

(CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES)

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of __________ _____, 2005 (this "Agreement"), is made by and between EYE CARE INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 1511 North Westshore Boulevard, Suite 925 (the “Company”), and each entity named on the signature page hereto as “Investors” (each, an “Investor”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of [_____________ ____, 2005] [SAME DATE AS THE FINAL CLOSING], between the Buyers listed therein and the Company (the "Securities Purchase Agreement"; terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Securities Purchase Agreement), the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Investors one or more debentures of the Company, in a minimum aggregate principal amount of $250,000 and a maximum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 (the "Debentures"); and

WHEREAS, the Debentures are convertible into shares of Common Stock (the "Conversion Shares"; which term, for purposes of this Agreement, shall be 300% of that number of shares of Common Stock into which the Debentures, including without limitation all shares of Common Stock issuable by the Company in lieu of accrued interest on conversion as contemplated by the Debentures) upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Debentures.

WHEREAS, to induce the Investors to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the "Securities Act"), with respect to the Conversion Shares;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investors hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

a. “Holders’ Representative” means the person appointed as the Holders’ Representative by the Investors pursuant to Section 10 hereof.

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b. "Investor" means an Investor and any permitted transferee or assignee who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 hereof and who holds Debentures or Registrable Securities.

c. "Potential Material Event" means any of the following: (i) the possession by the Company of material information not ripe for disclosure in a registration statement, which shall be evidenced by determinations in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company that disclosure of such information in the registration statement would be detrimental to the business and affairs of the Company; or (ii) any material engagement or activity by the Company which would, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, be adversely affected by disclosure in a registration statement at such time, which determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Board of Directors of the Company that the registration statement would be materially misleading absent the inclusion of such information.

d. "Register," "Registered," and "Registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or Statements in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous basis ("Rule 415"), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement by the SEC.

e. "Registrable Securities" means the Conversion Shares and, to the extent applicable, any other shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company or any successor to the Company that are issued upon exchange of the Conversion Shares.

f. "Registration Statement" means a registration statement of the Company under the Securities Act.

g. “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

2. Piggy-back Registration. From and after the date that is ninety (90) days after the date of this Agreement and until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, for so long as any of the Registrable Securities are outstanding and are not the subject of an effective registration statement, if the Company contemplates making an offering of Common Stock (or other equity securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) registered for sale under the Securities Act or proposes to file a Registration Statement covering any of its securities other than (i) a registration on Form S-8 or S-4, or any successor or similar forms; and (ii) a shelf registration under Rule 415 for the sole purpose of registering shares to be issued in connection with the acquisition of assets, the Company will to the extent permissible by law at each such time give prompt written notice to the Holders’ Representative and the Investors of its intention to do so and of the Investor’s rights under this Section 6. Upon the written request of any Investor made within thirty (30) days after the receipt of any such notice (which request shall specify the Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder and the intended method of disposition thereof), the Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of all Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by the Investors, to the extent requisite to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended methods of disposition) of the Registrable Securities by the Investors requesting registration, by inclusion of

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such Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement which covers the securities which the Company proposes to register; provided, that if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any Registrable Securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason either not to register or to delay registration of such Registrable Securities, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Holders’ Representative and the Investors requesting registration and, thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to register, the Company shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its obligation to pay the expenses of registration in connection therewith), and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay registering such Registrable Securities, shall be permitted to delay registering any Registrable Securities, for the same period as the delay in registering such other securities.

3. Obligations of the Company. In connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall do each of the following:

(a) To prepare promptly, and, within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (or as soon thereafter as the Company is legally permitted under the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC) (the “Required Filing Date”) file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to not less than the number of Registrable Securities provided in Section 2 above, and thereafter use its best reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to Registrable Securities to become effective as promptly as possible but in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date (the “Targeted Effective Date”) and keep the Registration Statement effective at all times during the period (the "Registration Period") continuing until the earliest of (i) the date that is three (3) years after the last day of the calendar month following the month in which the Registration Statement so filed is declared effective by the SEC, (ii) the date when the Investors may sell all Registrable Securities under Rule 144, or (iii) the date the Investors no longer own any of the Registrable Securities, which Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Pending Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the SEC prior to the Closing Date, then the Company may, at the Company's discretion, prior to the Required Filing Date, file a pre-effective amendment to the Pending Registration Statement to include therein the Investors as selling stockholders and their respective Registrable Securities as registered shares, and shall endeavor to have the Pending Registration Statement as so amended declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable but in any event prior to the Targeted Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the Targeted Effective Date, the Company may contact the Holders’ Representative to request a waiver or extension of the requirement that the Registration Statement be declared effective by the SEC by the Targeted Closing Date, in which case the Company shall provide, in writing, all information available to it as to the reasons why such a waiver or extension is appropriate or advisable, and the Holders’ Representative shall consider such request and, within three (3) business days of its receipt of the aforesaid information, advise the Company of its determination as to whether to grant such waiver or extension, which shall be in the Holders’ Representative’s absolute discretion;

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(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during the Registration Period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by the Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in the Registration Statement;

(c) The Company shall permit a single firm of legal counsel designated by the Holders’ Representative (the “Investors’ Counsel”) to review drafts of the Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto a reasonable period of time (but not less than three (3) business days) prior to their filing with the SEC, and not file any document in a form to which such Investors’ Counsel reasonably objects. If the Investors’ Counsel objects, the Company shall take under advisement such objections and shall endeavor to promptly make such revisions to the Registration Statement (or ancillary documents and/or SEC filings in connection therewith) as are necessary to satisfy the objections of the Investors’ Counsel;

(d) Notify the Holders’ Representative and the Investors’ Counsel, and any managing underwriters immediately (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than five (5) days prior to the contemplated date of such filing) and (if requested by any the Holders' Representative) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) business day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) whenever the SEC notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of Registration Statement; (C) whenever the Company receives (or a representative of the Company receives on its behalf) any oral or written comments from the SEC relating to a Registration Statement (copies or, in the case of oral comments, summaries of such comments shall be promptly furnished by the Company to the Investors); and (D) with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) if at any time the Company has actual knowledge that any of the representations or warranties of the Company contained in any agreement (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated hereby ceases to be true and correct in all material respects; (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; and (vi) of the occurrence of any event that to the best knowledge of the Company makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. In addition, if requested by the Holders' Representative, the

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Company shall furnish the Holders' Representative with copies of all intended written responses to the comments contemplated in clause (C) of this Section 3(d) not later than one (1) business day in advance of the filing of such responses with the SEC so that the Holders’ Representative and the Investors’ Counsel shall have the opportunity to comment thereon;

(e) Furnish to the Holders’ Representative and the Investors’ Counsel (i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received by the Company, one (1) copy of the Registration Statement, each preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement thereto, and (ii) if so requested by any Investor, such number of copies of a Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents, as such Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor;

(f) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware thereof, notify the Holders’ Representative of the happening of any event of which the Company has actual knowledge, as a result of which the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and use its best efforts promptly to prepare a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement or other appropriate filing with the SEC to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a number of copies of such supplement or amendment to the Holders' Representative and each Investor as such Investor may reasonably request;

(g) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware thereof, notify the Holders’ Representative of the issuance by the SEC of a Notice of Effectiveness or any notice of effectiveness or any stop order or other suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at the earliest possible time;

(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time or from time to time after the date of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, the Company notifies the Holders’ Representative in writing of the existence of a Potential Material Event, the Investors shall not offer or sell any Registrable Securities, or engage in any other transaction involving or relating to the Registrable Securities, from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a Potential Material Event until such Investor receives written notice from the Company that such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no longer constitutes a Potential Material Event; provided, however, that the Company may not so suspend the right to such Holders of Registrable Securities for more than two twenty (20) business day periods in the aggregate during any 12-month period ("Suspension Period") with at least a ten (10) business day interval between such periods, during the periods the Registration Statement is required to be in effect;

(i) Use its reasonable efforts to secure and maintain the designation of all the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement on the NASDAQ/National Market System or the "OTC Bulletin Board Market" or any successor thereto of the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System ("NASDAQ") within the meaning of Rule 11Aa2-1 of the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange

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Act"), and the quotation of the Registrable Securities on The NASDAQ National Market System; and further use its efforts to arrange for at least two market makers to register with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") as such with respect to such Registrable Securities;

(j) Provide a transfer agent and registrar, which may be a single entity, for the Registrable Securities not later than three (3) business days after the effective date of the Registration Statement;

(k) Cooperate with the Investors to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates for the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to the Registration Statement and enable such certificates for the Registrable Securities to be in such denominations or amounts as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably request, and, within five (5) business days after a Registration Statement which includes Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel selected by the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for the Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) an appropriate instruction and opinion of such counsel;

(l) Take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investor of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement;

(m) Not take, or omit to take, any actions that would preclude the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement or require the withdrawal of the Registration Statement.

4. Payments by the Company. Unless the Company's performance is waived in writing by the Holders' Representative:

(i) If the Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not filed with the SEC by the Required Filing Date, the Company will make payment to the Investors in such amounts and at such times as shall be determined pursuant to this Section 4.

(ii) If the Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the SEC by the Targeted Effective Date, the Company will make payment to the Investors in such amounts and at such times as shall be determined pursuant to this Section 4.

(iii) If the Company does not respond (by written substantive response addressing each comment, such response to be filed with the SEC) to comments issued by the SEC within five (5) business days of first receipt thereof by the Company or its counsel, then the Company will make payments to the Investors in such amounts and at such times as shall be determined pursuant to this Section 4.

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(iv) If any of the conditions set forth in Clauses (i) through (iii) are not satisfied as required thereby, then within three (3) days after the end of the time periods referenced in Clauses (i) and (ii) (the third such date being referred to as the “Set Date”), as the case may be, the Company shall immediately pay to the Investors without demand therefor a cash amount equal to 2% per month of the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures and, until such time as the actions required by Clause (i) or (ii), as the case may be, shall have been taken, the same amount shall accrue and become payable to the Investors within three days on the same day as the Set Date of each subsequent month until such Clauses shall have been complied with. In light of the difficulty of ascertaining the amount of damage that the Investors will suffer as a result of the Company’s failure to comply therewith, all amounts payable under this Section 4 shall be payable as liquidated damages, and not as a penalty. The Company shall keep the Registration Statement effective throughout the period during which the life of the Registrable Securities are issued and outstanding.

(v) The parties acknowledge that the damages which may be incurred by the Investors if the Registration Statement is not filed by the Required Filing Date or if the Registration Statement has not been declared effective as promptly as possible may be difficult to ascertain. The parties agree that the payments to be paid to the Investors under this Section 4 represent a reasonable estimate on the part of the parties, as of the date of this Agreement, of the amount of such damages, and shall be the exclusive remedy.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amounts payable by the Company pursuant to this Section 4 shall not be payable to the extent any delay in the effectiveness of the Registration Statement occurs because of an act of, or a failure to act or to act timely by the Investors or its counsel, or in the event all of the Registrable Securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or another available exemption under the Act.

5. Obligations of the Investors. In connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities, the Investors shall have the following obligations:

(a) It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least ten (10) business days prior to the first anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor of the information the Company requires from each such Investor (the "Requested Information") if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor's Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. If at least two (2) business days prior to the filing date the Company has not received the Requested Information from an Investor (a "Non-Responsive Investor"), then the Company may file the Registration Statement without including Registrable Securities of such Non-Responsive Investor;

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(b) Each Investor, by such Investor's acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor's election to exclude all of such Investor's Registrable Securities from the Registration Statement; and

(c) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(e) or 3(f), above, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(e) or 3(f) and, if so directed by the Company, such Investor shall deliver to the Company (at the expense of the Company) or destroy (and deliver to the Company a certificate of destruction) all copies in such Investor's possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.

(d) Each holder of Registrable Securities that sells Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration under this Agreement agrees that in connection with registration as follows:

(i) Such seller shall cooperate as reasonably requested by the Company with the Company in connection with the preparation of the registration statement, and for as long as the Company is obligated to file and keep effective the registration statement, shall provide to the Company, in writing, for use in the registration statement, all such information regarding such seller and its plan of distribution of the Registrable Securities as may reasonably be necessary to enable the Company to prepare the registration statement and prospectus covering the Registrable Securities, to maintain the currency and effectiveness thereof and otherwise to comply with all applicable requirements of law in connection therewith; and

(ii) During such time as such seller may be engaged in a distribution of the Registrable Securities, such seller shall comply with Rules 10b-6 and 10b-7 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act and pursuant thereto it shall, among other things; (x) not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with the securities of the Company in contravention of such rules; (y) distribute the Registrable Securities under the registration statement solely in the manner described in the registration statement; and (z) cease distribution of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement upon written notice from the Company that the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities contains any untrue statement of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

6. Expenses of Registration.

(a) All reasonable expenses (other than underwriting discounts and commissions of the Investors) incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, but including, without limitation, all registration, listing, and qualifications fees,

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printers, legal and accounting fees, the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and a fee for the Investors’ Counsel (as a group and not individually) not exceeding $50,000 for the Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities applicable to the Debentures shall be borne by the Company.

(b) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, entered into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Investors in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as disclosed in the Securities Purchase Agreement or the other documents entered into simultaneously therewith, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the written consent of the Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall not grant to any person the right to request the Company to register any securities of the Company under the Securities Act unless the rights so granted are subject in all respects to the prior rights in full of the Investors set forth herein, and are not otherwise in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

7. Indemnification. In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Holders’ Representative and each Investor who holds such Registrable Securities, the directors, managers and members, if any, of the Holders’ Representative or such Investor, the officers, if any, of the Holders’ Representative or such Investor, and each person, if any, who controls the Holders’ Representative or any Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an "Indemnified Person" or "Indemnified Party"), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (joint or several) incurred (collectively, "Claims") to which any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) relate to the Company and arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations in the Registration Statement, or any post-effective amendment thereof, or any prospectus included therein: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, "Violations"). Subject to clause (b) of this Section 6, the Company shall reimburse the Investors, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with

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investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a) shall not (I) apply to a Claim arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) hereof; (II) be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company; (III) apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; or (IV) apply to any violation or alleged violation by an Indemnified Person of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any state securities laws. Each Investor will indemnify the Company and its officers, directors and agents (each, an "Indemnified Person" or "Indemnified Party") against any claims arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company, by or on behalf of such Investor, expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, subject to such limitations and conditions as are applicable to the Indemnification provided by the Company to this Section 6. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.

(b) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be. In case any such action is brought against any Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, assume the defense thereof, subject to the provisions herein stated and after notice from the indemnifying party to such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 for any legal or other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation, unless the indemnifying party shall not pursue the action to its final conclusion. The Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such counsel shall not be at the expense of the indemnifying party if the indemnifying party has assumed the defense of the action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party

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under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as such expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred and is due and payable.

8. Contribution. To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that (a) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in Section 6; (b) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation; and (c) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.

9. Reports under Exchange Act. With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the Company agrees to:

a. make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act;

c. furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration; and

d. cause its counsel to deliver to its transfer agent such opinions of law as shall be required to remove restrictive legends on the shares to be sold.

10. Amendment of Registration Rights. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and Investors who hold a fifty (50%) percent interest of the Registrable Securities. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company.

11. Appointment and Indemnification of Holders’ Representative. Each of the Investors hereby appoints as the Holders’ Representative Divine Capital Markets, LLC to so act until such time as all Registrable Securities have become Registered and there shall be no

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Debentures issued and outstanding, or such time as a successor to the then-acting Holders’ Representative is appointed in writing signed by the Investors representing greater than 50% of the then-outstanding Debentures and Registrable Securities. The Holders’ Representative shall have full discretion and authority, without consultation with the Holders, to accept and give notices on behalf of the Holders, to communicate with the Holders at such times and in such manner as the Holders’ Representative in its discretion determines is appropriate and to grant extensions of deadlines or waive any payment obligations set forth in Sections 2 and 3 hereof. The Holders' Representative shall not have discretion or authority to exercise any investment discretion over the Debentures, including causing the conversion of any Debentures, absent a Holder's express written authority. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein or in the Securities Purchase Agreement or the Debentures, the Holders’ Representative shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Holders’ Representative have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Holder, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or the Securities Purchase Agreement or Debentures or otherwise exist against the Holders’ Representative. The Holders shall indemnify upon demand the Holders’ Representative (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Company and without limiting the obligation of the Company to do so under Section 6 hereof or under any other agreement or applicable law), pro rata, and hold harmless the Holders’ Representative from and against any and all against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (joint or several) incurred (collectively, "Holders’ Representative’s Claims") incurred by it; provided, however, that no Holder shall be liable for the payment to the Holders’ Representative of any portion of such Holders’ Representative’s Claims to the extent determined in a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the Holders’ Representative’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Holders shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section 10. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Holder shall reimburse the Holders’ Representative upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Holders’ Representative in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Debentures, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Holders’ Representative is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Company.

12. Miscellaneous.

a. A person or entity is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such person or entity owns of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more persons or entities with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.

b. Notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be given in the manner contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, (i) if to the Company or to the Investors, to their respective address contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, and

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(iii) if to any other Investor, at such address as such Investor shall have provided in writing to the Company, or at such other address as each such party furnishes by notice given in accordance with this Section 12(b).

c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

d. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York for contracts to be wholly performed in such state and without giving effect to the principles thereof regarding the conflict of laws. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the federal courts whose districts encompass any part of the City of New York or the state courts of the State of New York sitting in the City of New York in connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non coveniens, to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions. To the extent determined by such court, the Company shall reimburse the Buyer for any reasonable legal fees and disbursements incurred by the Buyer in enforcement of or protection of any of its rights under this Agreement.

e. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9 hereof, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

g. All pronouns and any variations thereof refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the context may require.

h. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning thereof.

i. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by telephone line facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.

j. The Company acknowledges that any failure by the Company to perform its obligations under Section 3(a) hereof, or any delay in such performance could result in loss to the Investors, and the Company agrees that, in addition to any other liability the Company may have by reason of such failure or delay, the Company shall be liable for all direct damages caused by any such failure or delay, unless the same is the result of force majeure. Neither party shall be liable for consequential damages.

k. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or

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undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

	COMPANY:
	EYE CARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
	By: _____________________________
	Name: Clark A. Marcus
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
	INVESTOR:
	Print Name of Investor
	By: ________________________________
	Print Name of Signatory: Title:

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EXHIBIT C

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March 9, 2005

TO THE BUYERS

NAMED ON SCHEDULE I

Re: Securities Purchase Agreement

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel for Eye Care International, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, in connection with the transactions under (i) the Securities Purchase Agreement, by and among each entity named therein as a “Buyer” (each, a “Buyer”) and the Company, dated as of ________, 2005 (the "Securities Purchase Agreement"), (ii) the Registration Rights Agreement, between the Investors and the Company, dated as of __________, 2005 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) and (iii) the Company’s Convertible Debenture due 2008 (the "Debentures," and, together with the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, the "Transaction Documents"). This opinion is furnished to you pursuant to Section 8 of the Securities Purchase Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein have the meanings defined for them in the Securities Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

For purposes of this opinion, we have examined and are relying upon the following:

the Securities Purchase Agreement;

the Registration Rights Agreement;

the Debentures.

Except as may be otherwise specifically noted in this opinion letter, the opinions expressed herein relate solely to the documents listed above, and not to any other documents, including any documents that are referred to in, incorporated by reference into, or listed as attachments, exhibits, or schedules to any of such documents.

In rendering the opinions set forth below, we have also examined and, as to corporate matters, are relying solely upon the following:

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The Certificate of Incorporation (the "Articles") and Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the Company, as amended to date;

Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, dated as of March 5, 2005 with respect to the Transaction Documents;

Certificates of legal existence and good standing dated __________ for the Company issued by the Delaware Secretary of State (the "Status Certificate");

A certificate dated ____________ as to the qualification and good standing of the Company as a foreign corporation issued by the Florida Secretary of State (the "Company Qualification Certificate(s)");

The Officer's Certificate dated March __, 2005 stating that the Transaction as contemplated by the Transaction Documents does not conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture, instrument or any "lock-up" or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company is a party; and

The Secretary's Certificate dated ___________ as to the Articles and Bylaws, and containing an incumbency certification as to the Company (the "Secretary's Certificate").

With your consent, we have assumed that certificates of public officials dated earlier than the date of this opinion remain accurate from such earlier date through and including the date of this letter. As to matters of fact, we have relied on the representations and warranties made by the parties in the Transaction Documents and on certificates of public officials and the Secretary's Certificate and Officer's Certificate. We have made no independent investigation of the accuracy or completeness of such matters of fact.

For purposes of this opinion letter, the term “to our knowledge” or a similar phrase means the conscious awareness of facts or other information, at the time of delivery of this opinion letter, by the lawyers in our firm who have given substantive attention to the preparation of, and transactions effected by, the Transaction Documents, and does not include constructive, implied, imputed, presumed, or assumed notice or knowledge of facts or information. Except to the extent expressly set forth herein, and with your permission, we have not undertaken any independent investigation (including without limitation review of any governmental records or court dockets) to determine the existence or absence of any facts or other information, and no inference as to our knowledge or the existence or absence of any such facts or other information should be drawn from the fact of our representation of the Company as special counsel.

In rendering the opinions herein, we have relied, without independent investigation, upon the following assumptions:

(A) Each party to the Transaction Documents (other than the Company) is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization;

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(B) Each party to the Transaction Documents (other than the Company) has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on its part and have been duly executed and duly delivered by it;

(C) The Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding obligation of each party thereto (other than the Company), enforceable against such party in accordance with their respective terms;

(D) Each natural person executing the Transaction Documents or any other document referred to herein is legally competent to do so;

(E) Each party to the Transaction Documents (other than the Company) has complied with all legal requirements pertaining to its status, as such status relates to its rights to enforce such documents against the Company (including, but not limited to, qualifying to do business, if required, in the relevant jurisdiction);

(F) Each document submitted to us for review is accurate and complete, each such document that is an original is authentic, each such document that is a copy or a draft conforms to an authentic original, and all signatures on each such document are genuine (other than those of officers of the Company on the Transaction Documents);

(G) There has not been any mutual mistake of fact or misunderstanding, fraud, duress, or undue influence;

(H) The Transaction Documents will be enforced in circumstances and in a manner in which it is commercially reasonable to do so and the conduct of the parties complies with any requirement of good faith and fair dealing;

(I) There are no agreements or understandings among the parties, written or oral, and there is no usage of trade or course of prior dealing among the parties that would, in either case, define, supplement or qualify the terms of the Transaction Documents;

(J) Each person who has taken any action relevant to any of our opinions in the capacity of director or officer was duly elected to that director or officer position and held that position when such action was taken;

(K) The constitutionality and validity of all relevant laws, regulations, and agency actions unless a reported case has otherwise held or widespread concern has been expressed by commentators as reflected in materials which lawyers routinely consult;

(L) All statutes, judicial and administrative decisions, and rules and regulations of governmental agencies constituting law are generally available (i.e. in terms of

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access and distribution following publication or other release) to lawyers practicing in the State of New York, and are in a format that makes legal research reasonably feasible;

(M) The Company is not subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act, or the Investment Company Act of 1940, each as amended to date; and

(N) The payment when due of any documentary stamp taxes and non-recurring intangible taxes required to be paid in connection with the execution, delivery, recording, or filing of the Transaction Documents.

Based on and subject to the foregoing and subject to the exceptions, qualifications, and limitations herein set forth, we express the following opinions:

1. The Company is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has the corporate power and authority to conduct its business and, based solely on the Company Qualification Certificate(s), the Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in the State of Florida.

2. The Company has the corporate power to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and to sell, issue and deliver the Debentures. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been authorized by all necessary corporate action. Each of the Transaction Documents has been executed and delivered by the Company, and each of the Transaction Documents constitutes valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

3. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, the sale, issuance and delivery of the Debentures, do not to our knowledge (i) result in a violation of the Articles or the By-Laws; (ii) based solely on the Officer's Certificate, conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture, instrument or any "lock-up" or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company is a party; or (iii) result in a violation of any federal or state law, rule or regulation that is to our knowledge applicable to the Company except for such violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

4. Subject to the accuracy of the Buyer's representations, that the Buyer is an accredited investor as defined under the Securities Act of 1933, the purchase and sale of the Debentures pursuant to the Transaction Documents is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof.

5. Upon conversion of the Debentures in accordance with the terms therein, the Common Stock to be issued thereunder will be authorized, issued and fully paid in non-assessable shares of the Company.

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6. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 120,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 80,000,000 shares are designated as Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), 20,000,000 shares are designated Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share and 20,000,000 shares are designated as Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof, assuming the conversion or exercise of certain currently outstanding common stock equivalents of the Company into underlying shares of Common Stock, 23,807,147 shares of Common Stock (excluding an additional approximately 2,676,344 shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of certain currently outstanding debentures and exercise of certain currently outstanding warrants), 5,302,802 shares of Class B Common Stock and 155 Series A Convertible Preferred Shares and 86 Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Shares of stock are issued and outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. The Company has sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock as may be necessary to effect the issuance of the Shares.

Based on and subject to the foregoing and subject to the exceptions, qualifications, and limitations herein set forth, we hereby confirm that to our knowledge, the Company is not a party to any pending actions, suits, proceedings or investigations which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Our opinions are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, including limitations imposed by judicial decisions relating thereto, and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, including without limitation concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith, and fair dealing, and including principles under which a court has discretion in granting specific performance or injunctive or other equitable relief.

Our opinions are also subject to the effect of rules of law that:

(A) limit or affect the enforcement of provisions of a contract that purport to waive, or to require waiver of, the obligations of good faith, fair dealing, diligence and reasonableness;

(B) provide that forum selection clauses with respect to courts in contracts are not necessarily binding on the court(s) in the forum selected;

(D) relate to the sale or disposition of collateral or the requirements of a commercially reasonable sale;

(E) limit the enforceability of provisions releasing, exculpating or exempting a party from, or requiring indemnification of a party for, liability for its own action or inaction, to the extent the action or inaction involves gross negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct, unlawful conduct, violation of law or public policy or litigation against another party determined adversely to such party;

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(F) may, if less than all of a contract is unenforceable, limit the enforceability of the remainder of the contract to circumstances in which the unenforceable portion is not an essential part of the agreed exchange;

(G) govern and afford judicial discretion regarding the determination of damages and entitlement to attorneys’ fees and other costs; and

(H) permit a party that has materially failed to render or offer performance required by the contract to cure that failure unless (i) permitting a cure would unreasonably hinder the aggrieved party from making substitute arrangements for performance, or (ii) it was important in the circumstances to the aggrieved party that performance occur by the date stated in the contract.

This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on (i) the General Corporation Law as in effect on the date hereof in the State of Delaware, and (ii) such internal law of the State of New York (but not including any statutes, ordinances, administrative decisions, rules or regulations of any political subdivision of the State of New York) and such Federal law that, in each case in our experience, is normally applicable to a transaction of the type contemplated by the Transaction Documents and to the parties thereto, without our having made any special investigation concerning any other law, rule or regulation.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, and in some cases in addition thereto, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, we express no opinion as to: (a) any Federal, state, or local law or regulation relating to (i) taxation, usury, choice-of-law provisions, antitrust or trade regulation, banking, securities, including the "blue sky" laws of any state, except as specifically set forth in opinion paragraph 4 hereof, or labor or employee rights and benefits laws, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; (ii) planning, zoning, historic preservation, condominiums, cooperatives, subdivisions, inland or wetland matters, air, water, or noise pollution, effluent waste disposal, hazardous substances, environmental contamination, fire, life safety, or building codes, occupational safety or health, or the Americans with Disabilities Act; or (iii) corrupt practices, including, without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; (b) laws, rules, or regulations of any county, municipality, or similar political subdivision or any agency or instrumentality thereof (c) the creation, perfection, constructive notice, or priority of any security interest, lien, or other encumbrance on any real or personal property; or (d) the applicability to the obligations of the Company (or the enforceability thereof) of Section 548 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any other provision of law relating to fraudulent transfers, conveyances and obligations.

Our advice on each legal issue addressed herein represents our opinion concerning how that issue would be resolved were it to be considered by the highest court of the jurisdiction upon whose law our opinion on that issue is based. The manner in which any particular issue would be treated in any actual court case would depend in part on facts and circumstances peculiar to the case, and our opinions are not a guaranty of an outcome of any legal dispute which may arise with regard to the Transaction Documents.

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This letter speaks as of the date hereof. We disclaim any obligation to provide you with any subsequent opinion or advice by reason of any future changes or events which may affect or alter any opinion rendered herein. Our opinion is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is to be implied or inferred beyond the matters stated herein.

This letter is being delivered to you and may be relied upon only by you in connection with the Transaction Documents. This letter may not be relied upon by, furnished to, referred to, quoted, in whole or part, by, or filed with, any other person, or used for any other purpose, without our prior written consent.

Very truly yours,

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

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SCHEDULE I TO COMPANY COUNSEL LEGAL OPINION

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