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                         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):  June 6, 2001
                                  _______________
                                  KeraVision, Inc.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                  _______________
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  Delaware                                   000-26316                     45-1570294
  (State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission File Number)         (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                                     Identification Number)
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                                48630 Milmont Drive
  
                            Fremont, California  94538
                                  (510) 353-3000
    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
                           principal executive offices)
                                  _______________
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  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
           On June 6, 2001, KeraVision, Inc., in chapter 11 case No. 01-41564-
  T11, filed a monthly operating report for the month of April 2001 with the
  United States Bankruptcy Court, Oakland division.
  
           The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to
  the Registrant's April Monthly Report, a copy of which is attached hereto as
  Exhibit 99.1.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
  
     (c)   Exhibits.
  
           99.1  Chapter 11 Monthly Operating Report for April 2001 filed by
                 KeraVision, Inc., in chapter 11 case No. 01-41564-T11, filed
                 with the United States Bankruptcy Court, Oakland division, on
                 June 6, 2001.
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                                     SIGNATURE
  
            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 in the City of Fremont, State of
  California, on this 7th day of June, 2001.
  
                                      KeraVision, Inc.
  
  
  
                                      By:  /s/ Christopher James
                                         -----------------------------
                                      Name:  Christopher James
                                      Title: Vice President of Finance
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text: 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):  June 6, 2001
                                  _______________
                                  KeraVision, Inc.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                  _______________
  Delaware                                   000-26316                     45-1570294
  (State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission File Number)         (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                                     Identification Number)
  48630 Milmont Drive
  
                            Fremont, California  94538
                                  (510) 353-3000
    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
                           principal executive offices)
                                  _______________
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
           On June 6, 2001, KeraVision, Inc., in chapter 11 case No. 01-41564-
  T11, filed a monthly operating report for the month of April 2001 with the
  United States Bankruptcy Court, Oakland division.
  
           The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to
  the Registrant's April Monthly Report, a copy of which is attached hereto as
  Exhibit 99.1.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
  
     (c)   Exhibits.
  
           99.1  Chapter 11 Monthly Operating Report for April 2001 filed by
                 KeraVision, Inc., in chapter 11 case No. 01-41564-T11, filed
                 with the United States Bankruptcy Court, Oakland division, on
                 June 6, 2001.
  SIGNATURE
  
            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 in the City of Fremont, State of
  California, on this 7th day of June, 2001.
  
                                      KeraVision, Inc.
  
                                      By:  /s/ Christopher James
                                         -----------------------------
                                      Name:  Christopher James
                                      Title: Vice President of Finance