Your Crew

Laramy-K Optical Lab

1107 E Hillcrest Dr,
Indianola, IA 50125

ph: 800.525.1274

fx: 800.628.9819

Janet Benjamin

Janet Benjamin

President/Owner

"Chief instigator"

phone: 800.525.1274
email: janet@laramyk.com

John Larson

John Larson

General Manager

"Where's the lens stretcher?"

phone: 800.525.1274
email: john@laramyk.com

Jake Larson

Jake Larson

Operations Manager

"I aim to empower our people to achieve personal excellence."

phone: 800.525.1274

Keith Benjamin

Keith Benjamin

Sales and Marketing

"Helps independent opticians compete and become the best they can be."

email: keith@laramyk.com

Beth Juett

Beth Juett

Customer Service Manager

"Office Superhero"

phone: 800.525.1274
email: beth@laramyk.com

Dorene

Dorene

Customer Service

"A.K.A. Sassy"

phone: 800.525.1274
email: dorene@laramyk.com

Lara Benjamin

Lara Benjamin

Customer Service

"Princess"

phone: 800.525.1274
email: lara@laramyk.com

John Seegers

John Seegers

Director of Education

"Optician, writer, educator, by day; recreational cyclist, mountain climber, and race car driver, by night."

email: johnseegers@laramyk.com

Jeremy (Jer)

Jeremy (Jer)

IT Specialist

"Keeper of all things digital and green."

phone: 800.525.1274
email: jeremey@laramyk.com

Deb

Deb

AR and Office Specialist

"AKA Columbo."

phone: 800.525.1274

Gregg

Gregg

Inspection

"Creator of Asshole Friday and just grumpy the rest of the week."

phone: 800.525.1274

Jen

Jen

Lens Edging

"Whatever Karen..."

Lori

Lori

Quality Control

"Mean girl!"

Tammy

Tammy

Lens Preparation

"Been here 25 years because she was framed!"

phone: 800.525.1274

Lacey

Lacey

Data Entry

"Melts keyboards with the speed of her fingers."

Johnna

Johnna

Lens Inspector

"You're happier than a bird with a french fry when you're able to see!"

Rose

Rose

Processing

"Troublemaker"

Danielle

Danielle

Lab Supervisor

"You can do hard things!"

Cari

Cari

Data Input/Entry

"Working at Laramy-K is great, I get to make a spectacle of myself every day!"

phone: 800.525.1274 

Valerie

Valerie

Lens Inspection

"I work at Laramy-K, it's a job that really keeps me focused!"

Jeri

Jeri

Tinting and Coating

"Double Gradient, that's it."

Haille

Haille

Hard Coat Operator

"Life is too short to wear ugly glasses."

Lexi

Lexi

Inventory Manager

"Laramy-K, where every day is a spectacle!"

Karen

Karen

Final Lens Inspector

"Slacker..."

phone: 800.525.1274 

Adrian

Adrian

Lab Technician

"Progress over perfection = small steps in the right direction."

Mark

Mark

Lens Blocker

"Been here long enough to know better, but still here anyway"

April

April

B12 Operator

"KAREN!!!"

Our Pledge To You

To Remain Independent

We cater to you - dispensers committed to their customers and craft. We have been called renegades by some and crazy by others. Perhaps, we are a little of each because we take being independent seriously, without taking ourselves that way. Years ago, in deciding to turn down a Varilux deal requiring us to recommend a single brand over all others, we sacrificed profits for principles. Loyalty to you will always come before loyalty to any manufacturer.

To Earn and Keep Your Trust

We recognize accurate and consistent lens processing is essential to your business and is therefore our most fundamental business requirement. However, our mission only begins there. At Laramy-K Optical, we believe relationships are built on trust, which is why treat you as partners and are proud to call many of you friends. We realize that we can only succeed, if you do, making your business needs and ultimately your customers' needs our primary concern. Moreover, we strive to be a valuable resource for the entire independent optical community.

To Innovate and Improve

We believe we are the best at what we do and we are constantly in search of ways to innovate and improve. To meet the needs of our customers, Laramy-K was one of the first independent labs to commit to in-house AR and we continue to lead the way in digital freeform surfacing. To that end, your input, suggestions, and feedback are always welcome, encouraged, and necessary. We are not afraid to try new things to find a better way and will strive to be attentive to your needs, even if they are out of the ordinary.

To Laugh

In the sometimes maddening optical world, laughter often saves the day, or at least helps take the edge off.

To Be Grateful

Not a day goes by that we are not grateful for the blessings of our profession, the strength of our crew, the support of our families, and the friendship of our customers.

Thank you for being part of it.