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2007 NAICS Definition

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

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Manufacturing molded glass lens blanks--are classified in U.S. Industry 327212, Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing molded plastics lens blanks--are classified in U.S. Industry 326199, All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing; and
• Retailing and grinding prescription eyeglasses--are classified in Industry 446130, Optical Goods Stores.

Index entries that bring you to this industry:

• Contact lenses manufacturing
• Eyeglass frames (i.e., fronts and temples), ophthalmic, manufacturing
• Eyes, glass and plastics, manufacturing
• Goggles (e.g., industrial, safety, sun, underwater) manufacturing
• Lens coating, ophthalmic
• Lens grinding, ophthalmic (except in retail stores)
• Lens mounts, ophthalmic, manufacturing
• Lens polishing, ophthalmic
• Lenses, ophthalmic, manufacturing
• Magnifiers, corrective vision-type, manufacturing
• Sunglasses and goggles manufacturing
• Temples and fronts (i.e., eyeglass frames), ophthalmic, manufacturing