Lombart Instrument

Lombart Instrument is the United States' largest distributor of ophthalmic instruments. They distribute equipment to eye doctors, teaching institutions, government installations, and hospitals worldwide. Headquartered in Norfolk, VA, the company has sales and service branches throughout the United States. The company has an outstanding reputation worldwide for great service, huge inventory, and unsurpassed service.

The company was founded in 1979 by Richard and Kenneth Lombart, who still run the company. The company was formed after the two brothers left a career in the contact lens industry which was founded by their father, Adolph Lombart, and built into the world's largest manufacturer of hard contact lenses. That company (Lombart Lenses) was sold to a NYSE company.