We have reopened with shortened hours to attend to your urgent eyecare needs. Standard eye examinations are not considered urgent, however if you are unsure, please ring us on 6247 7705 to enquire. We will do our best to accommodate you. Eye care is essential for keeping your eyes healthy and in good vision.
Our optometrists perform an eye examination and can determine the presence of vision-related problems. Contact lenses offer a fantastic alternative to glasses. They are a very convenient option for those who participate in sport providing better peripheral vision and avoiding damage to glasses. At Andrew Watkins Optometrist we pride ourselves in delivering the best in eye care and customer service.
Our optometrists perform an eye examination and can determine the presence of vision-related problems. Contact lenses offer a fantastic alternative to glasses. They are a very convenient option for those who participate in sport providing better peripheral vision and avoiding damage to glasses. At Andrew Watkins Optometrist we pride ourselves in delivering the best in eye care and customer service.
Services
Andrew Watkins Optometrist has provided the ACT community with optometric services since 1989. The practice is located in the Canberra Centre, Canberra City. The practice is highly committed to maintaining quality service and we embrace new technology. We have the highest level of instrumentation including a digital retinal camera, visual field analyser, corneal topographer, pentacam, 3D optical coherence tomographer (OCT) and on-site lens edger.
We have Medicare online claiming and can process your Medicare refund after payment is made. Fees vary according to the Medicare item number, examination type and if additional scans are performed. In most cases Medicare covers $58.55 (conditions apply). If additional imaging or tests (such as visual field tests) are required, they will be discussed with you and will be extra on top of the general eye examination fee.
Eye care is essential for keeping your eyes healthy and in good vision. Our optometrists perform an eye examination and can determine the presence of vision-related problems. They can also prescribe eyeglasses and contact lenses. Optometrists in our practice are trained to treat eye diseases and prescribe eye drops for various conditions.
Myopia, or short-sightedness, is where the eyeball is too long, resulting in blurry vision in the distance. Usually, once you have myopia, especially at a young age, it tends to worsen over time. With each degree of increased myopia, your risks of eye diseases such as myopic maculopathy and retinal detachment increases few folds compared to those without myopia.
Low vision means that even with regular glasses, contact lenses, medicine or surgery, people find everyday tasks difficult to achieve. Reading the mail, shopping, cooking, seeing the TV, and writing can seem challenging. Living with a visual impairment can be difficult. Most people develop low vision because of eye diseases and health conditions like macular degenerations, cataract, glaucoma and diabetes.
Reviews (8)
Jamus C.
Jan 29, 2022
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Frank Nugent
Dec 23, 2021
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A prolonged farce. I had great service for many years from Andrew Watkins but the glasses I got a couple of years ago became scratched very quickly and the coatings deteriorated in a way I had never seen before. I thought it was just bad luck so I went in for a new pair. This time I decided to get two pairs of glasses: one pair of clear lenses for… around the house and a pair of transitions lenses for outdoors. Over six weeks later it has been a comedy of errors. I have had the wrong lenses put in frames (despite what I thought was a clear explanation less than an hour earlier), the wrong
Tejinder Singh
Dec 14, 2021
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Zeeshan Aslam
Sep 17, 2020
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Mike Cabanban
May 27, 2020
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Went to inquire about a certain sunnies frame for bike riding. The staff that looked after me (wasn't able to catch her name) was very helpful and exhausted all possible avenues to help me with my queries. Although I didn't end up getting the frame I'm after, I certainly recommend this place. Very good experience I had shopping for frames.
Robert Broadbent
Nov 21, 2019
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For many years have visited Andrew for optometrical services. Always impressed. Every member of staff is there to look after you. Recently needed 'specs' for a particular view of the world - the product is the 'bees-knees' - and even the ancillaries are excellent - the texture of the (free) lens cleaner cloth is 'quality street'. Wouldn't go anywhere else.
Christopher Lim
Oct 21, 2015
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A good optometrist for those who are willing to pay more. The cost of an eye test is $95, of which Medicare will reimburse around $35, and the rest will be out of your own pocket. Following my consultation, I requested the optometrist to fill in a form for my work, and was told it will cost me $11 more. Hmmm, this soured a very positive experience.
Chris Hayes-Kossmann
Aug 08, 2014
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If you're in Canberra and you need your eyes tested/new glasses/contacts, head to Andrew Watkins in the Canberra Centre. Besides being the friendliest, most accommodating and most professional optometrists I've dealt with in my 22 years of wearing glasses, they also just replaced my lenses for free after I melted the anti-scratch coating AND express posted them back to Melbourne in just 24 hours, refusing to let me pay so much as postage. Excellent service in every respect.
