issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2016 this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message vision rx lab vision rx lab logo used since 2006 industry manufacturing founded india headquarters kolkata products corrective lenses number of employees 1000 end 2011 parent essilor website visionrxlab.com vision rx lab is an organic and mineral ophthalmic lens manufacturer . headquartered in the eastern indian city of kolkata it has 14 laboratories and 16 service centres across india . 1 vision rx lab is a group company of the french ophthalmic firm essilor . the company formed from the joint venture of ophthalmic firms essilor and gkb rx lens pvt ltd in 2006 . history edit the company began its journey as gkb rx lens pvt. ltd. in the northern indian city of agra way back in 1959 . the principal activities were shifted to kolkata in 1969 where the first surfacing lab was set . gkb partnered with european ophthalmic firms for technology equipments raw materials and consumables . a joint venture was formed between gkb and essilor in 2006 and vision rx lab came into existence . 2 3 4 references edit http www.visionrxlab.com aboutus.html http www.thehindubusinessline.in 2006 01 16 stories 2006011600490500.htm http www.hindu.com 2006 01 14 stories 2006011407641804.htm http www.euronext.com news companypressrelease companypressrelease.jsp lan nl & docid 690924 & stocknews true & cha 1721 external links edit official vision rx lab site official essilor site vision rx lab youtube channel retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vision rx lab & oldid 712720672 categories lens manufacturerscompanies based in kolkataindian brandshidden categories orphaned articles from march 2016all orphaned articlesarticles with a promotional tone from april 2012all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 30 march 2016 at 19 09 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view