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We are Rodenstock:

a leading medical device company and a global leader for ophthalmic lenses.

This is what Rodenstock stands for

Founded in 1877 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, the company employs around 5.000 people worldwide and is represented with sales offices and distribution partners in more than 85 countries around the world. Rodenstock maintains 6 central production hubs to secure global supply.

Rodenstock's success story is characterised by groundbreaking developments and market-leading lens technologies. The focus of our activities is on innovations that enable the sharpest vision for every angle and every gaze. In order to achieve this, Rodenstock determines the biometrics of the whole eye for the calculation of the lens. All relevant biometric data flows directly into the lens production process - this is unique in the industry.

  • Mission

    We provide people with superior visual precision and comfort.

  • Vision

    We strive every day to provide an unparalleled experience of biometrically enhanced vision to everyone across the world.

  • Philosophy

    B.I.G. VISION™ FOR ALL is our unique philosophy: We recognize that every person and every eye are unique and different.
    That’s why we measure the individual eye and use thousands of data points to produce individual spectacle lenses. This made us what we are today. We are the vision experts. It’s what motivates us to provide people all around the globe with the best lenses.
    We don’t settle for standard – we always go one step further.

With innovative strength into the future

Our philosophy has made us what we are today and is the engine for further innovations.
Click through Rodenstock's history of innovation below.

  • 2020
  • 2012
  • 1981
  • 1968
  • 1960
  • 1880
  • 1877
  • big eye

    2020

    The launch of B.I.G. VISION™,
    our unique philosophy that takes into account that every eye is different.

  • Rodenstock DNEye® Scanner

    2012

    Introducing the DNEye® scanner:
    the technology behind our lenses, which are based on a unique biometric eye model through individual eye measurements.

  • Rodenstock lens

    1981

    First progressive lenses developed in Germany.

  • lenses with self-tinting ColorMatic® lenses, partially tinted

    1968

    The first self-tinting lens from a European manufacturer.

  • bright sun in the sky

    1960

    First lenses with anti-reflective coating.

  • lenses on black and white background

    1880

    Patent for the world's first glasses with lenses and frame.

  • portrait of Josef Rodenstock

    1877

    Founding of the company by Josef Rodenstock.

We are the vision experts

As a medical technology company and major manufacturer of spectacle lenses, Rodenstock stands for German engineering of the highest quality. In the field of spectacle lenses, Rodenstock can boast a series of groundbreaking innovations and market-leading technologies and stands for a new generation of individual spectacle lenses with the philosophy B.I.G. VISION™ FOR ALL.

German Engineering

Masterpieces of German engineering

Every single one of our products is designed and developed in Germany. The perfection of our products is the essence of German quality and engineering. And the result is something to be proud of: Currently, Rodenstock holds more than 530 patents worldwide and over 200 pending patent applications for innovations in lenses, frames and instruments.