  The parallaxes determined by Lacy (1979) by means of eclipsing binaries
method are compared with the Hipparcos parallaxes for 19 systems. The residual
scatter of the distance moduli inferred from eclipsing binaries method - after
allowing for known errors as given by Lacy and Hipparcos - is equal to 0.18
mag. It decreases to 0.08 mag when obviously not fitting semi-detached systems
and systems with chromospheric activity of components are removed from the
sample.
