# Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing

*/Industries/Ophthalmic_Goods_Manufacturing*

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing ophthalmic goods. Examples of products made by these establishments are prescription eyeglasses (except grinding lenses in a retail setting), contact lenses, sunglasses, eyeglass frames, reading glasses made to standard powers, and protective eyewear. Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing](/Industries/Glass_and_Glass_Product_Manufacturing) — parent · Industries

### Siblings

- [Flat Glass Manufacturing](/Industries/Flat_Glass_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing](/Industries/Other_Pressed_and_Blown_Glass_and_Glassware_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Glass Container Manufacturing](/Industries/Glass_Container_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass](/Industries/Glass_Product_Manufacturing_Made_of_Purchased_Glass) — siblings · Industries
- [Architectural And Automotive Glass](/Industries/Architectural_And_Automotive_Glass) — siblings · Industries
- [Art Glass Studios](/Industries/Art_Glass_Studios) — siblings · Industries
- [Automotive Glass](/Industries/Automotive_Glass) — siblings · Industries
- [Automotive Glass Manufacturing](/Industries/Automotive_Glass_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Basalt Fiber Manufacturing](/Industries/Basalt_Fiber_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Cable and Glass Balustrades](/Industries/Cable_and_Glass_Balustrades) — siblings · Industries
- [Commercial Glazing](/Industries/Commercial_Glazing) — siblings · Industries
- [Curtain Wall and Glazing Systems](/Industries/Curtain_Wall_and_Glazing_Systems) — siblings · Industries
- [Decorative Glass Fabrication](/Industries/Decorative_Glass_Fabrication) — siblings · Industries
- [Diffractive Optics Manufacturing](/Industries/Diffractive_Optics_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Fiberglass And Composites](/Industries/Fiberglass_And_Composites) — siblings · Industries
- [Fiberglass Component Manufacturing](/Industries/Fiberglass_Component_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Fiberglass Manufacturing](/Industries/Fiberglass_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Fiberglass Tank Manufacturing](/Industries/Fiberglass_Tank_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Flat Glass Fabrication](/Industries/Flat_Glass_Fabrication) — siblings · Industries
- [Glass And Glazing](/Industries/Glass_And_Glazing) — siblings · Industries
- [Glass Manufacturing](/Industries/Glass_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Glass Product Manufacturing](/Industries/Glass_Product_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Glass Substrate Manufacturing](/Industries/Glass_Substrate_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Glass and Ceramics Manufacturing](/Industries/Glass_and_Ceramics_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Glassware Manufacturing](/Industries/Glassware_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Ground Based Telescope Optics](/Industries/Ground_Based_Telescope_Optics) — siblings · Industries
- [Ophthalmic Lens Manufacturing](/Industries/Ophthalmic_Lens_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Optical Coating Manufacturing](/Industries/Optical_Coating_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Optical Coatings](/Industries/Optical_Coatings) — siblings · Industries
- [Optical Glass Manufacturing](/Industries/Optical_Glass_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Optical Lens Manufacturing](/Industries/Optical_Lens_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Optics Manufacturing](/Industries/Optics_Manufacturing) — siblings · Industries
- [Security Glazing](/Industries/Security_Glazing) — siblings · Industries
- [Structural Glazing](/Industries/Structural_Glazing) — siblings · Industries
- [Studio Glassblowing](/Industries/Studio_Glassblowing) — siblings · Industries
- [Window Film Retrofits](/Industries/Window_Film_Retrofits) — siblings · Industries

### Related (specialized for industry)

- [Computer Numerical Lens Lathing](/Processes/Computer_Numerical_Lens_Lathing) — specialized for industry · Processes
- [Eyewear Fabrication](/Processes/Eyewear_Fabrication) — specialized for industry · Processes
- [Assembling Eyewear](/Processes/Assembling_Eyewear) — specialized for industry · Processes
- [Lens Material Manufacturing](/Processes/Lens_Material_Manufacturing) — specialized for industry · Processes
- [Lens Surfacing and Coating](/Processes/Lens_Surfacing_and_Coating) — specialized for industry · Processes
- [Assemble Ophthalmic Instrument](/Processes/Assemble_Ophthalmic_Instrument) — specialized for industry · Processes

### Processes active in this industry

- [Optical Laboratory](/CompanyTypes/Optical_Laboratory) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Ophthalmic Lens Laboratory](/CompanyTypes/Ophthalmic_Lens_Laboratory) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Ophthalmic Lens Laboratories](/CompanyTypes/Ophthalmic_Lens_Laboratories) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Ophthalmic Lens Manufacturers](/CompanyTypes/Ophthalmic_Lens_Manufacturers) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Optical Laboratories](/CompanyTypes/Optical_Laboratories) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Wholesale Optical Laboratory](/CompanyTypes/Wholesale_Optical_Laboratory) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Sunglasses Manufacturer](/CompanyTypes/Sunglasses_Manufacturer) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Sports Eyewear Manufacturer](/CompanyTypes/Sports_Eyewear_Manufacturer) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Safety Eyewear Manufacturer](/CompanyTypes/Safety_Eyewear_Manufacturer) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Prescription Lens Surfacing Lab](/CompanyTypes/Prescription_Lens_Surfacing_Lab) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Lens Coating Specialist](/CompanyTypes/Lens_Coating_Specialist) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Lens Blank Producer](/CompanyTypes/Lens_Blank_Producer) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Intraocular Lens Manufacturer](/CompanyTypes/Intraocular_Lens_Manufacturer) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Eyeglass Lens Manufacturer](/CompanyTypes/Eyeglass_Lens_Manufacturer) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Eyeglass Frame Manufacturer](/CompanyTypes/Eyeglass_Frame_Manufacturer) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Contact Lens Manufacturer](/CompanyTypes/Contact_Lens_Manufacturer) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Lens Manufacturers](/CompanyTypes/Lens_Manufacturers) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Optical Lens Laboratories](/CompanyTypes/Optical_Lens_Laboratories) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Optical Glass Blank Foundry](/CompanyTypes/Optical_Glass_Blank_Foundry) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Wholesale Optical Labs](/CompanyTypes/Wholesale_Optical_Labs) — operates in · CompanyTypes
- [Ophthalmic Apparatus Manufacturer](/CompanyTypes/Ophthalmic_Apparatus_Manufacturer) — operates in · CompanyTypes

### Related (serves industry)

- [Optical Coating Shops](/CompanyTypes/Optical_Coating_Shops) — serves industry · CompanyTypes
- [Optical Consumables and Supply Houses](/CompanyTypes/Optical_Consumables_and_Supply_Houses) — serves industry · CompanyTypes
- [Semi-Finished Lens Stockhouses](/CompanyTypes/Semi-Finished_Lens_Stockhouses) — serves industry · CompanyTypes

### Related (type of)

- [Industrial Safety Eyewear Manufacturers](/CompanyTypes/Industrial_Safety_Eyewear_Manufacturers) — type of · CompanyTypes
- [Premium Plano Sunglass Brands](/CompanyTypes/Premium_Plano_Sunglass_Brands) — type of · CompanyTypes
- [Specialty Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) Lens Labs](/CompanyTypes/Specialty_Rigid_Gas_Permeable_(RGP)_Lens_Labs) — type of · CompanyTypes
- [OTC Reading Glass Producers](/CompanyTypes/OTC_Reading_Glass_Producers) — type of · CompanyTypes
- [Semi-Finished Lens Blank Casters](/CompanyTypes/Semi-Finished_Lens_Blank_Casters) — type of · CompanyTypes
- [Contact Lens Foundries](/CompanyTypes/Contact_Lens_Foundries) — type of · CompanyTypes
- [Independent Optical Laboratories](/CompanyTypes/Independent_Optical_Laboratories) — type of · CompanyTypes
- [High-End Acetate Frame Ateliers](/CompanyTypes/High-End_Acetate_Frame_Ateliers) — type of · CompanyTypes
- [Integrated Optical Conglomerates](/CompanyTypes/Integrated_Optical_Conglomerates) — type of · CompanyTypes
- [Mass-Market OEM Frame Manufacturers](/CompanyTypes/Mass-Market_OEM_Frame_Manufacturers) — type of · CompanyTypes

### Related (substituted by)

- [Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers](/Industries/Ophthalmic_Goods_Merchant_Wholesalers) — substituted by · Industries

### Rolled up to industry group

- [Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing](/Industries/Medical_Equipment_and_Supplies_Manufacturing) — rolled up to industry group · Industries

### Rolled up to subsector

- [Miscellaneous Manufacturing](/Industries/Miscellaneous_Manufacturing) — rolled up to subsector · Industries

### Substituted by

- [Orthokeratology Services](/Industries/Orthokeratology_Services) — substituted by · Industries
- [LASIK and Refractive Surgery](/Industries/LASIK_and_Refractive_Surgery) — substituted by · Industries
- [Cataract Surgery with Intraocular Lenses](/Industries/Cataract_Surgery_with_Intraocular_Lenses) — substituted by · Industries
- [Refractive and Laser Eye Surgery Services](/Industries/Refractive_and_Laser_Eye_Surgery_Services) — substituted by · Industries

### Competitors

- [Plastics Product Manufacturing](/Industries/Plastics_Product_Manufacturing) — competes with · Industries
- [Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing](/Industries/Optical_Instrument_and_Lens_Manufacturing) — competes with · Industries
- [Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing](/Industries/Surgical_and_Medical_Instrument_Manufacturing) — competes with · Industries
- [Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing](/Industries/Dental_Equipment_and_Supplies_Manufacturing) — competes with · Industries
- [Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing](/Industries/Surgical_Appliance_and_Supplies_Manufacturing) — competes with · Industries

### Regulated by

- [American National Standards Institute](/Regulators/American_National_Standards_Institute) — regulated by · Regulators
- [International Organization for Standardization](/Regulators/International_Organization_for_Standardization) — regulated by · Regulators
- [Federal Trade Commission](/Regulators/Federal_Trade_Commission) — regulated by · Regulators
- [Food and Drug Administration](/Regulators/Food_and_Drug_Administration) — regulated by · Regulators

### Problems this exposes

- [Rx Lab Remake Prevention](/Problems/Rx_Lab_Remake_Prevention) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Optical Quality Control Failures](/Problems/Optical_Quality_Control_Failures) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Medical Device Compliance](/Problems/Medical_Device_Compliance) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Lens Coating Defect Scrap](/Problems/Lens_Coating_Defect_Scrap) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Custom Prescription Fulfillment](/Problems/Custom_Prescription_Fulfillment) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Complex SKU Proliferation](/Problems/Complex_SKU_Proliferation) — exposes problem · Problems

### Depends on

- [FDA Medical Device Establishment Registration](/Credentials/FDA_Medical_Device_Establishment_Registration) — depends on · Credentials
- [FDA Medical Device Registration](/Credentials/FDA_Medical_Device_Registration) — depends on · Credentials

### Latent gaps

- [SKU Optimization Engine](/Opportunities/SKU_Optimization_Engine) — latent gap · Opportunities
- [Rx Routing Engine](/Opportunities/Rx_Routing_Engine) — latent gap · Opportunities
- [Prescription Parsing Agent](/Opportunities/Prescription_Parsing_Agent) — latent gap · Opportunities
- [Optical Compliance Service](/Opportunities/Optical_Compliance_Service) — latent gap · Opportunities
- [Coating Defect Inspector](/Opportunities/Coating_Defect_Inspector) — latent gap · Opportunities