SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

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

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        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 12, 2003



                          OPTICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     Delaware                     1-15223                       76-0453392
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 (State or Other               (Commission                    (IRS Employer
 Jurisdiction of               File Number)                Identification No.)
  Incorporation)



                87 Grandview Avenue, Waterbury, Connecticut 06708
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 596-2236





ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)      Exhibits.

         99.1     The Registrant's Press Release dated August 12, 2003.

              This press release is being furnished pursuant to Item 12 of this
              Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for
              purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
              "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
              Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any
              filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.


ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On August 12, 2003, the Registrant issued a press release to report its
financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. A copy of the press
release is furnished pursuant to this Item 12 as Exhibit 99.1 to this current
report on Form 8-K.












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                                   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.


                                      OPTICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
                                      (Registrant)



Date: August 12, 2003                 /s/ William A. Blaskiewicz
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                                      Name:  William A. Blaskiewicz
                                      Title: Vice President and Chief Financial
                                               Officer





















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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number                   Description
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99.1                     The Registrant's Press Release dated August 12, 2003.

























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