The Walman Optical Company is a wholesaler of optical instruments in the United States. It offers contact lenses, reading glasses, sun wear, and industrial safety lenses, as well as provides fabrication and lens coating services. The company serves ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians. It has sales and service facilities in Denver, Colorado; Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; Horseheads, New York; Seattle, Washington; and Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The Walman Optical Company has operations in Vista, California; Orlando, Florida; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1915 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with additional offices in San Diego, California; Denver, Colorado; Milan, Illinois; Evansville and Fort Wayne, Indiana; Baltimore, Maryland; Bemidji and Duluth, Minnesota; Billings, Great Falls, and Missoula, Montana; Omaha, Nebraska; Las Vegas, Nevada; Fargo and Minot, North Dakota; York, Pennsylvania; Kent, Washington; and Green Bay, Wisconsin.