** Industrial lens maker's shares LTPH.O rise ~8% to $2.42
in premarket trading
** LTPH's quarterly profit beats estimates for third
straight qtr, revenue also exceeds expectations
** Results driven by strength in co's infrared and visible
precision molded optics businesses urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nACSHbKcba
** Also keeps tight lid on costs, operating expenses fall
~26%
** Stock among best performers across U.S. exchanges
** Stock has more than tripled YTD
(Reporting by Abhishek Manikandan in Bengaluru)
((Abhishek.Manikandan@thomsonreuters.com))