Brooklyn-based Lift Optics is a 100% U.S.-independently owned optical laboratory making lenses and supporting independent eye-care practices through a private, full-spectrum lab relationship. Its atelier also provides concierge service, equipment access and practice-growth support, with membership extended by invitation and a deliberately tight roster. The company emphasizes precise surfacing, coating, edging and mounting so an eye-care professional’s judgment reaches the patient intact.
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
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
US OpticalFounded by the Cotran brothers in 2008, US Optical is an independently managed optical laboratory in East Syracuse that manufactures prescription lenses for private-pay optical practices. Built around rapid production, the lab says it can ship 90% of orders received before noon the same day and offers a broad range of digital freeform designs under one roof. Its work is made in the USA and supported by a team that includes longtime optical manufacturing specialists, including employee No. 1 Joseph “Jay” Sagor.EAST SYRACUSE, NY
Williams Eye WorksStaten Island native Chris Williams turned a teenage start in optical work into Williams Eye Works, a family-owned optical shop serving the borough since 1995. Its licensed opticians and optometrists handle complex prescriptions and eye exams, while an in-house lab cuts and inspects lenses on site for quick turnaround. The shop is also known for its unusual attention to fit, including low-bridge eyewear and prescription-ready smart glasses.STATEN ISLAND, NY