Please bring along your medical card or benefits booklet. You are entitled to an NHS Sight Test at intervals specified by the NHS (usually, but not always, 2 years). An eye examination within that interval may incur a charge.

 

Who qualifies for NHS spectacle vouchers?

• Children under 16.

• Full time students aged 16, 17 and 18.

• Those receiving Income based benefits, i.e. Income Support, Working Families Tax Credit, Income Based Job Seekers Allowance and Pension Credit Guarantee Credit.

• Those holding Form HC2/3

• Complex lenses (partial help)

Persons not in the above list but on low income may still get help. Please ask for Form HC1 in advance of your appointment.

 

Who qualifies for an NHS sight test?

• All on above list

• Over 60s

• People with diabetes or glaucoma

• People over 40 with immediate family history of glaucoma

• Those registered blind or partially sighted