Here’s a sample video from John’s site.:

We Are Ready!

…ready to do what is best for our customers.
…ready to challenge the status quo.
…ready to take back our industry one independent retailer at a time.

Laramy-K Optical is building a new strategy for doing business in an optical industry controlled by the few; a strategy that makes it easier to compete on your terms, not theirs. With the newest technology and our dedication to the belief in the independent practitioner, Laramy-K Optical has begun by putting together the TKO series of coatings and Integrity series freefrom lenses; products as good as or better than those that control the market today. These products are yours to tailor to your needs, to brand as your own, and to make as unique as you are.

Compete on your terms, not theirs. Take back your customers.

We Are Ready… are you?  Stay tuned…

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

Then choose to have your Integrity series lenses custom-made in virtually any material, from plastic to 1.74; with any photochromic or polarized options available in single vision; and in more base curves than ever before.

Need it in a wrap? No problem. Wraps can be ordered with any Integrity series design at no extra charge.

Finally, perfect your lenses with any coating combination available from our TKO series coatings.

Want more? Stay tuned…

Lens Availability Database and PAL Identifier

Our new anthem. Enjoy…

Understanding Prism Thinning (pdf)

by Darryl Meister

Methods for Estimating Lens Thickness (pdf)

by Darry Meister

Welcome to the project page for the OpenOptix Finishing Lab Manual. The Finishing Lab Manual is the product of the OpenOptix initiative, a communty effort designed to produce free and open optical knowledge content and improve optical care worldwide. The Finishing Lab Manual has not yet been written and is in need of authors. The outline for the project is below. If you or someone you know would like to help write or contribute material,  please, logon to the OpenOptix Project forum or contact Keith Benjamin.

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OpenOptix Finishing Lab Manual Outline

Section 1 Equipment, Stock Lenses, and Fabrication Process

1. Pattern Maker
2. Blocker
3. Tracer
4. Manual and Automatic Edger
5. Stock Lenses and Inventory
6. Process and Layout of a Finishing Lab

Section 2 Verification, Neutralization, Surface Quality, and Spotting

1. Power (Meridians of Power)
2. Minimum Blank Size, OC, MRP, NRP, DRP, and PRP
3. Neutralization (Minus Cyl)
4. Neutralization (Plus Cyl)
5. Neutralization of Multifocal and Progressive Lenses
6. Surface Quality, Blemishes, and Scratches
7. Marking SV, Multi, and Progressive lenses

Section 3 Decentration

1. Horizontal Decentration
2. Vertical Decentration
3. DPD vs NPD
4. Inset and Segment Height

Section 4 Blocking

1. Pads, Blocks, and Accessories
2. Blocking SV Lenses
3. Blocking Multifocal Lenses
4. Blocking Progressive Lenses
5. Pushing
6. Thin Lenses
7. Edge Downs

Section 5 Patterns

1. Manual Patterns
2. Patttern Maker
3. Frame Difference and Set Size
4. Optically Centered vs. Mechanically Centered Patterns

Section 6 Edging (Manual and Automatic)

1. Chucking
2. Bevels and Bevel Selections
3. Thin Lenses, Coatings, and Materials Settings
4. Edging Cycles (Roughing and Finishing)
5. Manual Settings and Operations
6. Automatic Settings and Operations
7. Pin Bevel, Grooving, and Drilling
8. Sizing and Touch-ups

Section 7 Deblocking

1. Tools and Process
2. Special Considerations (Thin Lenses, Flexure, and AR)

Section 8 Mounting Lenses

1. Metal
2. Zyl (cold snap and heat)
3. Grooved
4. Rimless
5. Bench Aligning
6. Temples and Nosepads
7. Extracting and Drilling Screws
8. Restringing Nylons

Section 9 Hand Edging

1. Pin Beveling
2. Modifying Shape
3. Hidden Bevels
4. 45 degree Bevels
5. Corrections

Section 10 Maintenance and Calibration

1. Lensometer
2. Blocker
3. Tracer
4. Edger
5. Hand Stone

Section 11 ANSI and Final Inspection

1. ANSI
2. Steps in Final Inspection
3. Checklist