AI strategy for optometrists.
Built for the optometry practice who's already tried the off-the-shelf option and bounced off it.
How much is the admin really costing you?
Nine hours a week of admin is 468 hours a year. That could drop to about 52.*
*Illustrative, based on 9 hours a week of admin at a typical 80% automation rate. The calculator uses your own numbers.
Eye test recalls, bookings and patient messages handled automatically, with patient information protected under the Privacy Act 2020.
Where optometry practices actually lose hours and dollars.
Optometrists balance eye tests, recalls, and frame sales, with recall reminders often the first thing to slip.
Recall reminders and insurance or funding queries are the recurring admin load behind every optometry front desk.
What AI strategy actually does
A clear-eyed AI roadmap built for your business - not a generic deck. With the right workflow automated, nine hours of admin a week could drop to about one.*
*Illustrative example only, based on 9 hours a week of admin falling to about 1 hour a week. Actual results vary by workflow and business.
From one-person trades to national organisations, we find the hours :)
The questions a public sector buyer asks, answered up front: privacy impact, the NZISM, where the data lives and how an algorithm is held to account.
*Illustrative example based on nine hours a week of admin. Actual results vary by workflow and business.
Built differently, on purpose.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Small team.
Real systems.
Zero fluff.
What AI strategy covers
The shape of the result for optometry practices: Most plans pay for themselves in the first build.
- On-site discovery with the people doing the work
- Ranked initiatives with ROI, effort, and risk
- Tool selection - not married to any vendor
- Phased 90-day plan you can execute or hand off
- No annual contracts
- No AI theatre
Good questions, answered
What tools do you build AI strategy on?
For AI strategy we usually reach for Claude, Notion, Miro, Linear. We're tool-agnostic at heart - we pick what your optometry practice team can actually run after we hand the build over, not what looks good on a vendor sticker.
Is AI strategy worth it for a smaller optometry practice?
Often, yes - and counterintuitively the ROI is sometimes faster than for the big end of town because there's less integration overhead. We'll tell you honestly on the scoping call if it isn't.
How quickly can we see something running?
Week three for a clickable internal demo against real data. Week six for a slice your team can actually use. We hold ourselves to those numbers because they're what stops a project drifting into "endless discovery".
How does this fit the Public Service AI Framework?
The framework, led by the Government Chief Digital Officer, asks for safe, transparent and accountable AI. Agencies that sign the Algorithm Charter also commit to transparency in how they use algorithms.
Do you work with Xero?
Yes. Xero is one of the systems we build around, and we connect to the other tools you already run rather than asking you to switch.
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