- Sterling Optical
Sterling Optical is a franchised retail optical chain headquartered in
Garden City, New York . There are currently 155 locations in the United States,Canada and theU.S. Virgin Islands .History
Sterling Optical opened in 1912 with a single store in the financial district of
New York City . In 1954, a second location opened inWashington, D.C. In 1966, Sterling Optical acquired
IPCO , a retail optical chain in the northeastern United States. The chain grew to 20 stores by 1970 and to 65 by 1975. Over the next 5 years, growth doubled to almost 130 units.In January 1992, Sterling Optical was incorporated in New York as a result of a re-organization and the company became known as Sterling Vision, Inc. with stores operating under d/b/a Sterling Optical. During this period, Sterling Vision acquired the Site for Sore Eyes chain in California as well as another entity known as
VCC , a specialized healthcare maintenance organization licensed by the California Department of Corporations. VCC employs licensed optometrists which operate under the tradename "Sterling VisionCare" in locations which are usually adjacent to a Sterling Optical location.In 1996, the company opened 2 lasik centers named Insight Laser Centers, one in New York and the other in
San Francisco . These locations have since ceased operations.In 2005, Sterling Optical began using UPA cartoon character
Mr. Magoo as their spokesman.
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