SAN ANTONIO—The Eye Care Centers of America chain had increases in both total revenues and net income in its second quarter ended June 28 and in the first six months of 2008, according to its quarterly report filed this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In Q2, the 417-store chain’s total net revenues reached $128.1 million, up from $114.3 million in the same period last year. Comparable-store sales rose 7.9 percent in the quarter. During the period, ECCA’s managed vision sales rose 23.2 percent.

ECCA’s net income in Q2 was $5.9 million, vs. $4.2 million in the second quarter of 2007. It opened eight new stores during the period.

In the first six months of this year, the chain’s revenues were $275.1 million, up from $246.8 million in last year’s first half.

Comp-store sales rose 6.8 percent in the period. Managed vision sales rose 13.4 percent in the half; during that period, managed vision reimbursements from Davis Vision, ECCA’s sister division within Highmark’s HVHC subsidiary, totaled $8.7 million, up from $7.3 million in the first six months of 2007. During the first half, ECCA purchased $4.5 million in eyewear from its other sister division, Viva International, down from purchases of $4.9 million in last year’s first six months.

ECCA’s net income in this year’s first half was $20.5 million, vs. $17.6 million in 2007’s first six months.