(L to R) Ralph, Rob and Ron Cotran.

EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Essilor of America announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in US Optical, an East Syracuse, N.Y.-based wholesale optical laboratory with around $35 million in annual revenue.

“This partnership will help to complement Essilor's U.S. offerings and broaden the distribution of Varilux lenses and other value-added products,” Essilor said in a statement.

US Optical was founded in 2008 by three brothers, Ralph, Ronald and Robert Cotran. It is the second largest independent U.S. wholesale lab, according to Vision Monday’s 2015 Top Labs Report.
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An Essilor spokesperson confirmed that the Cotrans will continue to manage US Optical.

This is the second major transaction between the Cotran brothers and Essilor. In 1999, the brothers sold Optogenics, a Syracuse, N.Y. wholesale lab they founded in 1986, to Essilor.