AI designed for optical professionals
About Us.
Aeye Optics is an AI-powered optical assistant designed specifically for the eyewear industry. It turns every policy, procedure, product detail, and training article into a searchable, conversational experience that delivers instant, accurate answers to store teams.
By connecting directly to your company’s own content, Aeye™ ensures that every response is compliant, consistent, and cited from official sources, so your associates can act with confidence and your managers can focus on coaching instead of answering repeat questions.
Why Now?
Every day, associates and managers waste hours searching for answers, repeating training, or redoing remakes. With high turnover and fast-paced retail demands, traditional training just can’t keep up. Aeye Optics changes that.
We help companies:
Train new hires faster and with higher retention
Reduce costly errors and remakes
Boost sales performance through confident recommendations
Free up managers for coaching and leadership
Meet the Founders.
Jonny Sowards
Co-Founder & AI Architect
Jonny brings deep experience in AI systems design and software development, with a focus on user experience and performance at scale. He transforms Aeye’s ideas into seamless, intelligent tools that empower store teams to learn faster, work smarter, and deliver exceptional patient care.
Grady Hartman
Co-Founder & Vision Lead
With over a decade in optical retail and training innovation, Grady built Aeye Optics to bridge the gap between corporate knowledge and real-time performance. His background in people development, technology, and creative storytelling fuels the company’s mission to make AI practical and powerful for optical professionals everywhere.