RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.--The latest addition to Vision Service Plan’s growing network of prescription optical laboratories is VSP’s recent purchase of Ultra Lens optical lab in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., formerly owned by the Singer family. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Ultra Lens is a full-service wholesale lab founded in 1975 by Bud Singer and now operated by his son-in-law, Danny Singer. The current management will stay on to run the lab, according to VSP. Ultra Lens produces about 450 jobs per day and services customers throughout Florida and in other states. Ultra Lens, an authorized distributor of Hoya, Shamir, Varilux and Zeiss products, operates an in-house anti-reflective coating facility.

“Adding Ultra Lens to our VSP lab network continues our commitment to providing the highest-quality products and best service to our clients, doctors and members,” said Don Oakley, VSP’s vice president of ophthalmic supply chain and services. “This acquisition provides VSP doctors with an even broader variety of advanced optical lab technologies and services from which to choose.”

Danny Singer said ownership by VSP “will enhance our ability to even be better than we were.” As an example, he noted that Ultra Lens would now be able to service VSP doctors.

Ultra Lens is now VSP’s fourth wholly owned lab, along with Legends 4.0 in Dallas and the VSP Labs in Columbus, Ohio, and Sacramento, Calif. The company shares ownership in Perfect Optics in Vista, Calif., and Tri-City Optical in Clearwater, Fla., through joint-venture agreements with Carl Zeiss Vision and management. ■
--Andrew Karp