NHS customers

AM I ENTITLED TO A FREE NHS EYE TEST?

You qualify for a free NHS-funded sight test if:

• 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'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 a prisoner on leave from prison

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

You're also entitled to a free NHS sight test if you:

• Receive Income Support

• Receive Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (not Contribution-based)

• Receive Pension Credit Guarantee Credit

• Receive Income-based Employment and Support Allowance

• Are awarded Universal Credit

• Are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate

• You are named on a valid NHS certificate for full help with health costs (HC2)