Emerging Vision® Inc. is a leading provider of eye care products and services,
and operates one of the largest franchised optical chains in the United States
under the Sterling Optical, Site for Sore Eyes, The Eye Gallery, and OPTICA brands (including two leading optical group-purchasing businesses). The Site for Sore Eyes brand has 43 locations across California; the Sterling Optical and The Eye Gallery Brands, along with the OPTICA Boutique brand have over 125
franchised and company-owned stores located across 13 States, the District of
Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands – whose growth has been accomplished
through franchising and acquisitions. We are very excited about our company;
we continue to be in an expansion mode and seek opportunities outside the
United States (including in the Caribbean). Sterling Optical has reached a
milestone of 100 years in business. Originally a single store that was founded
in the Financial District of New York City in 1913, the Sterling Optical brand has
over 125 locations in the Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. A pioneer in the
optical industry, Sterling Optical was one of the first eye care stores to focus
on developing proprietary private label brands and forming partnerships with
frame vendors worldwide – a winning combination that directly benefits their
customers.
In 2013, the company launched its non-profit organization – “Project Eyesight.”
This program provides many impoverished children and adults with the gift
of improved vision through donated prescription eyeglasses, eye exams,
education, and other ancillary items. The 100th anniversary was an ideal time
to give back to many needy communities that are currently in underserved
neighborhoods throughout the United States.