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LAB SERVICES

Products Overview

At Homer Optical we are dedicated to serving the Independent Eye Care Professional. To fulfill that dedication, we carry a wide assortment of the finest lenses and lens treatments available. If you have any questions about product availability, how to dispense, or how to order, contact your Homer Optical Sales Consultant or Customer Service Representative.

Homer Optical works with the most trusted brands in the industry.

  • Varilux
  • Signet Armorlite
  • Vision Ease
  • Younger Optics
  • Shamir
  • Transitions
  • Crizal
  • KB Co.
  • Xperio

LENSES

Varilux:

Varilux invented the very first progressive lenses in 1959. Since then, they have been constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation to bring you sharp, more natural vision with smooth transitions from near to far. Varilux progressive lenses provide sharp vision at every distance—even in dimly lit conditions—eliminating the blurriness and low-light issues of ordinary progressive lenses.

Eyezen+:

Eyezen lenses are enhanced single vision lenses that provide sharper vision than ordinary single vision lenses and are available to everyone—prescription or not. The lenses are designed to protect your eyes and reduce strain from viewing digital devices. Eyezen lenses utilize Essilor’s Smart Blue Filter feature, which blocks at least 20% of Harmful Blue Light coming from devices, indoor lighting, and even the sun.

Transitions:

With Transitions Adaptive Lenses, you see the best of both worlds. The lenses adapt to changing light, from clear indoors to dark outdoors, and every shade in between. Transitions Adaptive Lenses fit every lifestyle and every age. Not only do they adjust from fully clear indoors to the perfect tint outdoors, they also block dangerous UV rays and filter Harmful Blue Light, which can be found both outdoors and from digital devices.

  • Transitions Signature VII features Chromea7 technology, which gives lenses superior responsiveness to light—adapting from fully clear indoors to dark outdoors smoothly.
  • Transitions XTRActive lenses protect your eyes from harsh natural and artificial light anywhere you go: indoors, outdoors, and even in the car.
  • Transitions Vantage lenses polarize as the lens darkens, reducing glare and giving you crisper vision outdoors.

Xperio UV Polarized Lenses:

Xperio UV polarized prescription sun lenses aren’t just ordinary sun lenses. They help you see more no matter what you’re doing outside, providing excellent clarity of vision all while protecting your eyes with a superior quality lens. Xperio UV polarized prescription sun lenses provide the ultimate protection from UV rays on both sides of the lens. With an Eye-Sun Protective Factor (E-SPF) of 50+, you get the highest level of UV protection offered within the E-SPF index.

KBco Lenses

KBco polarized lenses are specifically designed to eliminate reflective glare and offer UV protection for prescription or non-prescription sunglass lenses. Known as “The Polarized Lens Company” KBco offers one of the most comprehensive product portfolios in the industry.

Shamir

At Shamir, they ReCreate Perfect Vision™ by offering the most advanced technological lens solution available to the marketplace at any given time, delivering unparalleled customer service, and providing high quality comprehensive educational programs to the optical industry.
Shamir Optical Industry’s patented technological breakthrough, Eye-Point Technology™ is a radical departure from conventional eyeglass lens analysis tools. Ensuring an accurate design and analysis, it enables the development and manufacturing of sophisticated, tailor-made progressive lenses.

Kodak

The Kodak name is recognized and known throughout the world with a history of innovative color imaging technology. Today, Kodak Lenses represent the continuation of this legendary tradition of imaging expertise through advanced optical digital technology. Every Kodak Lens is individually crafted to the highest possible standards.

Younger Optics

Younger Optics is committed to maintaining its reputation as a Quality Lens Innovator by anticipating and meeting their customers’ needs. Their company product overview ranges from clear lenses, progressive design lenses and polarized lenses to the most advanced sunwear on the market.

  • Transitions Drivewear lenses uniquely combine two of the most advanced technologies found in the eyeglass industry today: Transitions® Photochromic Technology and NuPolar® polarization. Transitions Drivewear lenses are the first photochromic lenses to darken behind the windshield of a car, allowing Drivewear to change color based on current driving conditions in order to enhance the driver’s vision.
  • NuPolar lenses perform better than competition in many crucial tests of polarizing efficiency, heat stability, film adhesion, color stability etc. NuPolar lenses are available in more colors, styles and materials to fit your life than any other prescription polarized lens.

NO-GLARE COATINGS

Homer Optical was one of the first labs in the country to embrace in-house no-glare lens processing. With over 25 years of experience, our commitment to this technology has never been stronger. We’re equipped to offer the most technologically advanced no-glare processes and brand names, including the entire Crizal family. Our long history of no-glare expertise enables us to extend technology reserved for premium processes like Crizal, to our proprietary brand, VANTAGE 2.

Crizal offers a full range of No-Glare lenses for the clearest vision possible and the most comprehensive daily UV protection. Industry-leading and patented technologies ensure that Crizal lenses meet your standards and help provide superior protection against glare, scratches, smudges, and UV light for the clearest vision possible. The Crizal lenses family of coatings includes: Crizal Sapphire® 360° UV, Crizal® Prevencia®, Crizal Avancé UV™, Crizal Alizé UV™, and Crizal Easy UV™ and the two Crizal® for Kids products: Crizal Kids UV™ and Crizal® Prevencia® Kids.

VANTAGE 2 lens technology delivers not only high-performance durability, but also industry leading super-hydrophobic and oleophobic properties. In addition, the patented Pad Control System™ assists with the edging process to deliver the ultimate in preciseness. This technology gives patients a lens that provides superior cleanability with a contact angle of 110 degrees, and up to 97% light transmission.

FRAMES

Kasperek USA Optical® is a family-owned and operated national distributor of wholesale eyewear and optical accessories. Since 1978, Kasperek USA has provided the best possible selection and quality from many of the top fashion houses in the industry. Kasperek USA offers independent eye care professionals over 50 Designer product lines in addition to ten Private Label collections. Kasperek USA is dedicated to providing fast, friendly and personal service for all of your eyewear needs.

Velvet Eyewear® is a luxury brand that embodies sexy and sophisticated styles, yet is relaxed and comfortable. Our designs are inspired by iconic American fashion and culture to create timeless styles. Founder and Creative Director Cindy Hussey has an eye for detail and a practical sense as an optician that enable her to design luxurious eyewear specifically for women and their unique features and styles. The Velvet Eyewear® Sunglasses and Optical frames are manufactured in Italy and other fine factories offering outstanding quality, materials, and craftsmanship.

Red88 Eyewear, Inc. Launched in 2001, Red88’s mission is to distribute unique and fun eyewear collections to independent optical boutiques and optometrists. Through a unique assortment of artisan brands, many are created exclusively for us and will not be available to chains or discount stores, we offer an eyewear collection that’s inspired, modern and one of a kind.

The name Red88 came from an Asian tradition in which the color red and the number 88 are timeless symbols of good fortune, prosperity and appreciation. We believe that our unique selection of eyewear frames will bring fortune, prosperity, and appreciation to your store and your customers. Red88 Eyewear… committed to providing artistic and unique eyewear to you.

SAFETY EYEWEAR

Homer Optical is an industry-leading provider of safety eyewear and is dedicated to manufacturing the highest-quality lenses combined with the fashion trends of safety frames. Prescription safety glasses are a must for those who require prescription glasses, for work or play, in environments that may be hazardous to their eyes.

Polycarbonate lenses provide significantly more protection than any other lens material. We highly recommend the use of polycarbonate wherever possible as the safest eye protection available. Homer Optical safety lenses are in compliance with ANSI standard 280.1-2015 – detailed standards and product requirements are available upon request.

Frames for safety glasses are tested using the same criteria whether they will be used in basic impact or high impact applications. Frame tests include:

  • High Mass Impact: In this test, a one-inch diameter steel projectile weighing 17.6 ounces is dropped through a tube from a height of 50 inches onto a safety lens mounted in a frame. The frame is “worn” by an artificial head form. To pass, the frame must fully retain the lens, and no piece can become detached from the inner surface of the frame component that holds the lenses.
  • Durability: Safety frames must also pass a flammability-resistance test, a corrosion-resistance test and other durability tests.
  • High Velocity Impact: This test involves shooting a quarter-inch steel ball at the lens and frame at a velocity of 150 feet per second from a distance of just under 10 inches. The test is repeated multiple times (each time with a new frame and lens) at different angles and positions of impact. The pass criteria are the same as for the high mass impact test.

PACKAGES

Homer’s Kids

Far from “Child’s Play”, Homer’s Kids is Safety First. Our comprehensive frame and lens package includes great optics, polycarbonate lenses and No Glare treatment in fun, high quality frames. Polycarbonate is the safest lens and critical for impact-resistance, durability and eye safety. The No Glare feature not only blocks glare from the white-boards, computer screens and fluorescent lights – it also keeps those lenses easy to clean!

Homer’s Kids offers Homer’s exclusive Protection Against Loss Replacement Warranty. This warranty provides a one time replacement of frame and/or lenses for one full year from date of purchase. Frame, lens and prescription must be the same as originally ordered.

Rx Range: +6.00 to -6.00 sphere and up to a -2.00 cylinder.

Star Value

Homer Optical’s Star Value Frame and Lens Program is designed to provide the best in value and frame selection. Whether it’s a second pair or a child’s first pair, Homer’s Star Value Program is a great value! Frames included in this program are the trendy and practical Success line for Adults. Kids and tweens love Laughing Out Loud “LOL” and Run Tween Frames – Collections You Have To See To Believe! All lenses now have scratch resistant coating.

Rx Range: +5.00 to -5.00 sphere and up to 3.00 cylinder