For more than 50 years, Youngstown-based Classic Optical Laboratories has manufactured custom prescription eyewear through a centralized laboratory serving providers and high-volume programs nationwide. Its automated facility produces thousands of eyeglasses daily, supported by more than 175 lab technicians and licensed optician leadership. The lab processes more than 1.5 million orders annually, with a reported return rate below 0.05%, and has provided workplace safety eyewear programs for more than two decades.
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Select OpticalFounded in 1963 from a small house-based practice, Columbus-based Select Optical makes prescription eyewear through its optical laboratory for independent optometrists, opticians, vision-care plans, and businesses needing safety glasses. The company has grown from 10 employees to 115, while skilled craftspeople still handle much of the hands-on work, including fitting lenses into frames. Select Optical serves Ohio and surrounding states as well as customers nationwide.COLUMBUS, OH
Shannon OpticalSince 1961, Shannon Optical has built prescription safety eyewear programs for industrial employers, fabricating eyewear in its in-house laboratory and supporting customers nationwide from Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Its opticians can fit workers at their facilities or through local eyecare professionals, while an online administration system helps companies manage customized programs and orders. Shannon also has more than 30 years of experience making spectacle inserts that let users wear prescription lenses inside SCBA and full-face respirators without compromising the seal.PITTSBURGH, PA
Perfect OpticalFounded in 1978 by Sam and Anna Motchkin, Perfect Optical is a New York-area optical laboratory that makes and finishes prescription lenses for eye-care professionals. The company has grown from a stock house into a full-service lab with in-house digital surfacing, anti-reflective coating, and finishing, while retaining a focus on personalized service and same-day turnaround for many orders. Israel Motchkin now leads the business, carrying forward its family-founded customer-care approach.NEW YORK, NY
RLabRLab is an independent U.S.-based optical laboratory that makes prescription lenses and provides tailored lens solutions for eye-care professionals. Part of the Rochester Optical ecosystem, it builds on a company heritage dating to 1932 and operates a carbon-neutral lab with in-house production, automation, and optician-led support. Rochester Optical employs more than 100 people and remains headquartered in Rochester, New York, serving practices across the East Coast.ROCHESTER, NY