Bengaluru, Feb. 11 -- Eyewear retailer Lenskart will double down on artificial intelligence (AI) and larger technology investments after seeing its profit after tax surge to Rs.133 crore in the December quarter of FY26, a 237% jump from a year ago. Three core initiatives-AI-enabled self-eye-testing, its upcoming Hyderabad plant, and B smart glasses-will form the core of its long-term investments that are expected to "pay off over decades".

The company had reported a Rs.39 crore profit in the year-ago period.

"At Lenskart, we made this choice years ago-to be an AI-first company," Peyush Bansal, chief executive officer, said in the letter to shareholders on Wednesday. "We understood that giving vision to a billion people would require tec...