Pricing
Eyes on Petone is a Kiwi–owned optometrist, providing quality and value in eyecare and eyewear.
It is difficult to give exact costs for individuals, but we hope the information about consultation fees, glasses, contact lenses, insurance claims and subsidies available is helpful to you.
Consultation fees
Eyes on Petone consultation fees range from $95 to $120, depending upon the type of consultation required. Our team will confirm this cost when you book an appointment.
Contact lens wearers require annual review consultations and these cost $60. Further charges apply if you require followup visits or extra testing.
If you require a vision test for your driver’s licence, we offer a short vision screening appointment for $60. If you require a full consultation to complete the testing, then we will just charge you the balance of our standard consultation fee for the continuation appointment.
Southern Cross
If your health insurance policy covers your optometric consultations and contributes to your glasses or contact lenses, we can process this directly on your behalf. Our staff can easily check for you, and often people are surprised what is covered by their health insurance!
SuperGold customers
If you’re over 65 and have a SuperGold Card, you will save 20% on your new frame. We provide friendly local service tailored to you.
Subsidies available
Enable for children aged 15 and under for those with a family holding a Community Services Card – our team can help you with the paperwork.
Contact lens wearers with keratoconus or high prescriptions are eligible for a subsidy from the DHB – if you are eligible we apply for this on your behalf.
Gold Card holders save 20% on new frames.
Visique are MSD preferred suppliers, so WINZ clients can arrange an MSD payment card for their eye exam and glasses at Eyes on Petone.
Glasses
If you need glasses most people choose our tailored for you option of frames and lenses selected to give you the perfect glasses. Our standard single vision lenses are priced from $150 and progressive lenses from $350.
Our other value offers are:
Choose a frame from our $99 end of line range of top quality frames if you are after a bargain.
Save 30% on your second pair when ordered together.
Stylish frames with our quality lenses as a package from $249 for kids and $299 for adults.
Prescription sunglasses from $299 for frames and lenses.
Gold Card holders save 20% off your new spectacle frame (discount cannot be used in conjunction with other offers).
Our glasses come with a complimentary case, spray cleaner and micro-fibre cleaning cloth.
Contact lenses
When our optometrists have confirmed your contact lens prescription we are the experts who are perfectly placed to provide your contact lens supplies. You’ll save 30% on your contact lenses when you order a 12 month supply, and if you can’t quite stretch to the year’s supply, then 6 months of lenses will still save you 20%.
The actual lens costs vary depending on what type of lens is required – and there are dozens of different lenses available. For example, full-time wear using monthly contact lenses are around $1.50 a day, or daily disposables $2.50 a day. Our prices are competitive, with a saving of 30% when you order a year’s supply at a time, and 20% off the cost of the contact lens cleaning and disinfecting solutions.
For new contact lens wearers there are three areas of costs – the professional fees for the visits, the contact lenses and the solutions.
The fees vary depending on the complexity of the lens type you need. For a new wearer our standard fee is $250 for the visits in the first 2 months, which covers an initial consultation and the standard disposable contact lens fitting.
Insurance claims
If you have lost or broken your glasses and have household contents insurance that covers them, our Visique processes can make the process much easier for you. We can assist with most insurance claims on your behalf, and we will urgently process your new glasses so that you can get back to seeing the way you were.