Unilens Vision Inc. (OTCBB: UVIC) (OTCQB: UVIC) (TSX-V: UVI), which develops, licenses, manufactures, distributes and markets specialty contact lenses, today reported its operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

For the three months ended June 30, 2011, total revenue including royalty income was virtually unchanged from the prior-year's fourth quarter at approximately $2.3 million. Sales of the Company's specialty contact lenses increased 2.0% to $1,614,809 in the fourth quarter of FY2011, versus $1,583,579 in the fourth quarter of FY2010. The sales increase was primarily attributable to an improvement of 20.6% in sales of the Company's custom soft lenses when compared with the fourth quarter of FY2010. The Company is benefiting from the continued conversion of its C-Vue Advanced Toric Multifocal free trial lenses into revenue-generating boxes of monthly replacement lenses, and from demand for its new C-VUE Advanced® HydraVUE™ line of silicone hydrogel custom contact lenses for monthly replacement that was launched in January 2011. Royalty income decreased 3.9% to $694,622 in the most recent quarter, compared with $723,080 in the quarter ended June 30, 2010.

Pretax income increased 26.4% to $781,979 in the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared with $618,537 in the prior-year period. The Company reported net income of $512,896 for the fourth quarter of FY2011, which represented an improvement of 45.1% when compared with net income of $353,432 in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Diluted earnings per share increased 46.7% to $0.22 in the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared with diluted earnings per share of $0.15 in the final three months of FY2010. Diluted per-share earnings were calculated on 2,369,354 weighted average diluted common shares outstanding in the fourth quarters of both FY2011 and FY2010.

For the twelve months ended June 30, 2011, total revenue including royalty income declined 4.5% to approximately $8.8 million, compared with approximately $9.2 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. Sales of the Company's specialty contact lenses declined 2.3% to approximately $6.1 million in FY2011, versus approximately $6.2 million in FY2010. Royalty income decreased 9.2% to approximately $2.7 million in the most recent fiscal year, compared with approximately $3.0 million in the year ended June 30, 2010.

Sales of the Company's custom soft lenses increased 20.2% during FY2011 when compared with the previous fiscal year, reflecting higher sales of the C-Vue Advanced Toric Multifocal and the January 2011 launch of the Company's new C-Vue Advanced® Hydra VUE™ line of silicone hydrogel custom contact lenses. Sales in the Company's disposable lens category decreased 6.9%, as demand for C-Vue disposable multifocal lenses was affected by soft economic conditions in the U.S. and increased competition from competitors' new product offerings and related rebate programs. The replacement and other lens category experienced a 7.2% decline in sales due to economic conditions and the expected decline in product lines that are ending or near the end of their life cycle. Sales in the gas permeable lens category decreased by 8.3% due to the continued overall decline in gas permeable fits in the contact lens industry.

Gross profit margins improved to 44.1% of sales in FY2011, versus 42.0% in the previous fiscal year, due primarily to a one-time price correction covering mostly current and some prior-year purchases from one of the Company's vendors. This was partially offset by lower sales and sales mix changes.

Pretax income decreased 11.0% to $2,237,979 in the most recent fiscal year, compared with $2,513,897 in FY2010. The decline in pretax income was primarily attributable to lower royalty income and higher interest expense, partially offset by modest declines in administrative and "other" expenses.

The Company reported net income of $1,491,774 for the year ended June 30, 2011, which represented a 3.7% decrease when compared with net income of $1,548,397 in the previous fiscal year. The Company's diluted earnings per share (excluding special items) increased 47% to a record $0.63 in FY2011, versus diluted earnings per share of $0.43 in FY2010. Diluted per-share earnings were calculated on 2,369,354 common shares in FY2011, compared with 3,592,043 diluted shares in the prior fiscal year. The 34% decrease in weighted average diluted shares outstanding resulted from the Company's repurchase of a large block of common stock from its previously largest shareholder on January 20, 2010.

"We are very encouraged with the growing success of our custom soft lens product lines, as independent eye care professionals and consumers become aware of the advantages that custom contact lenses provide relative to off-the-shelf disposable products," noted Michael Pecora, Chief Executive Officer of Unilens Vision Inc. "Custom lens sales increased over 20% during the fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2011 primarily due to sales of our new C-VUE Advanced® HydraVUE™ line of completely customizable silicone hydrogel contact lenses for monthly replacement that was introduced in January 2011."

"As the American population continues to age and the 'baby-boom' generation enters its retirement years, we believe custom soft lenses that address the challenges of presbyopia will become increasingly popular, and our research and development activities are directed towards the development of additional products and licensing arrangements that can address this large market opportunity," continued Pecora. "While the royalties we receive from Bausch & Lomb, which licenses our patented technology for certain of its disposable multifocal contact lenses, declined over 9% during the fiscal year due to a soft economy and the impact of competitors' rebates and other aggressive marketing strategies upon B&L's disposable lens sales, we are pleased to report that such royalties were down less than 4% in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2011."

"Financially, we are well-positioned to take advantage of future new growth initiatives. By amending our term loan facility, entering into a new capital equipment credit agreement, and reducing our quarterly cash dividend in the second half of FY2011, we increased the portion of our operating cash flows that can be devoted to the purchase of manufacturing equipment in order to increase our production capacity. Prior to March 2011, Unilens provided investors a high cash dividend yield, but most of our operating cash flows were applied to debt service and the payment of dividends, thereby limiting our ability to pursue new strategic growth opportunities. Today, we believe the Company is positioned for long-term growth, while still providing investors with an above-average annualized cash dividend yield of approximately 6.1%, based upon our closing stock price on September 26, 2011. We believe our improved financial flexibility will allow management to take actions that should more effectively enhance shareholder value in coming years," concluded Pecora.

The Company recently declared its 20th consecutive quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.045 per share of common stock outstanding. The amount and frequency of future dividends will depend upon earnings, cash flow, and other aspects of the Company's business as determined and declared by the Board of Directors.

About Unilens Vision Inc. - "The Independent Eye Care Professionals' Contact Lens Company"

Established in 1989, Unilens Vision Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Unilens Corp., USA, located in Largo, Florida and its wholly owned subsidiary Unilens Vision Sciences Inc. develops, licenses, manufactures, distributes and markets contact lenses primarily under the C-Vue® brand directly to Independent Eye Care Professionals. Additional information on the Company may be accessed on the Internet at www.unilens.com. The Company's common stock is listed on the OTC Markets Group (OTCQB) under the symbol "UVIC" and on the Canadian TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "UVI".

The information contained in this news release, other than historical information, consists of forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such statements. For a discussion of certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company's most recent filings with the SEC and the TSX Venture Exchange. The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


                            UNILENS VISION INC.
               FOURTH QUARTER AND TWELVE MONTHS - FISCAL 2011
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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(All figures in
 U.S. Dollars)
RESULTS OF
 OPERATIONS
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                  Three Months   Three Months  Twelve Months  Twelve Months
                     Ended          Ended          Ended          Ended
                 June 30, 2011  June 30, 2010  June 30, 2011  June 30, 2010
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  Revenues:
  Sales          $   1,614,809  $   1,583,579  $   6,077,032  $   6,217,245
  Royalty income       694,622        723,080      2,702,324      2,976,945
                 -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
  Total revenues     2,309,431      2,306,659      8,779,356      9,194,190
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  Operating
   costs and
   expenses:
  Cost of sales        692,617        891,439      3,397,073      3,608,608
  Expenses             754,462        692,031      2,843,220      2,896,093
                 -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
  Total
   operating
   costs and
   expenses          1,447,079      1,583,470      6,240,293      6,504,701
                 -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
  Income from
   operations          862,352        723,189      2,539,063      2,689,489
                 -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
  Other non-
   operating
   items:
  Other expense         (8,025)       (32,715)       (20,314)       (47,951)
  Remeasurement
   loss                      -            (45)             -         (1,620)
  Interest
   expense             (72,348)       (71,892)      (280,770)      (126,021)
                 -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
  Total other
   non-operating
   items               (80,373)      (104,652)      (301,084)      (175,592)
                 -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
  Income before
   income tax
   expense             781,979        618,537      2,237,979      2,513,897
  Income tax
   expense             269,083        265,105        746,205        965,500
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  Net income for
   the period    $     512,896  $     353,432  $   1,491,774  $   1,548,397
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  Net income per
   common share:
    Basic        $        0.22  $        0.15  $        0.63  $        0.43
    Diluted      $        0.22  $        0.15  $        0.63  $        0.43
  Weighted
   average
   shares
   outstanding       2,369,354      2,369,354      2,369,354      3,592,043
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CASH FLOWS
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  Provided
   (used) by:
    Operating
     activities                                $   1,506,743  $   2,635,975
    Investing
     activities                                     (157,587)       468,420
    Financing
     activities                                   (1,828,336)    (3,200,861)
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  Decrease in
   cash                                        $    (479,180) $     (96,466)
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BALANCE SHEET                                  June 30, 2011  June 30, 2010
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  Cash and cash
   equivalents                                 $     601,360  $   1,080,540
  Total assets                                     4,407,261      4,467,338
  Current
   liabilities                                     1,994,933      2,419,616
  Total
   liabilities                                     6,043,215      6,819,513
  Stockholders'
   (deficit)
   equity                                      $  (1,635,954) $  (2,352,175)
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For more information, please contact: Leonard F. Barker CFO Unilens Vision Inc. (727) 544-2531 len.barker@unilens.com or RJ Falkner & Company, Inc. Investor Relations Counsel (800) 377-9893 info@rjfalkner.com

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