House Brand
Artisan
Premium lenses, crafted in-house by Eye-Kraft
From entry-level digital progressives to the VR-powered Artisan iOn — our signature lens collection delivers cutting-edge optical technology at exceptional value, all manufactured right here in our St. Cloud lab.
Why Artisan
Premium optics, direct from the lab
As Eye-Kraft's signature house collection, Artisan lenses are designed, calculated, and manufactured entirely in-house — giving you direct access to premium technology without the branded markup.
House Brand Advantage
Manufactured in our own St. Cloud, MN lab — premium quality with faster turnaround and competitive pricing.
Advanced Freeform Design
Every Artisan lens is digitally surfaced using freeform technology for point-by-point precision across the entire lens surface.
Proprietary Technologies
ClearView, BinocularBalance, OptiMesh, ThinMax, and Ergo Path — technologies developed specifically for the Artisan platform.
iOn Gaze Mapping
Our flagship iOn lens uses VR-based gaze dynamics to create a truly fingerprint-level personalized progressive.
Artisan iOn® — Flagship Technology
The progressive lens revolution
Artisan iOn transforms the progressive lens experience from fitting to design to dispensing. Using VR gaze mapping, each lens is as unique as a fingerprint — tailored precisely to how each patient sees the world.
Gaze Dynamics Analysis
Using an immersive VR experience, the Artisan iOn headset maps each patient’s unique gaze patterns — capturing how they move their head and eyes to interact with the world.
Personal Gaze Map Created
The data generates a unique gaze map — a quantitative heat-map visualization that highlights high and low usage areas across the lens, from red (highest concentration) to blue (lowest).
Lens Design & Manufacturing
The iOn core combines the gaze map with Artisan’s design technologies and position-of-wear data to shape a completely personalized progressive surface — unique to every eye.
Frame-Optimized Delivery
By accounting for the exact frame shape and geometry, the final lens removes the typical blurriness associated with progressive lenses from the useful visual area.
Core Technologies
Groundbreaking technology in every lens
Artisan's proprietary technology platform powers the entire progressive lineup — from entry-level to flagship.
ThinMax
Patented technology that uses frame shape data to optimize lens thickness, delivering maximum aesthetics and lightness — especially for plus-power prescriptions.
- Maximum aesthetics & lightness
- Flexible material selection
ClearView
A new approach to distributing and minimizing lateral astigmatism, shifting typical progressive blurriness away from the useful areas of the lens.
- Up to 40% less lateral aberration
- Wide, sharp visual fields
- Minimized swim effect
BinocularBalance
Balances and minimizes astigmatism and distortion on both sides of the corridor for optimum binocular vision.
- Optimum binocular vision
- Better fusion of lateral images
- Sharper peripheral clarity
OptiMesh
Ray-path compensation technology that personalizes the lens for each patient’s physiology and position-of-wear measurements.
- Lenses optimized for each wearer
- Wider reading area
- Minimizes lateral astigmatism
Progressive Lineup
A progressive for every patient and budget
Five tiers of digital progressive design — from our accessible Artisan 1 all the way to the VR-powered Artisan iOn flagship.
Artisan iOn®
Progressive lens revolution
The most personalized progressive lens available. Artisan iOn uses VR-based gaze dynamics mapping to create a fingerprint-level personalization — the lens adapts to the patient, not the other way around.
- VR-powered gaze dynamics mapping
- Fingerprint-level personalization
- ClearView distortion management
- OptiMesh position-of-wear compensation
- ThinMax thickness optimization
- BinocularBalance lateral correction
Ideal for
Patients who want the most technologically advanced, truly personalized progressive lens experience.
Artisan Next
Next-generation advanced progressive
Eye-Kraft’s most advanced traditional progressive lens, featuring ClearView Technology and Ergo Path automatic corridor length selection. A next-generation alternative to branded premium progressives.
- ClearView distortion mitigation
- Ergo Path automatic corridor selection
- BinocularBalance for comfortable binocular vision
- Compensated for patient position of wear
- Optimized for digital device use
- Thinmax available for plus powers
Ideal for
Patients wanting the best traditional progressive with cutting-edge technology.
Artisan 3
Premium compensated progressive
A premium, fully compensated and personalized design with ClearView Technology. Available with a 13mm fixed minimum fitting height — ideal for patients accustomed to shorter corridors.
- ClearView distortion mitigation
- Compensated for position of wear
- Natural gaze for digital devices
- 13mm minimum fitting height option
- Artisan 3 Short variant available
Ideal for
Patients looking for premium performance, especially those familiar with shorter-corridor designs.
Artisan 2
Mid-tier value and performance
A mid-tier progressive that’s fully compensated for position of wear, offering advanced technology at an accessible price point. Promotes natural gaze and posture for today’s digital lifestyle.
- Fully compensated for position of wear
- Natural gaze and posture
- Optimized for digital devices
- Excellent value-to-performance ratio
Ideal for
Patients seeking solid compensated progressive technology with a balanced price.
Artisan 1
Accessible digital progressive
An entry-level progressive design that promotes natural gaze and posture for digital device use. Ideal for price-conscious patients who want to step into advanced lens technology.
- Entry-level digital design
- Natural gaze for digital devices
- Comfortable all-day wear
- Accessible price point
Ideal for
Budget-conscious patients looking for digital progressive lens technology.
Specialty Designs
Beyond progressives
Artisan also offers specialized single vision and wrap-frame designs built with the same precision technology platform.
Artisan Curve
Built for wrapped and sport frames
Specifically designed and compensated for wrap and sport frames. Mitigates thickness in large eye sizes and provides up to 120 degrees of binocular visual field, with special decentration adjustments for larger, more complex sport frames.
- Compensated for wrap frames
- Up to 120° binocular field
- Thickness mitigation for large eyes
- Sport frame decentration support
Available as
Artisan Single Vision
Clean, clear center-to-edge clarity
A digital single vision lens with ray-path compensation to mitigate peripheral distortion. Delivers the cleanest center-to-edge experience with available ThinMax for plus powers.
- Ray-path compensation
- Clean center-to-edge clarity
- ThinMax available
- Digital precision design
Available as
Crafted in St. Cloud, ready for your practice
Every Artisan lens is manufactured in Eye-Kraft's own facility — giving you shorter lead times, direct lab support, and the confidence of a trusted local partner behind every pair of lenses.
- Add powers on progressive designs from +0.75 to +4.00
- Prescription ranges vary by material and frame
- Most material substrates available, including photochromics in all available substrate indexes
- Custom high-power prescription options may be available — call the lab for a custom calculation
Ready to offer Artisan to your patients?
Talk to your Eye-Kraft sales representative about pricing, availability, and which Artisan design is the best fit for your practice.