Bob Colucci, president,
IDD, Essilor of America.

BANFF, Canada— Essilor of America announced the winners of its Independent Distribution Division (IDD) Annual Laboratory Awards at a celebratory banquet here Tuesday evening. The awards recognize independent distributors who have achieved top sales performance in a combination of both sales and unit growth in specific Essilor product categories.

The goal of IDD is to partner with independent labs to leverage their individual strengths in order to elevate Essilor’s premium brands such as Varilux, Crizal, Transitions and Xperio UV lenses, according to Essilor.

“Essilor IDD is proud to showcase the achievements of our independent laboratory partners and honor them at this year’s ceremony,” said Bob Colucci, president, IDD, Essilor of America, pictured here. “We look forward to another successful year of growth and business development with these outstanding labs.”

The awards ceremony, held at Essilor’s National Sales Meeting, recognized outstanding achievements in the following categories:

• Essilor Transitions Award of Excellence: Superior Optical Lab
• Essilor Xperio UVTM Award of Excellence: Luzerne Optical Laboratories
• Crizal Award of Excellence: Diversified Ophthalmics
• Varilux Award of Excellence: I¬See Optical Lab
• X¬Cel Outstanding Achievement Award: IcareLabs
• Essilor IDD Managed Care Lab of the Year: VSPOne Optical Technology Centers
• Essilor IDD Lab of the Year: Walman Optical