Great Vision is a Lifelong Commitment
Different age groups are prone to specific vision problems and specialist eye care can be required at various stages of life. What follows is a general breakdown from birth to…
Black Gates Optometrists are one of the most trusted Wellington optometrists.
Having provided eye tests, glasses and contact lenses to the people of the Wellington region for over 80 years, we are renowned for our high level of expertise.
Our professional optometrists and dispensing opticians aim to ensure you get the very best eye test services, advice, and eye care products such as glasses and contact lenses.
OUR VISION: To provide world class eye care.
OUR MISSION: Being a trusted, patient centred practice, providing exceptional, personalised eyecare.
Glasses
When it comes to choosing the right frames for your prescription glasses, Black Gates make it easy.
We have one of the largest selections of frames for glasses in the Wellington region, and we get new stock in daily. Come in and let our friendly qualified dispensing opticians and optical assistants assist you in finding a frame style and design that best complements you. Our team is fully equipped to clean, maintain, adjust, and repair most glasses and frame types. All our frames have a two-year warranty against manufacturing faults.
Lenses
We specialise in fitting contact lenses.
Our optometrists can fit and maintain all types of contacts including single use daily contact lenses, re-wearable contact lenses, continuous wear lenses, soft contact lenses, rigid contact lenses and specialty contact lenses. This includes hard contact lenses for keratoconus and abnormal corneas. We also offer coloured contact lenses if you like to try a new look, and TransitionsTM contact lenses that darken when you are in bright sunlight to provide glare protection.
We provide subsidised contact lens fittings for patients who qualify for a Ministry of Health subsidy.
Treatments
As well as eye tests, glasses and contact lenses, we offer advice on and treatments for, a wide range of eye conditions including myopia, dry eye treatments and spots, flashes, and floaters.
We also offer the Vivid Vision Virtual Reality therapy system as part of our treatment programme for conditions such as Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), Strabismus (Eye Turn), depth perception, suppression and more
