Essilor Of America - Dallas

What Essilor Of America - Dallas does

Essilor Custom Contact Lens Specialists operates from Lewisville (Dallas), Texas, as a specialized division of Essilor USA within the global EssilorLuxottica group. The business manufactures made-to-order, fully customizable specialty contact lenses for U.S. eye care professionals (optometrists, ophthalmologists, and contact lens specialists), with a product portfolio spanning Presbyopic, Scleral, Keratoconus, Surgical, and Orthokeratology designs built primarily on rigid gas permeable (RGP) materials. Made-to-order manufacturing, parameterized custom design libraries, and a curated team of 9 certified National Contact Lens Examiners with 200+ years of combined fitting experience form the technical and human backbone of the operation.

The go-to-market is a sales-led B2B motion: practitioners open an account (phone at 800.366.3933 or web form), receive guided fitting consultation, and order custom lenses on a quote-based, pay-as-you-go basis. The unit offers a 120-day unlimited refit guarantee, no-charge exchanges, full refunds, and a first-pair-free onboarding incentive to lower trial friction. Distribution runs through direct B2B sales to eye care professionals and through the broader Essilor USA / EssilorLuxottica optical industry channel.

The operating geography is the United States only, with no disclosed international footprint. Approximately 91 employees support the operation. No revenue, headcount trend, or growth-stage indicators are disclosed in the available source material. The business appears as a mature specialty manufacturing unit within a global optical parent rather than an independent growth-stage company.

Name

Essilor Of America - Dallas

Legal name

Essilor Custom Contact Lens Specialists

Website

https://essilorcontacts.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Essilor Custom Contact Lens Specialists is the Dallas-based specialty division of Essilor USA that manufactures made-to-order, custom gas permeable contact lenses for U.S. eye care professionals, spanning presbyopic, scleral, keratoconus, surgical, and orthokeratology designs with expert fitting consultation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Contact Lens Manufacturing

NAICS

Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing (339115), Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers (423460)

SIC

Ophthalmic Goods (3851)

akta.pro primary industry

Contact Lenses & Care Systems (Soft/RGP/Scleral Lenses; Cleaning/Disinfection Solutions) (HLAHAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery (LASIK/PRK) (HLAKAKAF)

Keywords

• Specialty contact lenses
• Gas permeable lenses
• Scleral lens designs
• Custom contact lens manufacturing
• Orthokeratology lens fitting

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Custom Contact Lens Sales: B2B sales of made-to-order specialty contact lenses to eye care professionals. Eye care providers order custom lenses for their patients with specific visual needs such as keratoconus, presbyopia, or post-surgical requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Essilor Custom Contact Lens Specialists manufactures made-to-order, fully customizable specialty contact lenses sold on a B2B basis to eye care professionals. The product portfolio covers five specialty design categories — Presbyopic, Scleral, Keratoconus, Surgical, and Orthokeratology — built primarily on rigid gas permeable (RGP) materials. Orders are supported end-to-end by certified fitting consultants who guide practitioners from initial consultation through lens delivery and refits.

Product overview

Essilor Custom Contact Lens Specialists is a specialty contact lens manufacturer offering made-to-order, fully customizable lens designs. The core product is Gas Permeable Contact Lenses, with specific design categories including Presbyopic, Scleral, Keratoconus, Surgical, and Orthokeratology options. The company operates on a B2B model, supplying eye care professionals (optometrists and ophthalmologists) with custom-fitted specialty lenses. All designs are manufactured to order with full customization capabilities, supported by fitting consultation services from certified specialists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gas Permeable (RGP) Contact Lenses Custom-manufactured rigid gas permeable contact lenses made to order for eye care professionals fitting patients requiring specialty vision correction. Built with full parameter customization.
• Presbyopic Lens Designs Custom specialty contact lens designs for presbyopic patients needing correction for both near and distance vision. Sold B2B to eye care professionals.
• Scleral Lens Designs Large-diameter gas permeable contact lenses that vault over the cornea and rest on the sclera, used for patients with irregular corneas, ocular surface disease, or dry eye conditions. Custom-fitted for individual patients by eye care professionals.
• Keratoconus Lens Designs Custom specialty contact lenses engineered for patients with keratoconus, a condition involving cone-shaped protrusion and thinning of the cornea. Provided to eye care professionals for fitting.
• Surgical Lens Designs Custom contact lens designs for post-surgical patients requiring specialty fitting, including post-corneal transplant and refractive surgery cases. Sold to eye care professionals.
• Orthokeratology (Ortho-K) Lens Designs Specially designed gas permeable contact lenses worn overnight to temporarily reshape the cornea and correct refractive error during the day. Custom-made and sold to eye care professionals for fitting.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120-day unlimited refit period on all proprietary lenses
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Essilor USAcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerEssilor Custom Contact Lens Specialists operates as a specialized division of Essilor USA, leveraging the parent company's brand, manufacturing capabilities, and distribution network. The company is linked to essilorusa.com and essilor.com, indicating strong brand affiliation with the global optical leader.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Valley Contax: Valley Contax manufactures custom specialty contact lenses (RGP, scleral, keratoconus, multifocal) sold directly to eye care professionals in the US. It competes head-to-head with Essilor Custom Contact Lens Specialists in the same specialty design categories and B2B distribution model.
• Art Optical Contact Lens: Art Optical is a US specialty contact lens manufacturer offering made-to-order RGP, scleral, and custom designs to eye care professionals. It is a direct competitor with comparable manufacturing capabilities and B2B specialty focus.
• Blanchard Contact Lenses: Blanchard is a specialty contact lens manufacturer (now part of Johnson & Johnson Vision) producing scleral, GP, and custom designs for eye care professionals. Direct competitor in specialty lens design categories overlapping with Essilor's portfolio.
• TruForm Optics: TruForm Optics is a US specialty contact lens manufacturer offering custom RGP, scleral, keratoconus, and ortho-K lenses directly to eye care professionals. Direct peer with a similar made-to-order specialty manufacturing business model.
• BostonSight: BostonSight specializes in scleral lens technology (PROSE treatment) and custom prosthetic devices for complex ocular surface disease. Direct competitor focused on the scleral/irregular cornea segment that overlaps heavily with Essilor's specialty portfolio.
• X-Cel Contacts: X-Cel Contacts is a US-based custom specialty contact lens manufacturer offering RGP, scleral, keratoconus, and ortho-K designs with fitting consultation services — directly competing with Essilor's Dallas division in the same B2B specialty lens category with similar made-to-order customization.

Broad incumbents

• CooperVision: CooperVision is one of the world's largest soft contact lens manufacturers (part of CooperCompanies). It competes broadly in contact lenses sold through eye care professionals and has specialty/toric offerings, though its core focus is mass-market soft lenses rather than the RGP/scleral specialty niche.
• Bausch + Lomb: Bausch + Lomb is a major global contact lens and ophthalmic products manufacturer. While its core mass-market contact lens business doesn't directly compete in Essilor's specialty niche, it has broader specialty/GP offerings and competes for ECP shelf space and procurement contracts.
• Alcon: Alcon is a global leader in eye care (surgical and vision care), with a significant contact lens and lens care business. It is a broad incumbent in ophthalmic devices with overlapping customer relationships through eye care professionals, though its specialty RGP/scleral footprint is narrower than Essilor Custom's.
• Johnson & Johnson Vision: Johnson & Johnson Vision (via its Acuvue brand and ownership of Blanchard) is a dominant global contact lens company serving eye care professionals. As a broad incumbent with deep ECP relationships, it competes for specialty lens prescribing decisions and overall ECP mindshare.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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