Optical Laboratories Association

The OLA is an international business association founded in 1894 to serve the needs of the optical laboratory industry. OLA’s current members include 341 companies, representing 505 wholesale and retail laboratories in the U.S., Canada, and 14 other countries. OLA produces a variety of education and training materials for optical laboratories and eyecare professionals, including Perspective on Lenses, Lens Menu, Progressive Identifier, and the OLA Lens Center, the Indispensable Dispensing GUIDE, the bi-monthly magazine CLEARVisions, and MemberNews bulletins on legal and technical topics for optical laboratories.