THE HARDEST THING TO SEE IS WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
An extensive range of quality frames
Mercury Bay Optometrist offers a large selection of affordable spectacle frames and lenses tailored to your individual needs supported by a wide range of fashion frames and sunglasses.
OCT Scanner
An OCT scan allows us to look at a cross section of the macula and determine if the delicate structures of the macular are beginning to split. Early detection is the key at which point Age-related macular degeneration has a greater chance of successful treatment! Mercury Bay Optometrist has an OCD scanner at the practice in Whitianga.
Contact Lenses
We provide a full and comprehensive contact lens service backed by extensive professional experience, participation in important research initiatives national and attendance to international corneal and contact lens conferences. We provide a wide selection of lenses for on-line purchasing
Where the focus is on you!
Mercury Bay Optometrist
Brett Howes
Brett Howes graduated from Otago University with a BSc and Postgraduate Diploma of Science in Zoology and Perceptive Physiology. He then graduated from a Bachelor of Optometry at Auckland University in 1984 and has worked in private practice ever since. He has taught Clinical Contact Lens Practice at Auckland School of Optometry and specialises in sports vision and soft contact lens practice. Brett has been a consultant to many national sports teams and individuals.