Safety Eyeglasses

What Safety Eyeglasses does

SafetyEyeglasses.com, operated by Safety Eyeglasses and headquartered in Raleigh, NC, is a direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer founded in 2006 that specializes in ANSI Z87.1 certified protective eyewear. The platform stocks 291+ SKUs across 10+ premium brands including Wiley X, Oakley, OnGuard, and 3M Pentax, with select models additionally meeting MIL-PRF-32432 ballistic and CSA Z94.3 standards. The core product offering spans non-prescription safety glasses, prescription safety eyewear with customizable single vision, bifocal, trifocal, and progressive lenses, goggles, safety sunglasses, and replacement parts, supported by specialty coatings such as anti-fog, anti-reflective, and photochromic. Fulfillment is direct from the company to consumers in the US, Canada, and 180+ other international markets, with two jurisdictions (Iran and North Korea) explicitly excluded.

The company's technical platform is built around prescription lens configuration integrated with safety-certified frames, allowing buyers to pair authorized frames with custom lens prescriptions and coatings in a single online transaction. A dedicated B2B channel, Eyeweb Safety, serves corporate and bulk-buyer safety programs alongside the consumer storefront, indicating a segmented go-to-market approach. Pricing ranges from approximately $17 for economy frames to $185 for premium Wiley X models, with a standing 50% lens discount coupon and free standard US shipping used as conversion incentives.

Revenue is generated through one-time e-commerce transactions (frames only or frames bundled with prescription lenses), prescription lens services, replacement parts sales, and corporate bulk orders via Eyeweb Safety. End customers span industrial workers, laboratory and healthcare professionals, military and tactical users, recreational shooters and sports participants, and small-to-mid corporate safety programs. The company employs 51-100 people and discloses no external funding, M&A activity, or leadership changes in the available record.

Name

Safety Eyeglasses

Legal name

SafetyEyeGlasses.com

Website

https://safetyeyeglasses.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SafetyEyeglasses.com is a Raleigh, NC-based online retailer of ANSI Z87.1 certified safety eyewear, selling prescription and non-prescription glasses, goggles, and sunglasses from 10+ premium brands to industrial, healthcare, military, and corporate customers across 180+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Protective Eyewear

NAICS

Optical Goods Retailers (456130), Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing (339115)

SIC

Ophthalmic Goods (3851)

akta.pro primary industry

Safety & Industrial Protective Eyewear (CRAAAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Optical Dispensing & Eyewear Devices (Frames, Lenses, Lens Edging/Finishing Equipment) (HLAHAJAD), Eye Protection & Goggles Retail (CRAMANAJ)

Keywords

• Prescription safety glasses
• Protective eyewear
• ANSI Z87.1 eyewear
• Safety sunglasses
• Industrial safety goggles

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. E-commerce Retail - Safety Eyewear: Direct-to-consumer sale of safety glasses, prescription safety glasses, safety goggles, and safety sunglasses through the company's website. Customers can purchase frames only or frames with prescription lenses.
2. Prescription Lens Services: Custom prescription lens manufacturing and fitting services. Production time is approximately 8-11 days depending on lens type and coatings (anti-fog, anti-reflect, scratch, photochromic).
3. Safety Eyewear Parts and Accessories: Sale of replacement parts including brow bars, nose pads, temples, straps, side shields, and foam inserts for safety eyewear customization and repair.
4. Corporate Safety Program: Bulk volume ordering of custom safety glasses for corporate accounts with administrative support tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SafetyEyeGlasses.com is an e-commerce retailer specializing in prescription and non-prescription safety eyewear. The company sells ANSI Z87.1 certified safety glasses, safety goggles, and safety sunglasses with prescription lens customization (single vision, bifocal, trifocal, progressive) and various coatings (anti-fog, anti-reflective, scratch-resistant, photochromic). It also operates a Corporate Safety Program (Eyeweb Safety) for bulk ordering by employers.

Product overview

SafetyEyeGlasses.com (SEG) operates as an online e-commerce retailer specializing in protective eyewear. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of safety glasses, safety goggles, and prescription safety sunglasses through a single unified platform. Core product offerings include prescription safety glasses available in multiple lens types (single vision, bifocal, progressive, trifocal) and specialized variants (anti-fog, polarized, photochromic/transition, safety glasses with readers, computer/blue light glasses, lab safety glasses). The company distributes premium branded eyewear including Wiley X, OnGuard, Guardian, Armourx, Artcraft, Hudson, DVX, Stoggles, 3M Pentax, and Oakley, alongside complementary safety goggles and sports-specific protective eyewear. Accessories include replacement parts such as side shields, brow bars, nose pads, and temples. All products are ANSI Z87.1 certified with additional MIL-SPEC and CSA certifications available for specific models.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Safety Glasses Standard safety eyewear providing impact protection for industrial, laboratory, and workplace environments. Available with options including readers, anti-fog coating, and side shields. All glasses are ANSI Z87.1 certified.
• Prescription Safety Glasses Safety eyewear with custom prescription lenses for vision correction, available in single vision, bifocal, progressive, and trifocal options. Certified to ANSI Z87.1 standards with 8-11 day production time.
• Safety Goggles Protective goggles offering full eye coverage for medical, industrial, and sports applications. Includes foam-padded, anti-fog, and over-prescription models.
• Rx Safety Sunglasses Prescription sunglasses combining UV protection with corrective lenses. Includes polarized, photochromic, and sport-specific options for pickleball, shooting, fishing, hunting, and tactical use.
• Sports Safety Glasses Protective eyewear designed for athletic activities including basketball, racquetball, pickleball, motorcycle riding, skiing, and skydiving.
• Safety Glasses Parts Replacement and customization components including brow bars, nose pads, temples, side shields, straps, lanyards, and foam inserts. Side shields priced at $5.95 each.
• Premium Safety Brands Collection Premium branded safety eyewear including Wiley X, 3M Pentax, OnGuard, Guardian, Armourx, ArtCraft, Hudson, DVX, Stoggles, Oakley, UVEX, and Titmus with MIL-SPEC ballistic and CSA-certified options.
• Corporate Safety Program (Eyeweb Safety) Dedicated platform (eyewebsafety.com) for corporate accounts to order bulk volumes of custom safety glasses with administrative support tools, employee instruction templates, and company posters for workplace compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• All safety glasses exceed ANSI Z87.1 safety standards for high-impact protection
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ULINE: Large industrial supply distributor offering safety eyewear alongside thousands of other products. Serves overlapping industrial and corporate accounts as a price-competitive alternative to SEG.
• Wiley X: Premium ballistic and tactical safety eyewear brand whose products SEG resells. Sells direct to consumers and through authorized dealers, making it both a key supplier and a broader incumbent competing for end customers.
• Grainger: Major industrial MRO distributor carrying a broad assortment of safety glasses, goggles and prescription eyewear. Competes with SEG for corporate and SMB buyers seeking one-stop safety procurement.
• Oakley (Standard Issue): Premium athletic and tactical eyewear brand with MIL-SPEC ballistic safety lines (e.g., Oakley SI) sold through its own site and authorized dealers. Overlaps with SEG in tactical, sports and high-end prescription safety eyewear.
• Honeywell Personal Protective Equipment: Large industrial conglomerate with a PPE portfolio including Uvex safety eyewear. Sells through distribution and direct channels, competing with SEG for industrial and lab safety eyewear buyers.
• 3M Safety: Global industrial conglomerate whose Personal Safety Division (including 3M/Pentax eyewear) competes across the full PPE category. Operates as both a brand supplier to SEG and a broad incumbent selling certified eyewear direct and through distributors.

Direct peers

• Stoggles: DTC brand of stylish, prescription-ready safety eyewear also carried by SEG. Targets the same lifestyle-leaning consumer looking for certified protection with everyday aesthetics.
• Armourx: Safety eyewear brand offering photochromic and ANSI-certified glasses, sold both direct via its own site and through SEG. Overlaps on product, certification and target buyer.
• Safety Glasses USA: Niche e-commerce retailer focused on prescription and non-prescription safety glasses, goggles and bifocals. Competes head-to-head with SEG in the same Z87-certified safety eyewear category and customer base.
• RX Safety: Online prescription safety eyewear retailer offering Rx-integrated safety glasses, goggles and sunglasses with ANSI Z87.1 certification. Closest direct competitor to SEG given overlapping product mix, Rx customization model and DTC e-commerce motion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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