Varilux
Varilux is Essilor's flagship progressive lens brand, designed to correct presbyopia in adults aged 40+ via seamless multifocal lenses. The brand is sold exclusively through eyecare professionals globally and sits alongside a broader Essilor portfolio covering myopia management, single vision, photochromics, and coatings.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1975
- HeadquartersSt. Petersburg, United States
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Varilux firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Varilux
- Legal name
- Varilux (Essilor product brand)
- Website
- https://variluxusa.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1975
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- Varilux is Essilor's flagship progressive lens brand, designed to correct presbyopia in adults aged 40+ via seamless multifocal lenses. The brand is sold exclusively through eyecare professionals globally and sits alongside a broader Essilor portfolio covering myopia management, single vision, photochromics, and coatings.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Varilux industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Prescription Optical Lenses
- NAICS
- Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing (339115), Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers (423460)
- SIC
- Ophthalmic Goods (3851)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Optical Dispensing & Eyewear Devices (Frames, Lenses, Lens Edging/Finishing Equipment) (HLAHAJAD)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Contact Lens Specialty & Myopia Control (HLAKAKAK)
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Where Varilux is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- St. Petersburg
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Varilux business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel
Revenue model
- Progressive Lens Sales: Varilux generates revenue through the sale of prescription progressive lenses to eyecare professionals and optical retailers. The lenses are custom-made based on individual prescriptions and distributed through a network of optical stores and eyecare professionals.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Custom prescription progressive lenses with variable pricing based on prescription complexity and optional coatings |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Varilux product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Varilux designs and sells custom-made prescription progressive lenses for adults aged 40+ with presbyopia, providing seamless transition from near to far vision without visible line segments. The portfolio extends to complementary Essilor-manufactured lens products including myopia management lenses for children (Stellest), optimized single vision lenses (Eyezen), light-adaptive photochromic lenses (Transitions), sun lenses (Xperio), blue light/UV filtering solutions, and anti-reflective coatings (Crizal). Lenses are dispensed exclusively through a global network of eyecare professionals and optical retailers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Varilux Progressive Lenses
- Stellest Myopia management lenses designed for children to slow the progression of nearsightedness.
- Eyezen Optimized single vision lens for everyday digital device and screen use.
- Transitions Light-adaptive photochromic lenses that automatically darken in response to sunlight and return to clear indoors.
- Sun Lenses (Xperio) Prescription sunglass lenses combining vision correction with sun protection and style.
- Blue UV Lens filtering solutions for everyday eyewear to protect eyes from blue light and UV radiation.
- Crizal Anti-reflective lens coatings that reduce glare and improve visual clarity of prescription lenses.
Companies that use Varilux
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Varilux technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Varilux partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Varilux competitors and assessment
Company assessmentOthers
- Warby Parker: Warby Parker is a direct-to-consumer eyewear retailer that sells prescription glasses and lenses, including progressive lenses, largely disintermediating the traditional dispensing channel on which Varilux relies.
Emerging players
- Younger Optics: Younger Optics manufactures specialty premium progressive lenses (e.g., Image, NuPolar) and is a smaller niche player in the same progressive lens category, with comparable professional channel distribution.
Direct peers
- Seiko Optical: Seiko Optical Products manufactures premium progressive lenses (e.g., Seiko Superior, Succeed) distributed through professional optical channels, overlapping directly with Varilux on product and customer.
- Shamir Optical Industry: Shamir designs and manufactures premium progressive lenses (e.g., Autograph Intelligence) sold through optical retail and lab partners, directly competing with Varilux in the progressive lens segment.
- Rodenstock: Rodenstock is a German manufacturer of premium ophthalmic lenses including progressive lenses (e.g., Imago, Progressiv), sold through independent opticians globally, directly comparable to Varilux in product and channel.
- Nikon-Essilor (Nikon Optical): Nikon Optical (through a joint venture with Essilor) produces premium progressive lenses under the Nikon brand, competing head-to-head with Varilux in the same channels on progressive lens technology.
- Hoya Corporation (Vision Care): Hoya Vision Care produces premium progressive lenses (e.g., HOYA iD, Summit) and distributes them through eyecare professionals worldwide, directly competing with Varilux for the same prescribing optician channel.
- Zeiss (Vision Care): Carl Zeiss Vision manufactures branded progressive lenses (e.g., Zeiss Progressive, SmartLife) sold through professional optical channels globally, directly competing with Varilux in the premium prescription progressive lens category.
- Vision Ease (Visionease): Vision Ease (formerly Vision-Ease Lens / Plexus) is a lens manufacturer producing progressive and other prescription lenses, supplying laboratories and optical retailers in a comparable wholesale model to Varilux.
Broad incumbents
- EssilorLuxottica: EssilorLuxottica is the parent group of Varilux and the largest ophthalmic lens producer globally with a broad portfolio across lenses, frames, retail (LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut), and equipment. Varilux is one product line within this broader incumbent.
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Varilux leadership team
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Varilux funding detail
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Investors
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Varilux M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Varilux
What does Varilux do?
Varilux designs and sells custom-made prescription progressive lenses for adults aged 40+ with presbyopia, providing seamless transition from near to far vision without visible line segments. The portfolio extends to complementary Essilor-manufactured lens products including myopia management lenses for children (Stellest), optimized single vision lenses (Eyezen), light-adaptive photochromic lenses (Transitions), sun lenses (Xperio), blue light/UV filtering solutions, and anti-reflective coatings (Crizal). Lenses are dispensed exclusively through a global network of eyecare professionals and optical retailers.
Is Varilux a public or private company?
Varilux is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Varilux founded?
Varilux was founded in 1975.
Where is Varilux based?
Varilux is headquartered in St. Petersburg, United States, in the North America region.
How does Varilux make money?
One revenue line is on record: progressive Lens Sales.
Who are Varilux's main competitors?
Warby Parker is listed as an others. Younger Optics is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Seiko Optical, Shamir Optical Industry, Rodenstock, Nikon-Essilor (Nikon Optical), Hoya Corporation (Vision Care), Zeiss (Vision Care) and Vision Ease (Visionease). EssilorLuxottica is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Varilux have an API?
No public API is recorded for Varilux.
What industry is Varilux in?
Varilux's product category is Prescription Optical Lenses. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAHAJAD, Optical Dispensing & Eyewear Devices (Frames, Lenses, Lens Edging/Finishing Equipment), with a secondary code of HLAKAKAK, Contact Lens Specialty & Myopia Control. Its NAICS code is 339115 and its SIC code is 3851.