ROCHESTER, N.Y.— Rochester Optical announced the appointment of Brad Main as education and training manager. Main joins the company following a year at Adlens, where he was a product specialist and technical liaison for variable focus eyewear. Prior to that, Main worked for 13 years at Hoya Vision Care, North America, most recently serving as director of training and technical resources.

Main is an ophthalmic lens specialist with comprehensive product knowledge and technical expertise of ophthalmic optics. He has more than 30 years of experience in ophthalmic lens fabrication, training, sales and marketing in entrepreneurial, start-up and established companies. He is an accomplished lecturer with a substantial history of technical presentations, including extensive domestic and international travel experience.

Rochester Optical, based here, is a diversified manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses and eyewear and a full service wholesale digital optical laboratory.