The partner model for independent opticians

We bring the customers.
You sell.

STEINER is the only lens partner that delivers pre-qualified appointments into your practice — for varifocals and sports eyewear. Marketing, workshop, payment and risk stay with us.

12+ pre-qualified new-customer appointments per month and practice on average
Experience value from partner regions

15 minutes · no obligation · response within 24 hours

One partner per region · No minimum term · £0 ad budget

Optician advising a customer in the practice
The consultation stays with you
The appointment engine is already running

Your customers see the ads — you see the appointments.

Our consumer campaigns run with regional targeting and reach people who already need new glasses. In the 15-minute meeting we show you how it works and real appointment examples from partner regions — after that you see the result where it counts: in your calendar.

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Anonymised partner calendar from a sample week — customer names and practice redacted.

£0Ad budget / month

STEINER runs all performance marketing.

100 %Default protection on invoice purchase

STEINER carries the receivables risk — no dunning on your side.

24 mo.Prescription-change protection included

Refraction shift ≥ ±0.5D → free lens replacement.

The STEINER-Vision team
STEINER-Vision · precision optics
From practice

Why we bring in the customers ourselves

A good lens doesn't sell itself in a brochure. It sells when someone sits in the chair and sees the difference. So we make sure someone sits in the chair.

STEINER-Vision · Partner programme

It started with a simple problem: our production line for the new varifocal generation was ready, but many people keep postponing new glasses. Instead of leaving capacity idle, we began reaching those customers ourselves — and sending them to local opticians, not to an online shop.

That became what partners use today: we run the ads, answer the questions, check the actual need, and only then hand over. What reaches the optician is an appointment with a name, a vision problem and a budget range — not a click, not a lead form, not a browser.

What you make of the conversation stays your craft. We interfere with neither your prices nor your advice. We bring the people who already want to buy glasses right into your calendar.

Two product lines. One appointment system.

ClearSight varifocals

ClearSight varifocals

Double-surface progressive design: field of vision nearly doubled, distortions minimised, 24-month prescription protection. Sold with the AI advisory, so every team member delivers the same premium conversation.

We bring the customers for it.
See the AI advisory
Apex sports eyewear

Apex sports eyewear

Sports lenses in your customer's prescription for strongly curved frames, combinable with mirror coatings and self-tinting. Frames supplied to your shelf free of charge.

We bring the customers for it.
See the sports eyewear programme
Precision as origin

From binocular optics to spectacle lenses.

  1. 1947

    STEINER-Optik Bayreuth founded: high-end binoculars with robust, reflection-free coatings

  2. 2006

    World's first binocular with nano coating

  3. 2017

    STEINER-Vision: double-surface varifocal lenses, ultra-thin high-index materials, in-house coatings

“Since 1947” refers exclusively to binoculars and precision optics. STEINER-Vision has produced spectacle lenses since 2017.

up to 5× more scratch-resistant

Diamond-grade hard coat

Multi-layer diamond coat against micro-scratches, cleaning cloths and everyday handling.

residual reflection < 0.4 %

Zero Reflex

Multi-layer anti-reflective coating — the lens becomes almost invisible in conversation.

Start now, risk nothing

First appointment next week. Your risk: zero.

You buy nothing, stock nothing, advertise nothing. After onboarding and web-app training the first appointments come in — your revenue starts with the first pair sold, your payout arrives with the customer payment.

  1. 1

    Meeting (15 min)

  2. 2

    Secure your region (one partner per postcode district)

  3. 3

    First appointments in your calendar

To get started: 80% payout on your first 20 pairs, then a permanent 65%.

The terms — at a glance.

Your own customers
65% lens payout
STEINER appointments
40% lens payout (acquisition cost: £0)
Starter bonus
First 20 pairs 80%, first 20 STEINER appointments 55%

The payout percentage applies to the lens price minus the £30 prescription-protection component. Breakage protection, fee-free invoice purchase and full default protection are included. Details and sample calculations in the intro meeting.

Where do customers come from?
Before

You — with your own ad budget

STEINER

STEINER delivers appointments directly into your store

Who walks in?
Before

Walk-ins — often just 'looking, comparing'

STEINER

Pre-qualified: need and budget clarified

How are they advised?
Before

Basic / Comfort / Premium — 'wide, wider, widest'

STEINER

Lifestyle score shows the customer why this specific lens fits them

Why premium?
Before

Sales argument — customer believes it or not

STEINER

Data-driven recommendation — customer sees the reason themselves

How reliable is premium?
Before

Depends on the individual seller and their day

STEINER

Every team member recommends based on the same score

Complaints?
Before

Fully on you — rework, friction, goodwill

STEINER

STEINER takes on the complaint risk

Lens edging?
Before

Grind yourself (breakage risk, machine cost, time) — or outsource and pay for it

STEINER

Free edging included — no breakage risk, no machine overhead on your side

What's left at the bottom?
Before

Cost → Price = Margin. Subtract: pre-financing, bad debt, complaints, pricing pressure.

STEINER

No COGS, no pre-financing, no complaint risk. Direct commission on every closed sale — at +38% average sale price per pair.

Bottom line

Traditionally you calculate margin minus risk.
With STEINER more is left — without risk.

No inventory commitment, no tied-up capital, no complaint rework — and a higher sale price per pair. We share concrete terms in the intro call.

Frequently asked

What opticians want to know before partnering.

Partnership

Let's talk for 15 minutes.

You pay nothing, carry no risk — and pocket the top payout during the start phase. Not testing this means leaving money on the table.

No form, no sales show. A short call where we show you the AI live, answer your questions and jointly check whether your region fits and STEINER is the right lever for you.

  • 15 minutes · no obligation
  • No minimum term · no upfront fees
  • No bad debt — STEINER carries the risk
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