by Keith Benjamin | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog, Finishing, Surfacing
What is an Optical Wholesale Lab? An optical wholesale lab is a specialized facility where prescription eyeglass lenses are produced and processed. These labs play a crucial role in the eyewear industry, bridging the gap between lens manufacturers and eyewear...
by John Seegers | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog
When I was young and dinosaurs still roamed the Earth, I began my experience as a trainer with LensCrafters. In their introduction video for new hires, there was a quote that has always stuck with me: “Don’t ask ‘Why.’ Ask instead, ‘Why not?” That kind of thinking was...
by John Seegers | Dec 13, 2017 | Blog
Kurt Vonnegut, my favorite author, wrote, “Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.” Such a true statement - Maintenance is just so important. You go out and buy yourself a nice new car. The years pass...
by John Seegers | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog
Anything that improves customer experience will benefit brick and mortar opticians and ODs interested in selling eyewear. Separating medical and optical is one the most powerful ways to do just that. New refraction technologies could be the savior of our profession...
by John Seegers | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog
Younger, the company behind the Camber series of lens blanks says, “A progressive lens has many powers, hence it has many ideal base curves, increasing in diopter from top to bottom.” Let’s see if we can dig a little deeper here and figure out just exactly what...
by John Seegers | Sep 27, 2016 | Blog
You may have felt a disturbance in The Optical Force. However, it was not the Death Star incinerating Alderaan, but Jody Shuler initiating secret plans whereby rebel opticians could deploy a new technology to free themselves from the tyranny and oppression of the...
