Whats the cost?
Your Entitlement to a Free NHS Eye Examination
Direct Eyecare home visiting service is free, and sight tests are free to all those patients who qualify. There is also a free range of glasses available to those who qualify.
You are entitled to a free NHS sight test if you are:
- aged 60 or over,
- under 16, or under 19 and in full time education,
- registered blind or partially sighted, diagnosed as having diabetes or glaucoma,
- 40 or over with a direct relative with glaucoma, or you have been advised by the ophthalmologist that you are at risk of glaucoma.
- prescribed a complex lens,
You are 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)
IF YOU QUALIFY FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE AND ARE UNABLE TO GET TO A HIGH STREET OPTICIAN UNACCOMPANIED, THEN YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A FREE HOME EYE TEST.
Free NHS Glasses
Patients that are in receipt of income support, pension credit guarantee or a valid HC2 / HC3 certificate are entitled to free glasses.
Private glasses are also available from our comprehensive range of styles
| Glasses complete with single vision lenses | from £29.00 |
| Bifocals | from £49.00 |
| Varifocals | from £79.00 |
| A range of designer glasses are also available upon request. | |
Including frame, single vision lenses, case, cloth, delivery, on-site adjustments and repairs all in the comfort of your own home.


