Your Eye Test
Eligibility for a free sight test
Patients are eligible for a free sight test with the NHS if they are:
- are under 16
- are 16, 17 or 18 and in full-time education (this includes being taught full-time at a school, college, university or at home)
- are 60 or over
- are registered as partially sighted or blind
- have been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
- are 40 or over and your mother, father, sibling or child has been diagnosed with glaucoma
- have been advised by an eye doctor (ophthalmologist) that you’re at risk of glaucoma
- are a prisoner on leave from prison
- are eligible for an NHS complex lens voucher – your optician can advise you about your entitlement
- Income Support
- Income-based Employment and Support Allowance
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
- Universal Credit and meet the criteria
Or if they, or their partner receive
– Income support
– Income Based Jobseekers Allowance
– Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
– Pension Credit
– Tax Credit
What happens if I need glasses?
We have a selection of frames that are available for free if you are in receipt of the following benefits Income Support, Income Based Jobseekers Allowance, Income-Related Employment Support Allowance, Pension Credit or Tax Credit. Any of these benefits will qualify you for a free pair of glasses from our selected range, with basic lenses included. Proof of benefit must be supplied*
Private Patients
We welcome private patients and outside prescriptions
