Empire Optical is an independent laboratory that provides a range of optical equipment. It offers various products of SOLA family of brands, such as Percepta, VIPGold, SOLA Compact ULTRA, SOLAMAX, Spectralite and VIZIO. The laboratory also provides products, including Comfort, Panamic, Ellipse, Liberty, Crizal, Aliz , Ipseo and Physio from VARILUX brand. Empire Optical offers lenses of a range of brands, such as ZEISS, Transitions, Signet Armorlite and Shamir. It organizes various seminars and conducts training sessions. The company uses computer numerical control machines to manufacture a range of lens designs. Located in North Hollywood, Calif., the laboratory maintains a coating facility.