FREE NHS SIGHT TESTS

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

• are under 16
• are 16, 17 or 18 and in full-time education
• are 60 or over
• are registered as partially sighted or blind
• have been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
• are 40 or over and your mother, father, sibling or child has been diagnosed with glaucoma
• have been advised by an eye doctor (ophthalmologist) that you’re at risk of glaucoma
• are a prisoner on leave from prison
• are eligible for an NHS complex lens voucher – your optician can advise you about your entitlement

You also qualify for a free NHS sight test if you are in receipt of:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-based Employment and Support Allowance
• Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
• tax credits and meet the criteria
• Universal Credit and meet the criteria
• have a low income and are named on a valid NHS HC2 certificate for full help with health costs