| Company type | Private,subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | eyewear/optical retailing |
| Founded | 1988 (1988) |
| Headquarters | 175 E. Houston Street San Antonio,Texas 78205 United States |
Number of locations | approx. 699 (as of 2015),[1][2] operated under varioustrade names (not the ECCA name) |
Area served | United States |
Key people | (CEO) Greg Hare |
Number of employees | 8,000[2] |
| Parent | VSP Global |
| Website | https://www.visionworks.com/ |
Visionworks of America, Inc. (formerly known asDoctors' Value Vision) is an American company which operates or manages 711optical retail stores in 40 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.[1][2][3] The company was incorporated in 1988. It is based inDowntownSan Antonio, Texas, and has about 8,000 employees.
Visionworks of America was once asubsidiary of HVHC, aHighmark Inc. company.[4] Visionwork's former parent company, ECCA Holdings Corp., merged withPittsburgh-based HVHC in 2006, resulting in Eye Care Centers of America Inc. becoming a wholly owned Highmark subsidiary.[5] ECCA had 385 stores, in 36 states, at that time.[5]
All stores sell frames, lenses, sunglasses and accessories. Comprehensive service offerings includecontact lens dispensing, free adjustments and repairs, and doctors of optometry at or next to every store. Visionworks also sells contact lenses online.[3]
On June 27, 2019,VSP Global announced plans to acquire Visionworks.[6] The acquisition was completed on October 1, 2019.[7]
