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Yesterday I received a copy of the “Summary Results from the 2009 Health Workforce Annual Survey”. The survey is conducted by the Ministry of Health in an effort to provide statistical data about health care professionals in this country. What I found particularly interesting are the numbers of eyecare professionals actively practicing in the Nelson/Marlborough area. The 2009 statistics show that in 2009 there were 13 Optometrists and 4 Dispensing Opticians practicing. ... read more

Providing great and personal service must be right on top of the list of our priorities. Often it’s the litlle things that are appreciated most. Thist doesn’t only include free replacement of screws and nose pads, it also includes fitting new lenses into customers own frames. This is sometimes required when the prescription of only 1 lens needs to be, or the current frame is still fairly new and satisfactory. When this “lens replacement service” is required our aim is to do it in a way so the customer is not without her/his glasses for too long. Ideally we would use our in-house fitting service. We carry many high quality anti-reflective coated lenses in stock, and if at all possible, we try to manufacture the required prscription “on the day”. If, due to the required prescription and/or lens design, we are unable to do this, we use our state of the art frame tracer. ... read more

You may have noticed that our Online Shop is not accessable at the moment. It is currently being renovated as the “old” shop turned out to be rather difficult to navigate and we also had a few issues with it’s integration into the main website (that’s what happens when an amateur tries to do everything himself – never mind, we enjoy it). Hopefully we’ll be able to get the shop back online in a few days or so. ... read more

It’s incredible, really, how we all seem to get quite attached to everyday things. For many women these items typically include shoes, handbags and jewellery – men on the other hand can get excited about cars, motorcycles and boats (they sometimes even get named!). For our iPhone and MP3 player we get special covers to protect them from getting damaged. Lovingly we call these covers “skins”, some are even made from luxurious leathers. So why is this? Why can we get so attached to every day items? ... read more

At the end of the year, Reiner and I would like to take the oportunity and say a big “Thank You” to all our  friends, customers and readers. We wish all of you a wonderful time over the Christmas Holidays with many hours to relax and reflect on the really important things in live, as well as health and happyness for the coming year! ... read more

The last few days before Christmas are always busy. We are trying to get as many orders ready for collection before the Holidays as we can. Counting today, there are only 3 days left. Just so you know, here are our business hours over the holiday season: ... read more

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Just the other day a client came into the shop complaining about little spots on his glasses. “There must be something wrong with the coating of my new lenses! Surely that shouldn’t happen. They are only new and I don’t work with chemicals!” I had a close look at the lenses and sure enough, the surface of the lenses showed small white dotts all over the front and back surface. ... read more

In the last post post about my experience with the Kodak Unique AntiFatigue lenses, I included a picture where I am wearing a frame from the “me” collection of MarkusT. I had a few inquiries as to exactly what model frame it is. Well, the frame is, as mentioned, a model from the “me” collection. To be more specific, it is ... read more

Have you ever wondered what all the writing on the inside of the temple of your spectacle frames mean? Have you actually ever noticed all the numbers and codes imprinted on both, the right and the left temples? ... read more