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Top Labs Profiles
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Balester Optical
Founded: 1934
HQ./Main Lab Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 89
Key Executives: Heather Balester, Dale Parmenteri, Fred P. Balester
Owners: Heather Balester, Dale Parmenteri, Susan Balester Dennis, Fred P. Balester, Patrick Balester, Jacqueline Pekar, Valerie Balester, William Balester, Dorothy Holdle, Marc Balester, Mark Pekar
Trade Names: Balester Optical Co.
Key Markets: Eastern U.S.
2011 Est. Net Sales: $14.3 million
Rx Sales: $13.7 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 885
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 54%
Comments: In-house AR brands: Crizal, Crizal Alize, Crizal Avance with Scotchgard, Zeiss Super ET Plus, Carat Advantage and Essilor’s House Ez. In-house digital brands: Varilux Physio Enhanced, Comfort Enhanced, Definity and Defnity Short, Essilor Ideal, Balester Advanced, Balester Ultimate, Accolade Freedom, Shamir Autograph II, Spectrum and Element, all Varilux 360 and Eyecode products. Lens brands: Varilux, Definity, Transitions, Kodak, Sunsensors, Hoya, Shamir, Zeiss, Seiko, Pentax, NuPolar, Xperio, Coppertone, iRx, EOS, Sun Rx, Phoenix, Trilogy, Instashades, Life Rx, AO Compact Ultra, Pixel Optics and Balester digital Pals and SV. Frame brands: Stetson, Sophia Loren, Randy Jackson, Via Spiga, Bulova, BUM, Just-Match-It, Bratz, Nickelodeon, Austin Reed, Manish Arora, Mayhem. Other Products: Smart Mirror, Smart Centration, i-Terminal and VisiOffice Value, Kid’s & Drilled Rimless Packages, 2nd Pair Program, Eyenovate Polarized Clip System, Balester Direct Rx Program, ABO/NYSSO Certified Education, VSP, VBA, IDOC, Vision Source, On-line ordering-VisionWeb, Eyefinity,E-Dr.com, Remote Tracing, 24 hour On-line order status, Essilor Edge, Practice Plus Program, Shamir and Zeiss Rewards.
www.balester.com
Brothers’ Optical Laboratory
Founded: 1973
HQ./Main Lab Location: Orange, Calif.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 59
Key Executives: Carlo Ragazzo, Tony Esposito
Owners: Joseph M. Ragazzo, John Ragazzo
Trade Names: none
Key Markets: Calif., Ariz., Las Vegas, Oregon, Hawaii
2011 Est. Net Sales: $10.5 million
Rx Sales: $10.5 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 500
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 25%
Comments: Well-established, full-service lab
www.brothersoptical.com
CSC Laboratories
Founded: 1967
HQ./Main Lab Location: Watsonville, Calif.
No. of Locations: 2
No. of Employees: 175
Key Executives: Dong K. Kim, group president/CEO; Bu Kim, senior VP, manufacturing; Paul Yoon, VP, operations; Greg Kohmescher, CFO; Robert C. Kim, legal counsel; Mike Kim, GM, Microcoating Laboratory; Jim Serruys, GM, Ocular Laboratories
Owners: Kim Family
Trade Names: CSC Laboratories, (Watsonville, Calif.); Microcoating Laboratory (Watsonville, Calif.); Ocular Laboratories (San Jose, Calif.); Boutique Design
Key Markets: U.S., Central and South America, Caribbean
2011 Est. Net Sales: $34.5 million
Rx Sales: $32.8 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,860
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 30%
Comments: Complete lab services; authorized manufacturer of Crizal/Crizal Alizé; Teflon, PureCoat, Zeiss Carat AR coatings. Authorized manufacturer of Shamir Autograph freeform; Varilux 360 Enhanced, Definity & DRX. Exclusive manufacturer of Intellect Free-Form Solution. VSP Contract Lab; Offers Rx Express Unlimited frame and lens program. Offers complete range of stock lenses. Frame product line consists of 250 upper-middle to high-end fashion styles under CSC’s own trade names, plus a new Exotic Wood Collection manufactured in Europe.
www.csclabs.com
Carl Zeiss Vision Laboratories
Founded: 2000
HQ.: San Diego, Calif.
No. of Locations: 18
No. of Employees: 1,125
Key Executives: Joe Donahoe, Claude Labeeuw, Tonya Ray, Dave Jochims, Steve Ballenger
Owner: Carl Zeiss Vision
Trade Names: Carl Zeiss Vision—B&W, Carl Zeiss Vision—Cumberland, Carl Zeiss Vision—Florida, Carl Zeiss Vision—Great Lakes, Carl Zeiss Vision—Kansas City, Carl Zeiss Vision— Siouxland, Carl Zeiss Vision—Kentucky, Carl Zeiss Vision—Southwest, Carl Zeiss Vision—Northeast, Carl Zeiss Vision—North Central, Carl Zeiss Vision—Northwest, Carl Zeiss Vision—Southeastern, Carl Zeiss Vision—California, Carl Zeiss Vision—Texas, Carl Zeiss Vision—Virginia, Carl Zeiss Vision—Georgia, Carl Zeiss Vision—Iowa.
Key Markets: Nationwide
2011 Est. Net Sales: $154 million
Rx Sales: $146 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 10,500
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 25%
Comments: Network of full-service laboratories. Proprietary products include Teflon Clear Coat lenses, Zeiss, SOLA, AO. VSP contract lab.
www.vision.zeiss.com
Cherry Optical
Founded: 1999
HQ./Main Lab Location: Green Bay, Wis.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 30
Key Executives: Adam Cherry, Lynn Cherry, Joe Cherry
Owners: Adam Cherry, Lynn Cherry, Joe Cherry
Trade Names: Lenstock.Com, What’s New University, TDZ Scratch Coating, Indepedence, Indepedence HD, HD SV.
Key Markets: North America
2011 Est. Net Sales: $7.5 million
Rx Sales: $7.1 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 275
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 18%
Comments: Specializes in free-form progressive and digital optics. Proprietary products include Varilux, Crizal, Hoya Phoenix, Hoya progressives, Hoya Super High Vision. Offers “What’s New University” and other educational programs; safety Rx programs.
Classic Optical
Founded: 1970
HQ./Main Lab Location: Youngstown, Ohio
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 100
Key Executives: Dawn Friedkin, Chief Operating Officer; Rodney Remsey, Director, Lab Operations; Steve Mermer, Director, Information Technology; Amy Barnes, Manager, Administration & Human Resources; Mary Anne O’Toole, Manager, Sales & Customer Service; Mary Womble, Sales & Contracting
Owner: Friedkin family
Trade Names: Classic Optical Lab
Key Markets: national
2011 Est. Net Sales: $15 million
Rx Sales: $15 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 2,300
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 3%
Comments: Specializes in volume contracts to managed vision care organizations, governmental agencies and correctional institutions as well as direct to more than 3,000 eyecare providers nationally. Offers full menu of proprietary free-form lenses including variable and fixed progressive designs; office/task and single vision.
www.classicoptical.com
Diversified Ophthalmics Laboratory Group
Founded: 1977
HQ./Main Lab Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
No. of Locations: 11
No. of Employees: 95
Key Executives: Ronald Cooke, president/CEO; Ronald Cooke, Jr., COO
Owner: Closely held corporation
Trade names: DLAB, DO Southeast, DO Washington, OptiSource, PureSite, Salt Lake Optical, Summit Optical, TriOptics
Key Markets: Ga. Idaho, Ind., Ky., La., Mich., Mont., N.C., Pa., Ohio, S.C., Tenn., Texas, Utah, Wash., Wis., W.Va.
2011 Est. Net sales: $28.5 million
Rx Sales: $13.4 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,020
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 22%
Comments: Full service labs with ophthalmic lens and RGP manufacturing capabilities. 2005 Transitions “Lab of the Year”. Transitions Platinum Elite Laboratory. Authorized Varilux distributor. VSP contract lab. Signet Armorlite partner lab. Operates on-site AR coating facility producing branded AR lenses such as PureSite Preference Platinum. Offers free-form digital surfacing. Offers eyeglass and contact lens packages and Perfect View frame-and-lens value packages; Practice Maximus optometric practice management software; certified continuing education seminars and staff training. Markets PureSite brand of stock lenses. On-line and electronic ordering. Remote frame tracing. Services and programs include Frames Travel Programs, Transitions Day at the Races, RIP, Perfect View, DBAN, Eye to the Sky. Member of the OLA and AR Council. 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 OLA Top Ten Web Site of the Year. 2009 Top Web Site.
www.divopt.com
Essilor
Founded: 1996
HQ./Main Lab Location: Dallas, Texas
No. of Locations: 137
No. of Employees: 6,275
Key Executives: Real Goulet-president, Mike Nathe-senior VP ELOA, Rick Long- senior VP Partner Labs, Brad Staley-VP operations and technologies, Greg DiPasquale – VP strategic accounts
Owner: Essilor International
Trade Names: 21st Century Optical, Abba Contact Lens, AccuRX Inc., ACO, Advance Optical, Apex, Aspen Optical, Barnett & Ramel, Bartley Optical, Beitler-McKee Optical, Bell Optical Labs, Bristow Optical, Collard Rose Optical, Crown Optical, Custom Eyes, Custom Optical, Dash Lab, DBL Labs, Deschutes Optical, Duffens Optical, Dunlaw Optical, East Coast Ophthalmic, Elite Optical, ELOA New Jersey, Empire Optical, Epic Labs, Eyecare Express, Focus Optical, Future Optical FL, Future Optical TN, GK Optical, Gold Optical, Gulf States Optical, Heard Optical, Hi-Tech, Homer Optical, Jorgenson Optical, Interstate Optical, Kosh Ophthalmic, Meridian Optical, McLeod Optical, MGM Optical, Midland Optical, Milroy, NEA Optical, New City Optical, Omega Optical, Omni Optical Lab, Optical One, Inc, Optical Suppliers Inc., Optical Supply, Opti-Craft, Optimatrix, Optogenics of Syracuse, Ozarks Optical, Pech Optical, Perferx Optical, Peninsula Optical, Personal Eyes Optical, Precision Optical Company, Precision Optics, Premier Optics, Reliable Optics, S&G Optical, Select Optical, Southern Optical, Southern Optical, Southwest Lens, Spectrum Optical, Sunstar Optical, Sutherlin Optical, Top Network, Tri-Supreme, Truckee Meadows, Twin City Optical, Vision Craft Inc, Vision Pointe, Winchester, WOS Optical
Key Markets: Local and National
2011 Est. Net Sales: $1.1 billion
Rx Sales: $995.1 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 69,900
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 37%
Comments: Nationwide network of full-service labs. Proprietary products include LiteStyle/Ultra LiteStyle Lenses, Crizal AR Coatings, Sharpview. Programs include Education Series and Need Based Solutions.
www.eloa.com
Expert Optics
Founded: 1979
HQ./Main Lab Location: Shorewood, Ill.
No. of Locations: 2
No. of Employees: 90
Key Executives: Greg Ruden, president; Don Ruden, CEO; Bob Pommier, director of lab operations; Mike Bradley, director of sales / Bob Hughbanks, Director Of Education
Owner: Greg Ruden
Trade names: none
Key Markets: National
2011 Est. Net Sales: $19.2 million
Rx Sales: $18.2 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 920
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 20%
Comments: Offers advanced lens processing technology, including an specialized production facility to manufacture free-form progressives including the Shamir Autograph, AO Easy HD, Compact Ultra HD, Sola HDV, Sola One HD, Zeiss Individual, Essential, Elite, Extreme & other designs from leading lens companies. Distributor of Kodak, Shamir, Varilux and Zeiss progressive lenses. Signet Armorlite Partner Lab, Carl Zeiss Vision Premier Lab and member of Global Optics. Teflon Clear Coat, Crizal and Kodak Clear coating facility in-house; also producers of Zeiss foundation XT, Carat and Carat Advantage lens treatments, Chemistrie Magnetic Clip, Oasis Tears and Enhancer Lens Treatment. Hosts annual Optical Preview Day. Offers Lenstock web-based lens ordering and inventory management system. Distributor Sales Department inventories over 50 frame lines with a multitude of frame and lens package programs. Authorized lens processor of emPower electronic eyewear by Pixel Optics and Carrera X-cede polarized NXT by Safilo. Exclusive distributor and processor of VedaloHD sunwear featuring the HDL-3C lens technology.
www.expertoptics.net
Eye-Kraft Optical
Founded: 1954
HQ./Main Lab Location: Saint Cloud, Minn.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 48
Key Executives: Floyd Lehne, president; Lawrence Lahr, VP; Michael Moeller, treasurer
Owner: Patricia Negaard
Trade Names: Eye-Lite, Eye-Lite Poly, Sun-Lite
Key Markets: National
2011 Est. Net Sales: $5.8 million
Rx Sales: $4.8 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 573
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 4%
Comments: Full service, VBA-approved lab. Provides free point-of-purchase brochures and counter displays. Offers lens and frame package including 130 frame styles with various lens types. Affiliated with ophthalmic buying groups including The Alliance/Buyers Edge, America’s Doctors of Optometry, Association of Eye Care, Centers/Pearlman Buying Group, Block Vision Buying Group, C&E Vision Services, Hayes Marketing, Newton Professional Purchasing, Ophthalmic Education Institute, Wisconsin Vision Associates.
www.eyekraft.com
FEA Industries
Founded: 1984
HQ./Main Lab Location: Morton, Pa.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 65
Key Executives: William H. Heffner, III, CEO; William H. Heffner, IV, advanced technology; Chrystal Colflesh, general manager
Owner: Willliam H. Heffner, III
Trade Names: Independence Eagle
Key Markets: national
2011 Est. Net Sales: $12.8 million
Rx Sales: $12.0 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,623
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 85%
Comments: Full-service lab offering in-house AR and dip coating. Offers stock lenses, stock frames and safety frames. Website includes ordering, tracking reports, invoices. Offers Kodak CleAR. Carries most major lens brands. Proprietary products include Independence AR and Eagle free-form progressives.
www.feaind.com
Hirsch Optical
Founded: 1978
HQ./Main Lab Location: Farmingdale, N.Y.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 50
Key Executives: Roz Rothstein, president; Kenneth Mittel, senior VP; Michael Rothstein, CEO/VP; Richard Salberg, director of sales; Vicki Masliah, director of professional education
Owners: Roz Rothstein, Ken Mittel, Michael Rothstein
Trade Names: CHAD and Super CHAD
Key Markets: N.Y., N.J., Pa., Conn.
2011 Est. Net Sales: $13 million
Rx Sales: $12.1 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 800
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 46%
Comments: Extensive offerings of lens and frame package programs. Offers proprietary AR coatings applied in-house: CHAD (Clear, Hard, Anti-Reflective, Durable) and premium coating Super CHAD. EZ Rx, Eyefinity and VisionWeb on-line ordering and remote tracing. Accredited educational seminars. Award-winning Varilux distributor, Essilor Gold Advantage Plan lab, Transitions Platinum Elite Lab, Zeiss Premier Distributor, Shamir ReCreating Perfect Vision Partnering Lab, Signet Armorlite Lab Partner, Hoya lens distributor. Authorized VSP and VBA contract lab. Vendor for Block Buying Group and Alfred J. Villavecchia Buying Group. Offers all Crizal, Hoya, Zeiss, glass and mirror coatings. Ophthalmic frame lines include Apple Bottoms By Nelly, Bill Blass, Cadillac Eyewear, Cubavera, Elizabeth Arden, Elizabeth Arden Petites, Hershey’s Eyewear, Levi’s, LTX, Liberty Rec Specs, Miro Optix’s Division1 sports safety, Mount Eyewear, New Balance, Perry Ellis, Stylewise & Scooby-Doo. Distributes Fantom custom clip-ons, Podreaders and Titmus safety frames. Website features special retail customer referral program.
www.hirschoptical.com
Hoya Vision Care
Founded: 2000
HQ./Main Lab Location: Lewisville, Texas
Locations: 23
Employees: 1,030
Key Executives: Barney Dougher, president; Yoshiyuki Ono, VP lens technology; Rich Montag, VP sales; Rick Tinson, VP of corporate governess; Kraig Black, VP information services; Jason White, VP finance; Doug Martin, VP group business; Greg Hicks, OD, director of professional affairs; Ray Knoll, western regional VP; Mike Dougher, eastern regional VP; Iggy Fernandez, central regional VP.
Owner: Hoya Corporation
Trade Names: Hoya Atlanta, Hoya Boise, Hoya Chicago, Hoya Cleveland, Hoya Dallas, Hoya Dayton, Hoya Denver, Hoya Eugene, Hoya Hartford, Hoya Knoxville, Hoya Largo, Hoya Las Vegas, Hoya Lewiston, Hoya Los Angeles, Hoya Michigan, Hoya Modesto, Hoya New Orleans, Hoya Portland, Hoya Salina, Hoya San Antonio, Hoya San Diego, Hoya Seattle, Hoya St. Louis. The Hoya Free-Form Company.
Key Markets: National
2011 Est. Net Sales: $212 million
Rx Sales: $180 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 11,800
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 18%
Comments: Nationwide network of full-service labs. Proprietary lens designs: iD MyStyle, iD InStyle, iD LifeStyle, iD Single Vision, Summit ecp iQ, Summit cd iQ, ST28 iQ, SV iQ, Distortion Free Optics, Sync, Summit ecp, Summit cd, GP Wide, GP and TACT. Proprietary lens materials: 1.70, Eyry, 1.67 Eynoa, 1.60 Eyas, 1.53 Phoenix,1.50. Proprietary lens coatings: Super HiVision EX3, Super HiVision, HiVision, ViewProtect, Suntech photochromics and Clarity Shield 2 scratch coating. Special Services/Programs include HHP (Hoya Honors Program).
www.hoyavision.com
Icare Labs
Founded: 1968
HQ./Main Lab Location: St. Petersburg, Fla.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 95
Key Executives: Scott Payne, chairman; Skip Payne, president; James Payne, director of IT; Danny Payne, director of operations; Greg Gehrig, CFO; James Stephany, director of sales
Owners: The Payne family
Trade Names: Icare Labs, ICL365, Sea Vision USA
Key Markets: East Coast, Southwest
2011 Est. Net Sales: $20.5 million
Rx Sales: $17.4 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,750
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 65%
Comments: Full-service, family owned and operated. Offers all major lens brands such as Varilux, Kodak, Zeiss and Hoya. Offers customized services and pricing on lenses and frames. Operates in-house Crizal AR coating center. Offers own ICE AR brand. In-house digital lab produces Essilor, Varilux, Shamir and own legacy series. Proprietary brands include ICE AR, Legacy digital lenses. Authorized distributor of all major lens brands. Manufactures specialized sport prescription lens products including SeaVision dive masks.
www.icare.com
Luzerne Optical Laboratories
Founded: 1973
HQ./Main Lab Location: Wilkes-Barre, Penn.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 200
Key Executives: Jack Dougherty, president; Lorraine Dougherty, VP; Neil Dougherty, GM; John Dougherty, VP purchasing
Owner: Dougherty family
Trade Names: Polar365, SightStar, PhotoFashion, DuraCurve, Crizal Easy, Crizal Alizé, Crizal Alizé with Clear Guard, Crizal Sunshield, TD2, Teflon, Advantage, Carat and Foundation XT, EVC-enhanced visual clarity, Zeiss PureCoat, Teflon Elite, Zeiss Allure.
Key Markets: National
2011 Est. Net Sales: $32.5 million
Rx Sales: $31.5 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,950
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 48%
Comments: State-of-the-art, family owned and operated lab; offers wide range of exclusive promotions, customer incentive and educational programs. Has field-consultant force offering practice development, business reviews and private consultations. Leading producer specializes in processing all major brands of free-form progressive lenses in-house. Authorized empower! Life-Activated Eyewear Laboratory. Manufactures SightStar, Polar365, PhotoFashion, Varilux, Zeiss, Definity, Transitions, Essilor, Shamir, Kodak, Hoya, Polycore, Optima, Pixel Optics, Kaenon, Seiko, Vision-Ease, Marinelli, DriveWear premium lenses and difficult Rx’s. Offers frames, frame/lens package programs, Chemistrie eyewear, stock lenses, sunglasses, safety eyewear, soft contacts, low vision and pharmaceuticals. Operates in-house AR facilities producing EVC–enhanced visual clarity, Crizal Easy, Alize, Avance with Scotchgard Protector, Crizal Sunshield, TD2, Zeiss PureCoat, Teflon Elite, Teflon, Zeiss Allure, Zeiss Super & Gold ET, Advantage, Carat, Foundation XT and Mirror coatings. Award-winning In-House Gas Perm contact lens facility produces custom DuraCurve aspheric GP’s. Provides advanced remote ordering with RxWizard, VisionWeb, Paradeyes and Eyefinity software via the Web. Vendor lab for most major buying groups. VSP & VBA approved lab.
www.luzerneoptical.com
MJ Optical
Founded: 1988
HQ./Main Lab Location: Omaha, Neb.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 64
Key Executives: Marty Hagge, Parke Wilkinson, Matt Hagge, David Mizo, Morrie Hagge, Michael Hagge
Owner: Mary Hagge
Trade Names: None
Key Markets: National
2011 Est. Net Sales: $12.9 million
Rx Sales: $9.3 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,200
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 58%
Comments: Proprietary products include Platinum HD free-form; Nyteyez and Mirage AR; Distributes Crizal and Zeiss AR, Varilux lenses. Offers TFP and Titanium frame and lens packages. Distributes contact lenses. Offers on-line ordering and job tracking.
www.mjoptical.com
Nassau Vision Group/Nova Optical Lab
Founded: 1939
HQ./Main Lab Location: Northvale, N.J.
No. of Locations: 8
No. of Employees: 209
Key Executives: Maureen Cavanagh, president, Irwin Kaufman, VP – CFO; Bruno Barajuan, General Manager
Owner: Essilor of America
Trade Names: Nova Optical, Nassau Lens Florida, Nassau Lens Southwest, Nassau Lens Midwest, Nassau Lens Mid-Atlantic, Nassau Lens Southeast, Nassau Lens West
Key Markets: National
2011 Est. Net Sales: $86 million
Rx Sales: $25 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 2,000
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 80%
Comments: Leading stock lens distributor including Crizal lenses, recently launched a new Digital Platform at Nova Optical in NJ. Offers surfacing, finishing, drill mounting, coatings and lens tinting. Varilux-authorized. Offers in-house Crizal coatings, including Crizal Avancé with Scotchgard Protector, Crizal Alize and Crizal Easy. Proprietary products include Synergy Crystal and Triumph AR Coatings; Nalco, Vanity and Lighten Up lenses. Other lens brands include Shore, Essilor, Varilux, Carl Zeiss Vision (Zeiss, AO, SOLA), Seiko, KBco, Signet Armorlite, Optima, Vision-Ease, Shamir, Specialty Lens.
www.Nassau247.com
Optic Blue
Founded: 2006
HQ./Main Lab Location: Lubbock, Texas
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 21
Key Executives: Wes Palmer, director of sales
Owner: Jason Blue
Trade Names: none
Key Markets: Texas, N.M., Okla.
2011 Est. Net Sales: $3.9 million
Rx Sales: $3.7 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 240
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 19%
Comments: Distributes Hoya, Zeiss and Varilux lenses. Proprietary products include Concept HD series, FreeStȳl and Blue Rock Eyewear. Services include Profit Builder frame and lens program and Optical Accelerator training program.
www.opticblue.net
Optical Prescription Lab
Founded: 1977
HQ./Main Lab Location: Pelham, Ala.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 24
Key Executives: Danny Pugh, president; Sherry Pugh, vice president
Owners: Danny Pugh, Sherry Pugh
Trade Names: O.P.L.
Key Markets: Ala., Tenn., Miss., Ga., Fla.
2011 Est. Net Sales: $5.2 million
Rx Sales: $5.0 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 300
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 30%
Comments: Distributes Varilux, Hoya, Shamir, Seiko and Zeiss lenses. Operates in-house Crizal processing center with 24-hour service. Offers Crizal Performance Package. VSP, VCP and VBA-approved lab.
www.opticalprescriptionlab.com
Perfect Optics
Founded: 2006
HQ./Main Lab Location: San Diego, Calif.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 73
Key Executives: Matt Schmidt-Wetekam, CEO; Thomas Brophy, VP, Sabine Rentschar, VP technology; Adam Winkelman, VP sales and marketing
Owners: Matt Schmidt-Wetekam CEO, Thomas Brophy, VP operations, Sabine Rentschar, VP finance, Adam Winkelman, VP sales
Trade Names: Perfection FF, Perfection Blue AR
Key Markets: national
2011 Est. Net Sales: $12 million
Rx Sales: $12 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 550
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 10%
Comments: Specializes in free-form, digital surfacing. Proprietary products include Perfection free-form lens series, Perfection Blue AR coating. Offers sports Rx manufacturing for most major sun and sports frame brands. Offers Perfect Academy series of educational programs.
www.perfectopticslab.com
Pinnacle Optical
Founded: 2002
HQ./Main Lab Location: Birmingham, Ala.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 22
Key Executives: Greg Blackwell, Jeffrey Crooks
Owner: EyeCare Associates, Inc. & Greg Blackwell
Key Markets: Southeast
2011 Est. Net Sales: $4.5 million
Rx Sales: $4.3 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 225
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 8%
Comments: Propriepary products include Icon HD line of digital progressive lenses. Services and programs include ProClean EZ frame and lens package; Chemistrie Lens Layering System; full digital surfacing lab and Crizal processing center.
www.pinnacleoptical.com
Precision Optical Group
Founded: 1992
HQ./Main Lab Location: Creston, Iowa
No. of Locations: 3
No. of Employees: 115
Key Executives: Shannon Waigand, Holly Ferber, Judy Hodge, Stephanie Brammer, Melanie Crago, Deb Larson, Lance Christensen, Mike Kellman, Warren Herron
Owner: Mike Tamerius, Matt Somers
Trade Names: Precision Optical Group, Inc., K Optical Laboratory, CRX Laboratories
Key Markets: U.S., Canada, Virgin Islands, China, Puerto Rico
2011 Est. Net Sales: $17.8 million
Rx Sales: $16.0 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,600
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 55%
Comments: Full service lab offering low pricing and same day service nationwide. Distributes semi-finish blanks and lab supplies to other wholesalers throughout the U.S., Canada and China. Offers four in-house AR coatings including Clear AR along with Crizal and Teflon options. Customized Industrial Safety Programs, VSP, VBA, VCP authorized laboratory. Proprietary products include Courage Coating, Elite Clear AR, Value Line frame and lens package, low cost name brand progressives.
www.poglabs.com
Rite-Style Optical
Founded: 1948
HQ./Main Lab Location: Omaha, Neb.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 112
Key Executives: George Lee, CEO; Larry Lee, president
Owner: Lee family
Trade Names: RSO Advantage AR, Rite Protect
Key Markets: Midwest, Southeast, Texas
2011 Est. Net Sales: $24.2 million
Rx Sales: $22.7 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,100
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 25%
Comments: Full-service lab specializing in digitally surfaced free-form lenses. Over 50 percent of all PALs produced at RSO are free-form, with designs from Seiko, Shamir and Zeiss plus private-label Geo-Form. Offers proprietary line of Kodiak premium AR coatings, include Acro (VSP category D) and Integ (VSP C). The RSO Safety Rx division covers corporate accounts nationally as well as safety programs for independent ECPs. RSO is affiliated with Eyefinity/VSP, Vision Source, VisionWeb and Red Tray Optical.
www.ritestyle.com
Robertson Optical Laboratories
Founded: 1958
HQ./Main Lab Location: Loganville, Ga.
No. of Locations: 3
No. of Employees: 109
Key Executives: Owners and Glenn Hollingsworth, director of lab operations
Owners: Calvin W. Robertson, Jr., Richard L. Robertson, Gordon “Scotty” Q. Scott, Jr., Calvin “Chip” W. Robertson, III
Trade Names: Robertson Optical Laboratories, Robertson Optical Laboratories of Columbia, Robertson Optical Laboratories of Greenville.
Key Markets: Southeastern U.S.
2011 Est. Net Sales: $17.1 million
Rx Sales: $16.4 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,450
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 20%
Comments: Full service labs servicing southeast for over 50 years with new lens products and new technologies. Two on-site AR coating facilities providing AR1, Duralux, Teflon and Zeiss. Distributes Carl Zeiss, Shamir, Seiko, Signet Armorlite, Vision-Ease, Younger, Hoya, Essilor and other major lens brands. On-site free-form technology and digital grinding offering service and quality on Carl Zeiss Customized lenses, Shamir Freeform lenses, Seiko Freeform lenses, and ROL Coze Freeform Lenses. Approved VSP, VBA, VCP contract labs. Offers frame and lens packages, specializing in three-piece mounts and Chemistrie Custom Clips. Member VCA and OLA. Offers online ordering and job tracking.
www.robertsonoptical.com
Superior Optical Labs
Founded: 1991
HQ./Main Lab Location: Ocean Springs, Miss.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 55
Key Executives: Morgan Braly, Hal Walker, Jon Jacobs
Owner: Hal Walker, Jon Jacobs
Trade Names: Exilar and Exilar Plus
Key Markets: N.Y., N.J., Conn.
2011 Est. Net Sales: $6.5 million
Rx Sales: $6.2 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 375
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 15%
Comments: Distributes Varilux lenses. Produces Crizal coatings in-house. VSP authorized. Offers seminars, training, promotions.
www.superioroptical.com
Three Rivers Optical
Founded: 1969
HQ./Main Lab Location: Pittsburgh
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 68
Key Executives: Mary Ann Zappas, Joe Seibert, Steve Seibert
Owner: Seibert Family
Trade names: none
Key Markets: Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, Northeast
2011 Est. Net Sales: $19.2 million
Rx Sales: $18.4 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,600
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 55%
Comments: Operates in-house Crizal coating facility. Produces Essilor and Shamir free-form lenses as well as Varilux, Zeiss, Crizal, Kodak, Transitions, and proprietary TR O Seg bifocal polycarbonate in Transitions and TR O Blended Seg. Offers private label Discovery brand progressive lens and See More Valuehd and See More ICU backside fully digital progressives. Primary frame brands include Zyloware and McGee Group.
www.3riversoptical.com
Toledo Optical
Founded: 1947
HQ./Main Lab Location: Toledo, Ohio
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 55
Key Executives: Irland Tashima, Jeffrey Szymanski, Robert Lommerse, Brian Green
Owners: Kadowaki, Tashima and Green families
Trade Names: Toledo Optical, Toledo Optical Lab
Key Markets: Ohio, Mich. and Midwest
2011 Est. Net Sales: $9.9 million
Rx Sales: $9.2 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 530
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 7%
Comments: Proprietary products include Acclaro Elite and Acclaro antireflective lens processes, Armor XT premium scratch coating. Distributes Varilux, Shamir, and Zeiss lenses. Services and programs include dedicated sales force, extensive training and education programs such as Jumpstart Education, exclusive practice building initiatives such as “Get There From Here,” a joint practice management initiative with Transitions Optical and Williams Group, Strata multi-media training series; digital surfacing capability, One Step Rx, individualized customer performance reports. Williams Group Certified Sales Consultants, Transitions Lab of the Year 2003, 2006, and 2010, Top Three Finalist for Transitions Lab of the Year 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, VSP’s People First Lab Award Winner, Transitions Heritage Ambassador Club Member, Global Optics Member, First Three Time Winner of the Transitions Lab of the Year Award, DVI Implementer of the year, and the 2011 Mayoral Proclamation Recipient for Service “Above and Beyond”.
www.toledooptical.com
US Optical
Founded: 2008
HQ./Main Lab Location: East Syracuse, N.Y.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 70
Key Executives: Robert Cotran, president; Ronald Cotran, VP; Ralph Cotran, VP
Owners: Robert Cotran, Ronald Cotran, Ralph Cotran
Trade Names: US Optical-Fastest Lab in America
Key Markets: National
2011 Est. Net Sales: $20 million
Rx Sales: $20 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,400
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 65%
Comments: 100 percent digital surfacing with three robotic digital free-form machines, six digital polishers and four Zeiss AR coaters, Mei edger (sunglass wrap capabilities), traditional generator and polisher. Offers free-form products from Seiko, Zeiss, Shamir and Hoya (coming soon).Zeiss flash mirrors, Pixel Optics emPower, Carrera XCede (Safilo). Offers 24-hour service on uncuts. Zeiss-aligned, independent lab.
www.usoptical.com
VSP Optical Laboratories
Founded: 1972
HQ./Main Lab Location: Sacramento, Calif.
No. of Locations: 5
No. of Employees: 480
Key Executives: Don Oakley (President); Warren Meyer (Sr. Vice- President- Operations); Dave Delle Donne (Vice President- Business Development); Edward Morris (Vice President- Sales); Swen Carlson (Director, Columbus); Joe Maris (Director, Sacramento); Steve Mullen (Director, Capitol Optical); Kini Odom (Director, Legends 4.0); Danny Singer (Director, Ultra Lens).
Owner: Vision Service Plan
Trade Names: VSP Lab Columbus, VSP Lab Sacramento, Legends 4.0, Ultra Lens, Capitol Optical, UNITY PLx, Reveal and Espira Progressive Lenses, UNITY SVx Single Vision, UNITY Performance Coatings, Ethos AR Coating.
Key Markets: National
2011 Est. Net Sales: $90 million
Rx Sales: $84.6 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 5,400
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 15%
Comments: Proprietary products include Unity PLx, Reveal and Espira Progressive Lenses, Ethos AR Coating and Unity Performance Coatings, Unity Stock Lenses. Service and programs include VSP Lab Rewards Program, Second Pair Program, VSP Global Loyalty Program, On-site AR including Crizal, Purecoat, Teflon, Zeiss, Ethos and Unity Performance Coatings. In-network digital (customized/freeform) surfacing capabilities producing Unity PLx, Espira, Reveal, Shamir, Sola, Varilux and Zeiss customized progressives and Unity SVx Single Vision products. MEI and A&R automated finishing technology. Distributors of Hoya, Seiko-Pentax, Signet Armorlite, Transitions, Varilux, Vision Ease, Younger and Zeiss Products.
www.vsplab.com
Walman Optical Company
Founded: 1915
HQ./Main Lab Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
No. of Locations: 36
No. of Employees: 890
Key Executives: Marty Bassett president/CEO; Charles Pillsbury, executive VP; Doug Schlauderaff, executive VP, Craig Giles executive VP, Bryan Schueler VP, Geff Heidbrink VP
Owner: Employee-owned
Trade Names: Walman Optical, Soderberg Optical, Harbor Optical, SEOCO Optical, Walman Soderberg Instruments, X-Cel Contacts, Hydrogel Vision Corporation, ImageWear, Ultra Optics, ADO Buying Group, Preferred Select Buying Group.
Key Markets: National
2011 Est. Net Sales: $230 million
Rx Sales: $108 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 6,850
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 20%
Comments: Complete digital surfacing and emPower capabilities supported by on-site A-R coating facilities providing Essilor, Zeiss and Ultra AR; offering Remo, Eyefinity and VisionWeb on-line ordering; Walman and Harbor University educational seminars; industry’s largest independent sales force. Proprietary products include Callaway, Stepper Eyewear, Sundance, Wiggles and Wildflower frames, Trusted Partners, ProLens premium lens packaging, Way Cool Frame Cool, Valuline and Bridge to Success seminars. Soderberg MyTee-Lite lenses, MaximEyes, Transitions Ultimate Rewards, Be Young Be U programs and Partners for Growth seminars. Harbor Individual Eyes and Innexus web programs, Members of Transitions Heritage Labs.
www.walman.com,
www.soseyes.com,
www.harboroptical.com
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