Founded 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.
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
MH Optical Supplies IncServing the optical community since 1940, MH Optical Supplies Inc. manufactures prescription lenses for opticians, ophthalmologists, and optometrists through its full-service laboratory in South Hackensack, New Jersey. The company combines automated digital surfacing with an authorized SEIKO Succeed Free-Form manufacturing line, while its OLA membership and partner-lab relationships support a broad range of lens options and responsive service.FARMINGDALE, NY
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
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