SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                             FORM 8-K

                          CURRENT REPORT

                PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
               THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

  DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)  MAY 17, 2000

                        VISTA EYECARE, INC.
      (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                 Commission File No:   0-20001
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             GEORGIA                       58-1910859
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     (State or other jurisdiction       (I.R.S. Employer
          of incorporation)              Identification
                                              Number)

                        296 Grayson Highway
                  Lawrenceville, Georgia  30045
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             (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                          (770)-822-3600
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       (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

                          Not applicable
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  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

ITEM 5. On May 18, 2000, the Registrant issued a Press Release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. VISTA EYECARE, INC. ----------------------------------- (Registrant) BY: /s/ Angus C. Morrison Angus C. Morrison Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Dated: May 18, 2000


CONTACTS:
Angus Morrison
SVP, Chief Financial Officer
770-822-4285
www.vistaeyecare.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 18, 2000

               VISTA EYECARE BEGINS TRADING ON OTC BULLETIN BOARD

     LAWRENCEVILLE,  Georgia  --  Vista  Eyecare,  Inc.  (OTCBB:  VSTAQ),  today
announced  that its shares of common  stock have been  delisted  from the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market and that its common stock is now trading on the Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board under the symbol VSTAQ.

Vista Eyecare, Inc. is one of the nation's largest retail optical companies. The
Company's  retail  operations  offer a full  line  of  optical  goods  including
spectacles,  contact lenses,  prescription and non-prescription sunglasses and a
full line of optical accessories. In addition,  independent Doctors of Optometry
are available adjacent to most store locations. The Company filed for protection
under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy laws on April 5, 2000.

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