Eligibility for NHS services
You qualify for a free NHS funded sight test if you are:
- Aged 60 or over
- Aged under 16
- Aged 16,17 or 18 in full time education
- Diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
- Considered to be at risk of glaucoma (as advised by an ophthalmologist)
- Aged 40 or over and the parent, brother, sister, son or daughter of a person diagnosed with glaucoma
- Registered Severly Sight Impaied (blind) or Sight Impaired (partially sighted)
- Eligible for an NHS complex lens voucher (your optician will advise on your entitlement)
- Claiming Benefit (Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income-based Employment and Support Allowance, Pension Credit Guarantee Credit or receiving Tax Credits or Universal Credit and meeting qualifying conditions)
- On a low income and named on a valid HC2 (full help) or HC3 (partial help) certificate
We provide NHS funded domiciliary eye examinations. If you are eligible for an NHS funded sight test, you may obtain mobile services as follows:
- At home: if you are unable to leave home unaccompanied because of physical or mental illness or disability
- At a residential or care home: if you normally live there and you are unable to leave the home unaccompanied because of physical or mental illness or disability
- At a day centre: if you would have difficulty in obtaining sight testing services from practice premises because of physical or mental illness or disability or because of difficulties in communicating your health needs unaided.
Please ask for information regarding NHS services by telephoning 01473 823755
If you have seen a particular practitioner before you may request to see them again.