Half an hour for an eye test. Not twelve minutes.
An independent practice on Latrobe Terrace. We are not owned by a chain and we do not have a sales target for frames.
No head office to answer to.
Kestrel Optometry is owned by the two optometrists who work in it, not by a chain with a frames target to hit each quarter. That distinction shows up in small ways: a reglaze suggested instead of a new pair, a test that runs the full thirty minutes rather than being squeezed to fit in the next slot.
The practice has been on Latrobe Terrace since 2009, above the bakery, and has stayed that size deliberately. Growing into a second site would mean a manager standing between the optometrists and the patients, and neither partner wants that job.
Eyecare, properly unhurried.
Three things, and the time to do them right.
Full eye examinations
Thirty minutes with an optometrist, including retinal photography and pressures as standard, not as an upsell.
Spectacles and lenses
Frames from independent makers, and honest advice about when your old frame is perfectly fine to reglaze.
Contact lenses
Fitting, teaching and aftercare, with a trial pair before you commit to anything.
What happens next
Book a test
Online or by phone. Thirty-minute appointments, and we run to time.
The examination
Health first, prescription second. We will show you the photographs and explain what you are looking at.
Frames, if you need them
No pressure, no target. If your current glasses are fine we will tell you so.
Independent since 2009.
One practice, two optometrists, and no head office.
“If your glasses still test fine two years on, we say so and reglaze them rather than sell you a new pair.”
Our policy
Thirty minutes, and no sales pitch
Bulk-billed and private tests. Evening appointments on Thursdays.