Battling serious rush hour traffic in misty rain around the business park area of Auckland’s Sylvia Park is not the most endearing introduction to the Re:Vision eye surgery. However, the familiar faces of Dr Trevor Gray and his team, most of whom have worked with Trevor for the past 20 years, more than made up for my difficulties getting there to attend the new surgery's first seminar.
Trevor’s relaxed and inclusive leadership style soothed the grumpiest of traveller and it was evident that this team spirit extended to creating a relaxed atmosphere for patients as well as staff, with the whole team, including surgeons, styled as the “red shoe gang”, much to the amusement of all of the evening’s attendees and certainly a great conversation starter! Veronica Vodanovich, Re:Vision’s customer care co-ordinator happily volunteered, “It is a beautiful calming place to work in”.
Understanding Re:Vision
According to Trevor, it was not too difficult to find premises for his new venture. What attracted him to Re:Vision’s building in Mt Wellington was that it was a new build, just three floors and a roof when he discovered it. That meant the interior could be fitted-out for purpose with a floor area bigger than needed to allow room for growth. Coincidentally, it also has a unique oval shape which can be interpreted as a lens shape or eye, he said. This made for some interesting design challenges with corridors that taper so the biggest area is in the centre where there is most traffic. Rooms with floor to ceiling windows give a great view of the city lights at night and no doubt a daytime view to wow any post-surgical subjects.
So, new is the Re:Vision surgery, signage is still to be finalised, but ophthalmic technician Francis Read told me the the team is providing detailed maps for patients, who won't, like me, be arriving at night. I hope they also include details for public transport use if, as we are increasingly led to believe, that is the future of Auckland transport.
