Prescription laboratories take lens blanks, surface them to the prescription on free-form generators, coat them and edge them to fit the frame. Labs range from in-store edging to industrial plants processing thousands of jobs a day.
Prescription Lab Services from Japan — varieties
Each button first explains the product, then lists Japan makers with specialities and contact routes.
Prescription Lab Services (Rx surfacing, edging, coating, glazing)Rx lens surfacing laboratoriesFree-form digital surfacingLens edging and glazing servicesAnti-reflective coating servicesRemote edging for online retailersWholesale optical laboratoriesSame-day lens laboratoriesLaboratory services for optical chains
Trade routes for prescription lab services in Japan
ManufacturersExporters and wholesalersWholesalers and distributorsCertified suppliers (ISO 9001, CE, FDA, ISO 12870)Price and lead time
Named prescription lab services producers in Japan
| Company | City | Speciality | Live search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoya Corporation (Hoya Vision Care) | Tokyo | One of the largest ophthalmic lens makers in the world | AboutExplore |
| Nikon-Essilor | Tokyo | Nikon branded lenses | AboutExplore |
| Seiko Optical Products (Hoya) | Tokyo | Seiko branded lenses and progressive designs | AboutExplore |
| Itoh Optical Industrial | Gamagori (Aichi) | Listed lens maker | AboutExplore |
| JINS Holdings | Tokyo | Listed one-price retail chain with own frames; spectacles with standard lenses at a fixed price | AboutExplore |
| Megane Top Co Ltd (Megane Ichiba) | Shizuoka | One-price chain; lenses included in the frame price | AboutExplore |
| Paris Miki Holdings | Tokyo | Listed optical retail chain | AboutExplore |
| Owndays | Tokyo | One-price optical retail chain across Asia (majority owned by Lenskart) | AboutExplore |