Some Info About Essilor:
Essilor International, S.A., is a Paris, France, based company operating in over 70 countries worldwide. Essilor is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of ophthalmic lens products; in the United States operates as Essilor of America, Inc., from offices in Dallas, Texas, and St. Petersburg, Florida. Substantial portions of Essilor’s research, development, and manufacturing are U.S. based.
As an integral part of its U.S. operations, Essilor maintains a network of 74 wholesale ophthalmic laboratories throughout the country. Essilor Laboratories of America are strategically located from coast-to-coast, giving us a unique ability to service industry as well as the eye care provider. Some Essilor laboratory names that may be locally familiar are: Omega Optical (ORCO Safety), Southern Optical, Twin City Optical, WOS, Duffens Optical, Bell Optical, Optical Supply (OSI), Kosh Ophthalmic, Crown Optical, Bartley, Opti-Craft, and Custom Eyes, to name a few.
Safety eyewear is a very important aspect of Essilor’s overall prescription lens services, and is a direct beneficiary of Essilor’s latest lens material and fabrication technologies. Essilor’s immense commitment to research and development of improved materials and designs has brought to the consumer proprietary brands such as Varilux® progressive lenses, TD2® scratch coating, Crizal® premium anti-reflective/ scratch coating, and LiteStyle®/ Airwear® polycarbonate materials. These products are available to the industrial safety customer and are the most technologically advanced products in use today.
Together with our safety frame suppliers/partners and with our extensive eye care provider network, Essilor Prescription Safety Eyewear Sales provides to industry the finest safety eyewear available. Through our laboratory network and dedicated Safety Consultants, this is achieved accurately, quickly, and competitively.
For further information about Essilor’s safety programs, please contact an
Essilor Industrial Safety Consultant by calling 1-800-328-4912.
