Executives from Icare Labs accepting the Essilor IDD Lab of the Year Award from Bob Colucci (far left) and Jim Rabbit (far right).
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DALLAS—Essilor of America, the nation’s leading manufacturer of optical lenses, announced the winners of its Independent Distribution Division (IDD) Annual Laboratory Awards today. The awards recognize independent distributors, who have exceeded expectations and achieved top sales performance in both sales and unit growth within specific Essilor product categories.

In order to elevate Essilor’s premium brands such as Varilux, Crizal Transitions

Neil Dougherty and John Dougherty of Luzerne Optical (c) accepting the Essilor IDD Xperio Lab of the Year Award from Essilor's Bob Colucci and Jim Rabbit.
and Xperio UV lenses, the IDD of Essilor of America offers independent labs products and services, along with industry-leading programs to increase sales revenue and margins for its customers.

“Congratulations to our independent laboratory partners who continue to deliver superb products and services to our customers and consumers,” said Bob Colucci, president of the Independent Distribution Division at Essilor. “We greatly appreciate our team’s continued commitment to ongoing innovation and superior service.”

The awards ceremony, held at Essilor’s National Sales Meeting, recognized outstanding achievements in the following categories:

Essilor Transitions Award of Excellence
Superior Optical Lab

Essilor Xperio UV Award of Excellence
Luzerne Optical Laboratories, Ltd.

Crizal Award of Excellence
US Optical

Varilux Award of Excellence
Cherry Optical, Inc.

X-Cel Outstanding Achievement Award
US Optical

Essilor IDD Managed Care Lab of the Year
VSPOne Optical Technology Centers

Essilor IDD Lab of the Year
IcareLabs