Eyes on Petone is a locally owned, independent optometry practice at 245 Jackson Street in Petone, offering thorough eye examinations, eyewear, and contact lens services. The practice describes optometry as a mix of healthcare, fashion and safety, and its optometrists take time with each patient to cover both vision and overall eye health using modern digital examination technology.
Beyond eye exams, the team stocks a large range of spectacle frames - from conservative to funky styles - plus sunglass add-ons, children's frames, and sport or safety glasses. For contact lenses, staff help both first-time wearers and experienced wearers find the right fit, with some of the optometrists wearing contacts themselves.
Eyes on Petone is a proud member of the Independent Optometry Group (IOG), a Kiwi-owned cooperative of independent optometry practices trading under the Visique name, which has won the CanstarBlue 'Most Satisfied Customers' award for Optometry every year from 2018 to 2022. The Eyes on Petone name and logo (designed by Kevin Hayman) launched in May 2022, though the team's roots with IOG/Visique go back many years.
Tucked into 245 Jackson Street, **Eyes on Petone** is an independent optometry practice built around a simple idea: optometry sits at the intersection of healthcare, fashion and safety, and all three deserve proper attention.
While the classic eye chart hasn't changed much since your great-great-grandparents' day (aside from swapping cardboard for a digital screen), an exam at Eyes on Petone goes further. The practice's optometrists take the time to do a thorough examination covering both vision and the health of your eyes, then talk through your healthcare options rather than rushing you out the door.
For anyone needing new glasses or whose vision has changed, the opticians at Eyes on Petone help navigate a wide range of lens options - glass or plastic, thick or thin, single-vision or progressives, with different tints and anti-reflective coatings available. The practice keeps a large stock of spectacle frames on hand, running from conservative to funky and minimalist to flashy, including sunglass add-ons. There are sturdy frame options built for kids, plus choices suited to sport or safety use.
Contact lenses are a big part of what Eyes on Petone does, and the team is happy to talk through fitting them for first-timers or people returning to lenses after a break. Some of the optometrists wear contacts themselves, so the advice comes from experience rather than a script.
Daily disposable lenses are the easiest option - open a new pair each morning, wear them, and throw them away at night, with no cleaning or disinfecting required. They run around $2.50 a day for a pair and are a popular pick for kids, travellers and occasional wearers. Full-time wearers often go with monthly lenses instead, at around $1.50 a day.
Kids are welcome too. Rather than setting a fixed minimum age, the team assesses readiness with parents, teaching children to handle their own lenses with a caregiver alongside - handy for active kids doing anything from rugby to dance, where glasses just don't work.
For a new contact lens wearer, costs come in three parts: professional fees, the lenses themselves, and solutions. A standard disposable lens fitting - covering the visits, trial lenses and a starter pack of solutions - costs $200 across the first two months. After that, ordering a 12-month supply of lenses saves 30%, a 6-month supply saves 20%, and lens cleaning solutions get a 20% discount too. An Ezypay plan lets you spread the cost weekly, fortnightly or monthly, and orders are couriered out for free.
Eyes on Petone is a member of the Independent Optometry Group (IOG), a Kiwi-owned cooperative of independent practices trading under the Visique name for close to two decades. Combined buying power lets IOG members price frames and lenses competitively against the overseas-owned chains, while keeping a strong focus on customer experience - a focus that's paid off, with IOG picking up the CanstarBlue 'Most Satisfied Customers' award for Optometry every year from 2018 to 2022, including a five-star result across every category in 2022.
The Eyes on Petone name and its glasses logo, designed by Kevin Hayman, launched in May 2022, but the team and its IOG/Visique connections go back much further - which is part of why the group's award recognition means a great deal to them.