What Ottica Dalpasso Srl does

Ottica Dalpasso Srl is a privately held, family-owned Italian optical retail group operating under the legal entity Dalpasso S.r.l, with origins dating to 1950 in Reggio Emilia and the current flagship store established in 1991. The company operates five physical optical centers across Northern Italy — Reggio Emilia (headquarters), Modena, Bologna, Milano (Corso Magenta), and Parma (opened December 2023) — and serves end consumers with prescription eyewear, contact lenses, low vision aids, and optometric services. It also runs the dalpassoshop.it e-commerce storefront and the 'Il Mio Ottico' customer mobile app for appointments, order tracking, and contact lens renewals.

The product portfolio centers on premium ophthalmic lenses (progressive, occupational/computer, driving, accommodative support, sport, and myopia control using D.I.M.S. technology such as Hoya MiyoSmart and CooperVision MiSight 1 Day) and a comprehensive contactology offering (soft disposable, toric, multifocal, orthokeratology, keratoconus-specific scleral/RGP/hybrid/piggyback, and hand-painted prosthetic lenses). Clinical differentiation is anchored by proprietary digital instrumentation: ZEISS i.Terminal 2 centration, VisionX VX40 wavefront lens mapper, ZEISS Telesagomatura ordering system, corneal topography with Placido disk technology, tear film testing, and a wireless interconnected diagnostic suite that consolidates patient records in real time. The 2025 launch of Nuance Audio Glasses extended the offering into hearing-assist smart eyewear. The company holds SSN (National Health Service) convention status (provider ITCA 01057069) for reimbursed specialty products, and operates the Dalpasso Academy internal learning platform for staff training.

The business model is primarily one-time retail transactions on eyewear, contact lenses, and specialty lenses, supplemented by recurring contact lens supply, corporate partnership programs (Convenzioni Aziendali), installment financing via Cofidis, a tax refund service for non-EU customers, and the Next2You/Lifestyle & Society loyalty schemes. Go-to-market combines physical retail with assisted optician consultations, e-commerce, mobile app engagement, educational workshops for healthcare professionals, and sports-community sponsorships (FIPAV Modena, UISP Modena). The company is wholly family-owned with no disclosed institutional investors or funding rounds.

Name

Ottica Dalpasso Srl

Legal name

Dalpasso S.r.l

Website

https://otticadalpasso.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ottica Dalpasso Srl is a family-owned Italian optical retailer operating five premium optical centers across Northern Italy, selling prescription eyewear, specialty contact lenses, low vision aids, and myopia control products, supported by ZEISS digital centration instrumentation and an SSN-reimbursed specialty lens practice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Optical Retail

NAICS

Offices of Optometrists (62132), Optical Goods Retailers (45613)

SIC

Ophthalmic Goods (3851)

akta.pro primary industry

Ocular Imaging & Diagnostic Testing Centers (HLAKAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Prescription eyewear retail
• Optical centers
• Contact lens fitting
• Optometry services
• Designer sunglasses

Headquarters

HQ city

Reggio Nell'emilia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Eyewear Retail Sales: Sale of prescription glasses (frames and lenses), sunglasses, and sports eyewear. Offers monofocal, progressive, office, and specialty lenses from premium brands (ZEISS, Hoya, etc.).
2. Contact Lens Sales and Fitting: Custom contact lens fitting and sales including soft, RGP, scleral, toric, multifocal, and specialty lenses (keratoconus, myopia control, cosmetic prosthetic). SSN convention available for eligible patients.
3. Low Vision Aids: Sale of optical and electronic low vision aids (video magnifiers, filters, reading aids) for visually impaired patients. SSN convention partially or fully covers costs for eligible individuals.
4. Corporate Partnership Programs: Business partnership agreements (Convenzioni Aziendali) with companies providing employee vision care benefits, screening services, and preferential pricing.
5. Nuance Audio Glasses: Sale of audio-enabled eyewear (Nuance Audio) combining vision correction with hearing assistance technology. No prescription required.
6. Installment Payment Plans: Financing services through Cofidis allowing customers to pay for eyewear in installments, enabling higher-ticket purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ottica Dalpasso Srl is an Italian optical retail chain operating five optical centers across Northern Italy (Reggio Emilia, Bologna, Milano, Modena, Parma) since 1950. It retails prescription eyeglasses, designer sunglasses, contact lenses, and low vision aids, and provides clinical optometric services including eye examinations, contactology, myopia control, and digital centration. The company also runs an e-commerce store at dalpassoshop.it and a mobile application called "Il Mio Ottico" for online ordering and patient services.

Product overview

Ottica Dalpasso Srl is an Italian optical retail group founded in 1950, operating five optical centers across Reggio Emilia, Bologna, Milano, Modena, and Parma. The core offering centers on ophthalmic lenses — progressive/multifocal lenses (Zeiss Smartlife Individual, Hoya Myself), occupational and computer lenses, myopia control lenses (Hoya MiyoSmart with D.I.M.S. technology, CooperVision MiSight 1 Day daily disposables), and sports/ driving lenses — and contact lenses across soft disposable, toric, multifocal, keratoconus-specific (scleral, RGP, hybrid, piggyback), orthokeratology, prosthetic cosmetic, and colored modalities. Supporting services include corneal topography, tear film testing, digital lens centration (ZEISS i.Terminal 2), wavefront lens mapping (VisionX VX40), an interconnected diagnostic suite, the proprietary Il Mio Ottico customer app, Nuance Audio smart hearing-assist glasses, low vision aids (ipovisione), home delivery, SSN billing, installment payments, tax refund, and a loyalty program. Lens treatments (anti-reflective, blue light, UV, hydrophobic/hardening) are offered as add-on modules. The company distributes over 25 luxury and niche eyewear brands and operates Dalpasso Academy, an internal LMS for staff training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prescription eyeglasses Custom prescription eyeglasses including frames and lenses, fitted and dispensed in-store at Ottica Dalpasso's optical centers for individual consumers.
• Designer sunglasses Premium multibrand non-prescription sunglasses stocked and sold across the optical centers and e-commerce site for individual consumers seeking fashion eyewear.
• Contact lenses Contact lens products supplied alongside contactology fitting services for individual wearers, available in-store and through dalpassoshop.it.
• Optometric eye examinations In-store optometric eye exams performed by qualified opticians to determine refractive prescriptions for individual patients.
• Contactology (contact lens fitting) Specialized fitting and follow-up service for contact lens wearers, including first-time wearers and complex prescriptions, delivered by trained contactologists.
• Myopia control service Clinical service aimed at slowing the progression of myopia in children and adolescents, typically through specialized lenses or contact lens protocols, delivered in-store.
• Low vision aids Specialized optical devices and consultations for patients with significant visual impairment, dispensed in-store after clinical assessment.
• Online eyewear shop (dalpassoshop.it) E-commerce storefront at dalpassoshop.it selling the company's eyewear, sunglasses, and contact lens products directly to individual consumers nationwide.
• "Il Mio Ottico" mobile application Branded mobile application providing customers with access to appointments, product browsing, online purchasing, and other patient-facing services tied to the optical centers.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hoya Lens ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2024Collaborative educational workshops 'Visioni Transgenerazionali: bambini miopi e giovani genitori presbiti' targeting ophthalmologists, orthoptists, and pediatricians. Events held in Milano (Palazzo Litta) and Parma (Grand Hotel) focusing on myopia control using D.I.M.S. technology and presbyopia solutions.
• Eschenbach OptikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLow vision training evening hosted at Ottica Dalpasso Parma for ophthalmologists on advanced visual aids (Optaro, Vocatex Plus, Mobilux LED, Max TV) and assistive technology for visually impaired patients.
• CooperVisioncoreTechnology or IntegrationMiSight 1-day soft contact lenses for myopia control in children, distributed exclusively through authorized optical centers. Includes professional training on application and removal procedures.
• ZEISScoreTechnology or IntegrationZEISS Specialist optical center offering premium lenses, i.Terminal 2 digital centration system, and Telesagomatura web-based lens ordering. Collaborative vision screening events including ZEISS Igloo in Piazza della Vittoria Reggio Emilia.
• FIPAV Modena (Federazione Italiana Pallavolo)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial sponsor providing vision screening services for youth and category volleyball athletes. Youth and category volleyball leagues named 'Ottica Dalpasso' for 2021/2022 season. Participation in annual championship award ceremonies.
• UISP ModenaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports partnership including vision screening at youth tournaments, Olympic Summer Camp for children with 300+ participants, and women's running event 'Donne in Corsa'. Partnership covering 2021/2022 sports season.
• Lions Club InternationalminorGTM or Marketing Partner'Lions Raccolta Occhiali Usati' eyeglass recycling program collecting approximately 6 million damaged glasses annually and redistributing over 2.8 million pairs to developing countries.
• MultiMedica San Giuseppe Hospital, MilanominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational collaboration hosting cosmetic prosthetic contact lens and scleral shell training for over 30 medical students and residents. Includes pediatric and neonatal application case presentations by Enrico Dalpasso.
• CofidisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInstallment payment financing service enabling customers to pay for eyewear and contact lenses in monthly installments.
• Nuance AudiocoreTechnology or IntegrationAudio-enabled eyewear combining vision correction with hearing assistance. Invisible acoustic device with directional amplification and beamforming technology. Includes Transitions lenses. Available without prescription.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Optissimo: Italian optical retail brand operating stores with optometric consultations and contact lens fitting. Comparable retail-plus-clinical services model and Italian mid-market positioning.
• Salmoiraghi & Viganò: Italy's largest optical retail chain, now part of EssilorLuxottica. Operates hundreds of stores across Italy selling prescription eyewear, contact lenses, and sunglasses with in-store optometric services — directly comparable customer proposition and category to Ottica Dalpasso, but at national scale.
• Carlucci Ottico: Italian independent optical chain operating across multiple regions, offering prescription eyewear, contact lenses, and optometric services with focus on premium brands. Comparable independent-multi-store model and family-run heritage similar to Ottica Dalpasso.
• VisionOttica: Italian optical retail chain (part of GrandVision/EssilorLuxottica network) operating stores across Italy with optometric services and multi-brand assortment. Closely comparable mid-market positioning, though less premium brand depth than Ottica Dalpasso.
• Specsavers: UK-founded optical retail chain expanding in Italy with assisted-sales stores offering eye exams and affordable prescription eyewear. Comparable in-store optician-led model and broad product mix, but positioned at value/mid-tier rather than premium luxury.

Broad incumbents

• Luxottica (EssilorLuxottica Retail): Global eyewear giant that both manufactures (Ray-Ban, Oakley) and retails (LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Salmoiraghi & Viganò). A broader incumbent whose retail division competes directly with Ottica Dalpasso and whose wholesale frames (Prada, Gucci, etc.) populate Ottica Dalpasso's portfolio.
• GrandVision by EssilorLuxottica: Pan-European optical retail group operating multiple banners including GrandVision, VisionOttica, and others across Italy. Directly comparable core offering (prescription eyewear, contact lenses, eye exams) but with broader portfolio, central marketing, and significantly larger scale.

Others

• Hoya Corporation: Japanese lens manufacturer whose products (MiyoSmart D.I.M.S., Sync, Enroute, Sensity) Ottica Dalpasso retails, and with whom they co-host educational workshops. Operates its own optical retail channels in some markets; primary comparable here is as a key supplier-partner rather than direct competitor.
• ZEISS Vision Care: Premium ophthalmic lens manufacturer and Ottica Dalpasso's key instrumentation/lens partner (i.Terminal 2, Tracer, Telesagomatura). Operates ZEISS-branded optical centers and online channels globally; relevant as both supplier and indirect retail competitor in the premium segment.
• Nuance Audio (EssilorLuxottica): Hearing-assist smart eyewear brand incubated by EssilorLuxottica, for which Ottica Dalpasso is an authorized retail partner in Italy. Functioning here as a product ecosystem peer rather than competitor — a category Ottica Dalpasso is pioneering within its footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ottica-dalpasso-srl
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Compliance1 record

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