Choosing Independence
Independence is not a state of being, as much as a guiding principle. More than choosing not to follow, independence is a decision to find your own path, to draw your own map, and find your own tribe. The choice is often not an easy one. Independence is said to be a choice of freedom. But, you have to ask, freedom from what? freedom from worry? freedom from responsibility? freedom from challenges, hardships, and failure? Certainly not. Freedom from control perhaps, but little else. You’ve simply made the decision to steer your own ship, for better or worse. To those of you who’ve...
Read MoreDare To Be Remarkable
Succeeding as an independent optical practitioner means setting yourself apart, going against the grain, being worth talking about, or in a word: being remarkable. We love the uniqueness, individuality, and quality that comes from our customers with this ideal. From our inception we have also been driven to set ourselves apart while providing products and services that help our customers wishing to do the same. This is why we have built our lab around these unique businesses and continue strive to help them realize their vision.
Read MoreOpportunity in Adversity
The optical industry continues to undergo rapid change. While many changes have been exciting, others have been difficult to watch. Even as so many seemed engaged in a race towards the bottom, we can’t help but be excited. Of course, we feel trepidation. As competition becomes more underhanded, industry forces drive away craftsmen and artisans, corporations consolidate and define mediocrity; doing business becomes a challenge. But, these trends also create more opportunity by leaving behind a gap for people that want more, the people that will never be satisfied with average. We want to...
Read MoreReturn to the Future
You’re invited “back to the future.” Where the best of the past meets the technology of today, to bring you the future of optical; unprecedented personalization. Remember when labs had real people answering the phones, when they acted as partners in your business, and when every job was important? This is how we still do business at Laramy-K. Now, we have fused our brand of service with state of the art digital surfacing and AR processing, to bring you a level of personalization never before offered. Personalized Eyewear: Freeform designs from Shamir, Seiko, and our very own...
Read MoreIntegrity Freeform Lenses
Integrity Series Freeform Lenses – Freeform Your Way Declare independence and free yourself from the restrictions of brand name lens designs. Forget about availability. If you can dream it, we can make it. Start by selecting a basic Integrity series design. Here are a few: Rebel – All purpose compensated design, with a softer near and easier adaptation. Renegade – All purpose non-compensated design. Rogue – Compensated design suitable for both general use and office work with a harder/wider reading area. Radical – Freeform single vision Monitor (AKA LKO Office)– Design for heavy...
Read MoreTKO Series Coatings
TKO Series Coatings – Performance not hype At Laramy-K Optical, we know AR. As one of the first independent optical laboratories to build a certified Zeiss AR facility, we have been processing name-brand AR and hard coatings for over 10 years. Names have changed, but the essential process has not, nor has the importance of strict procedural adherence. As major brands move toward cost cutting and improving margins, we are moving away from big names and instead focusing on performance. To this end we have developed the TKO (Technical Knock Out) Series of coatings with the following options...
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