We love what we do and it shows. Occhiali Optometrist has been an optometrist in the same location, Ponsonby Three Lamps, for over 60 years.
We know our industry like the back of our eyes and our Optometrist Director holds council as a council member of the NZAO (New Zealand Association of Optometrists), amongst a handful of selected Optometrists in New Zealand.
Our team have an extensive knowledge of eyewear, optics and frame fashion and our optometrists are therapeutically qualified, with a special interest in contact lenses and dry eye therapy.
Optometrist Director
Local owner and operator Renata Watene concentrates on building lasting relationships and real rapport with her patients. With 19 years experience in optics, she is a dedicated optometrist committed to the health of your eyes. Renata Watene holds council as a council member of the NZAO (New Zealand Association of Optometrists), amongst a handful of selected optometrists in New Zealand.
Assistant Manager
Kristoff Beens joined our team back in 2018 after moving here from England. Since then he has become a wonderful assistant manager of our team. As well as a great knowledge of optical procedure, Kristoff is extremely customer focused and will ensure our patients are content and feeling confident when walking away with their new eyewear. Coupled with his keen eye for fashion he will have you looking amazing in no time.
OPTOMETRIST
Nikita Smith is a therapeutically qualified optometrist, who graduated with honours from the University of Auckland in 2017. She also holds a Bachelor of Biomedical Science specialising in neurobiology. She is passionate about eye health and dedicated to providing comprehensive vision care solutions to meet your individual needs. Her warm nature and expert knowledge are appreciated by all her patients.
Optical consultant
Third year optometry student, Jordan joined our team in 2021 where he has enjoyed the opportunity to put into practice some of what he has learnt. With a background in hospitality, Jordan maintains his passion for customer service, working alongside you to ensure that you leave feeling like a new person, with good conversations along the way.
"If your looking for a new optometrist go no further! The team at Occhiali are friendly, really helpful and have a huge range of funky eye wear to choose from. Awesome professional service, love my glasses and will be back for more! Couldn't recommend them high enough!"
Simone Fisk, Auckland
"Renata and the team do a great job of explaining what is going on with your eyes. They provide a quality service and are constantly investing in their community by upgrading their equipment and education to provide better and better insight into what is going on with my vision. All of the team are really friendly and helpful."
Fred Lait, Auckland
"The service I have received over the past year with Occhiali has been stellar, to say the least. I'd especially like to commend the optometry team, Renata and Sandhya. They were professional and thorough. My appointments were always run on schedule, and involved a detailed discussion of my test results and steps going forward. They went the extra mile and for this and more, I would highly recommend Occhiali and the entire team. P.S: Oh! and did I mention that their store-front display is worth stopping by for in itself."
Tom Varghese, Auckland
To learn more about our services, team members or available products, feel free to contact us online today or
call Occhiali Optometrist today on 09 376 3073 (Ponsonby)
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