By Jon J. Trutt Published: 7/29/2026 Recently, many eye care professionals received a letter explaining that supply constraints affecting 1.74 high-index lens material could impact availability in the coming months. The recommendation was to reserve 1.74 material for higher prescriptions while fitting many patients between +7.00 and -7.00 diopters with 1.67 high-index material or comparable alternatives. The goal behind these recommendations may be to manage supply challenges

By Jon J. Trutt Published: 5/29/2026 At AccuLab, we’ve always been focused on making life easier for the eye care professionals we partner with. For years, we searched for a truly consolidated system that would allow our ECPs to place orders, track jobs, manage invoices, make payments, and communicate with us, all in one place. After years of looking, we finally found everything we were searching for in SpecCheck. SpecCheck isn’t just another ordering portal. It’s a thoughtfu

By Jon J. Trutt Published: 4/30/2026 In today’s optical world, it’s easy to fall into the rhythm of “next patient, next pair.” Prescription comes in, lenses get ordered, frames get adjusted, and everyone moves on. But if that’s all we’re doing, we’re missing one of the most valuable parts of our role. Eye care professionals aren’t just providers; we’re educators. And whether we realize it or not, our patients already see us that way. You’re the Authority. Start Acting Like It

By Jon J. Trutt Published: 2/27/2026 As an ECP, you’ve most likely experienced a patient bringing in their “brand new” pair of glasses, only to open the case and reveal a horribly disfigured, twisted frame that may or may not be still holding the lenses. And right on cue comes the classic line: “I just opened the case and they were like this.” 🤦 We all get a good laugh out of it. Now take that same thinking and apply it to your lab’s AR coatings. More often than not, patient