IcareLabs Blog

We all know the end of any year tends to be one of the busiest times for anyone in the optical industry. It can get a bit crazy between the holidays and patients trying to cash in their vision plans before they reset.

Now that has passed, many practices are seeing their lab bills in a new light and most likely thinking about how they can lower that bill so they can increase their bottom line without sacrificing the quality products that their patients have come to expect.

Just like your New Year's resolutions, there is no better time than the first of the year to take an objective look at what your current wholesale optical lab is doing for you and if there is any room for improvement.

Our myIcareLabs.com customer portal is your one stop shop for everything your practice needs to be able to run smoothly. This gives all of our customers direct access to everything you'll need for your account.

Built in-house by James Payne in 2008, the simple and friendly user interface gives you complete access to every benefit you receive by being part of the Icare family.

In a market flooded with over a hundred different progressive lens options how do you choose which one or ones to use? Should you be using a branded product or a house brand product? I simply say yes! You should be using both and here's why.

The myIcareLabs customer portal does more than just simply placing your orders. We've already covered how you can order stock lenses, print shipping labels, take care of lab credits, and easily find what you're looking for. 

How would you like the ability to track all of your jobs in progress or pull up completed jobs in on convenient location?

Crizal Avance UV anti-reflective coatings revolutionized the optical industry when it was introduced in 2012. It scored a 12.9 on the Bayer ISMT by providing some of the best scratch resistance across all materials. Even patients that are typically very rough on their lenses can now enjoy the benefits of anti-reflective coatings.

Crizal also launched backside UV protection for their full line of AR coatings. This helps absorb and prevent UV light transmission via backside glare. Let's take a closer look at exactly how the technology behind the coating has made such an impact.

Trying to find the correct price or availability for your patient's lenses can be a real chore. IcareLabs knows less time trying to find what you need and what it costs, means more time you can focus on your patients.

 Two things are certain in life in the optical industry, taxes and warranties. While we can't help with the taxes, our 56+ years of experience have helped IcareLabs make your warranty and credit process as easy as possible.

With our credit form, you'll be able to easily ensure your account is credited properly.

Ever since the digital revolution took hold of the world in the mid-2000's with the rise of smartphones, tablets, and the dominance of laptops in the personal computing realm more people of all ages are feeling the effects of digital eye strain and harmful blue light.

The Vision Council has released the 2017 Blue Light/Digital Eye Strain Report, which shows some very telling numbers about this continuously growing share of the market.

Recently, our very own Director of Sales and Marketing, James Stephany, took time out of his busy schedule to give a lecture at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College.

This was a great opportunity for James to share his belief in the importance of opticians and their labs being on the same page. This cooperation is paramount in ensuring every patient can get the best possible pair of glasses to fit their needs and lifestyle.

Shamir set the bar very high with the success of the Shamir Autograph 2 and Shamir Autograph 3. This cemented their place in the optical industry as a leader with cutting-edge lens designs.

They've done it again with the recent introduction of the Autograph Intelligence: