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You qualify for a free NHS funded eye examination if:

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• you’re aged under 16

• you’re aged 16, 17 or 18 and are in full-time education

• you’re aged 60 or over

• you’re registered as partially sighted (sight impaired) or blind (severely sight impaired)

• you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma

• you are named on a HC2W certificate

• you’re 40 or over, and your mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter has been diagnosed with glaucoma

• you’ve been advised by an ophthalmologist (eye doctor) that you’re at risk of glaucoma

• you’re eligible for an NHS complex lens voucher – your optometrist (optician) can advise you about your entitlement

 

You also qualify for a NHS funded eye examination if you or your partner receive

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•  Income Support or ESA income related employment support allowance

•  Tax Credits and are named on a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate

•  Income based Job Seekers Allowance

•  Pension Credit Guarantee Credit

•  Universal Credit

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Am I entitled to an NHS optical voucher?

An NHS optical voucher provides with the cost of spectacles or contact lenses.

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Who is eligible?

You are entitled to an NHS optical voucher if you are:

• aged under 16

• aged 16, 17 or 18 and are in full-time education

• eligible for an NHS complex lens voucher

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Or if you or your partner are receiving:

• Income Support or ESA income related employment support allowance

• Tax Credits and are named on a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate

• Income based Job Seekers Allowance

• Pension Credit Guarantee Credit

• Universal Credit

• HC2W or HC3W certificate