Legends 4.0 Optical Laboratory
Founded: 2005
Hq./Main Lab Location: Lewisville, Texas
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 91
Key Executives: Bill Benedict, Donna Benedict, Dennis Benedict
Owners: The Benedict family and Red River Ventures
Trade Names: Legends 4.0; The Benedict Laboratory
Key Markets: Southwest, Penn., Calif.
2006 Est. Net Sales: $11.5 million
Rx Sales: $11.5 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 850
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 35%
Comments: Proprietary products and services include Fast Rx, ClearView AR, ClearView Ultra AR. Offers frame and lens packages FashionPlus, FashionPlus Rimless, Fashion Kids, Safe Plus
Web site: www.legends4.com
Luzerne Optical Laboratories
Founded: 1973
Hq./Main Lab Location: Wilkes-Barre, Penn.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 200
Key Executives: Jack Dougherty, president; Lorraine Dougherty, VP; Neil Dougherty, GM; John Dougherty, VP purchasing
Owner: Dougherty family
Trade Names: Crizal, Crizal Alize, Crizal Alize with Clear Guard, TD2, Teflon, Advantage, Carat and Foundation XT
Key Markets: Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, New England
2006 Est. Net Sales: $30 million
Rx Sales: $29.1 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,900
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 56%
Comments: Family owned and operated; offers wide range of exclusive promotions, customer incentive and educational programs. Field consultant force offers practice development, business reviews and private consultations. Specializes in processing Varilux, Zeiss, Definity, Shamir, Indo, premium lenses and difficult Rx’s. Offers frames, sunglasses, safety eyewear, soft contacts, low vision, pharmaceuticals and Prio computer eyewear. Operates in-house AR facilities producing Crizal, Crizal Alize, Crizal Alize with Clear Guard, TD2, Teflon, Zeiss ET, Advantage, Carat and Foundation XT and mirror coatings. In-house gas perm contact lens facility produces custom DuraCurve aspheric GPs. VSP- & VBA-approved lab.
Web site: www.luzerneoptical.com
MJ Optical
Founded: 1988
Hq./Main Lab Location: Omaha, Neb.
No. of Locations: 1
No. of Employees: 101
Key Executives: Martin Hagge, Morrie Hagge, Michael Hagge
Owner: Mary Hagge
Trade Names: None
Key Markets: National
2006 Est. Net Sales: $16.9 million
Rx Sales: $12.2 million
No. of Rx Jobs/Day: 1,850
Percentage of Uncut Jobs: 40%
Comments: Distributes wide range of premium lens and frame brands. Proprietary products include Nyteyez premium AR and Miraje standard AR, both produced in-house. Offers MJ frame and lens program and MJFP frame package. Distributes contact lenses. Offers computer job tracking.
Web site: www.mjoptical.com
Nassau Vision
