NHS Eye Examintions are free if you fall into any of these groups

• Under 16, or under 19 and in full time education
• Aged 60 or over (from age 60-70 it is one test every 24 months and over 70 it is one test every 12 months)
• Registered blind or partially sighted
• Diagnosed as having diabetes or glaucoma
• you are 40 or over with a close relative with glaucoma (mother, father, brother, sister or child), or you have been advised by an ophthalmologist that you are at risk of glaucoma
•  you have been prescribed complex lenses

You are also entitled to a free NHS sight test if you (or your partner) are receiving the following benefits or credits:

• Income Support or Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (not contribution based)
• Working Tax Credit and are named on a Tax Credit NHS Exemption Certificate
• Child Tax Credit and are named on a Tax Credit NHS Exemption Certificate
• You are named on a NHS certificate for full help with health costs (HC2)
• People named on a NHS certificate for partial help with health costs (HC3) might also get help.

Some patients may also be eligible for an NHS voucher towards the cost of spectacles.

Government regulations ask you to provide proof of entitlement for an NHS test or voucher when you arrive for your eye examination e.g. National Insurance Card, Driving Licence, Passport etc

Please contact our Reception for further information and advice regarding NHS eye examinations.

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