Latest News Essilor’s Independent Distributor Division Celebrates 2016 Award Winners By Staff Monday, January 16, 2017 12:30 AM COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—At Essilor of America’s national sales meeting, held here last week, the company’s Independent Distribution Division (IDD) recognized selected independent laboratory partners for outstanding achievements. The labs were presented with IDD Annual Laboratory Awards for having “exceeded expectations and achieved top sales performance in both sales and unit growth within specific Essilor product categories,” the company said.The award winners, in their respective categories, are:• Essilor Transitions Award of ExcellenceX-Tra Lite Optical• Essilor Xperio UVTM Award of ExcellenceWalman Optical• Crizal Award of ExcellenceOnSight Optical• Varilux Award of ExcellenceCherry Optical, Inc.• X-Cel Outstanding Achievement AwardCherry Optical, Inc.• Essilor IDD Managed Care Lab of the YearVSPOne Optical Technology Centers• Essilor IDD Lab of the YearOnSight OpticalBob Colucci, president of IDD, congratulated the award recipients, saying, “Our independent laboratory partners continue to deliver superb products and services to our customers and their patients. We greatly appreciate their continued commitment to innovation, superior service and delivering the best vision solutions and experience possible.” Two non-sales related awards were also given out:• Essilor IDD Very Important Partner AwardVSP, Global Optics and X-Tra Lite Optical• Essilor Vision Foundation President’s AwardBob Colucci