Sterling Optical opened its first door in the financial district of New York in 1914. Thirty-five successful years later, a second store opened in the Washington, D.C. area.

Today, through a combination of company-owned and franchised stores, Sterling Optical and Site for Sore Eyes number nearly 200 locations nationwide.

As a franchise, Sterling Optical has been repeatedly named by Crain's Franchise Buyer and by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the top franchise operators in the United State