An eye test is either NHS funded or private.
Free Eye Test?
To qualify for an NHS funded eye test you must be one of the following:
AGE:
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0-15 years old
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16,17 or 18 and in full-time education
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60 or over
MEDICAL CONDITION:
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Registered as partially sighted or blind
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Diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
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Advised by an ophthalmologist (eye doctor) that you're at risk of glaucoma
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Aged 40 or over and your mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter has been diagnosed with glaucoma
OTHER:
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Prisoner on leave from prison
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Eligible for an NHS complex lens voucher
INCOME:
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Receive Income Support (you or your partner)
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Receive Income-based Employment (not contribution-based) and Support Allowance (you or your partner)
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Receive Income-based (not contribution-based)
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Are awarded Universal Credit and meet the criteria on earnings limit (you or your partner)
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Receive Pension Credit Guarantee Credit (you or your partner)
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Entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate (you or your partner)
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On a low income and named on a valid HC2 (full help) certificate (you or your partner)
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People named on an NHS certificate for partial help with help costs (HC3) may also get help
For the most up-to-date information
contact our clinic directly at 0208-802-9903
Save time when visiting the practice and bring your old spectacles with.
