Alcon Laboratories and Kyle Petty Win the Race in Comfort

NASCAR Celebrity Makes Switch to Contacts with Help from Alcon

OPTI-FREE(R) EXPRESS(R) Lasting Comfort NO RUB(TM) Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 24 -- Alcon Laboratories is helping NASCAR racing star Kyle Petty see his way to victory.

Petty, who recently made the big switch from eyeglasses to contacts, has chosen Alcon OPTI-FREE(R) EXPRESS(R) Lasting Comfort NO RUB(TM) Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution as his formula of choice. Kyle, who can be seen in public and at NASCAR events wearing contact lenses, decided to go back to contacts after years of wearing glasses.

Alcon's OPTI-FREE(R) EXPRESS(R) MPDS allows Kyle to wear his contacts without the worry of dryness and discomfort throughout the day.

"We are very excited that Alcon has played a key role in Kyle's recent switch from glasses to contacts," said Dr. Ralph Stone, Alcon's vice president, consumer products R&D. "Alcon's OPTI-FREE(R) EXPRESS(R) MPDS is specially formulated for lasting comfort all day."

"The freedom my contacts have given me is great," Petty said. "With Alcon's OPTI-FREE(R) EXPRESS(R) MPDS, my eyes are more comfortable even at the end of the day."

Kyle Petty first climbed behind the wheel of a stock car in 1979 and became the first third-generation driver in the sport. He drives the #45 Dodge and is the chief executive officer of Petty Enterprises. Known not only for racing, Petty is also deeply involved in several charitable works including the Charity Ride Across America he founded in 1995 to benefit children's charities across the nation.

Alcon, Inc. is the world's leading eye care company. Alcon, which has been dedicated to the ophthalmic industry for more than 50 years, develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, surgical equipment and devices, contact lens solutions and other vision care products that treat diseases, disorders and other conditions of the eye.