INDIANOLA, Iowa—Laramy-K Optical, an Indianola-based independent wholesale lab, has acquired 100 percent interest in the optician training website OpticianWorks.com.

John Seegers, the creator of OpticianWorks.com, has been retained by Laramy-K as director of education. He will continue operating and writing for OpticianWorks along with Keith Benjamin, director of marketing for Laramy-K.

“We have always been committed to providing the best online education. We saw what John had done with OpticianWorks and knew that we could work together to bring optician training to a higher level and offer it as a service to our customers, as well as opticians throughout the industry,” said Janet Benjamin, president of Laramy-K.

“OpticianWorks was always about trying to offer a top-tier, online education, for opticians,” said Seegers. I was struggling to make that dream a reality doing everything on my own. Having the shared vision and resources of an organization like Laramy-K was just what I was looking for.”

OpticianWorks will be based in Laramy-K’s satellite office in Dawsonville, Ga. As part of the merger, Laramy-K is relaunching OpticianWorks.com, which has been redesigned to offer a higher level of interactivity and additional training material. New features on the site include progress tracking, certificates of completion, and a new ABO exam study book available via a free membership option. Full membership to the site is available as a benefit for Laramy-K lab customers.