1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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) October 20, 1995 ------------------------ SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY, INC. ------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) MASSACHUSETTS 0-16937 04-2897945 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 21 HICKORY DRIVE WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 02154 --------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (617) 890-1234 -------------- 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On October 20, 1995, the Company received Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval to commercially market and sell the Company's excimer laser for Photorefractive Keratectomy ("PRK") for laser correction of nearsightedness. The approval covers the use of the Company's excimer laser to perform PRK for laser correction of nearsightedness from -1.5 to -7 diopters using a six millimeter ablation zone. The Company is the first and only company in the ophthalmic excimer laser field to receive FDA approval to commercially market and sell excimer laser systems in the U.S. for treating nearsightedness. 3 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 hereunto duly authorized. SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY, INC. BY:/s/ David F. Muller ------------------------------------ David F. Muller, President DATE: October 23, 1995