NHS eligibility

Do I qualify for a free NHS eye test?

England, Wales and Northern Ireland 

You may qualify for a free NHS eye test at home if you are unable to visit an optician unaccompanied due to physical or mental disability and are any of the following: 

• Aged 60 or over
• Registered blind or partially sighted
• Diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
• Considered to be at risk of glaucoma, as advised by an optician
• Aged 40 or over and you are the parent, brother, sister, son or daughter of a person diagnosed with glaucoma, or you have been advised by an ophthalmologist that you are at risk of glaucoma
• Receiving benefits (Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance or Pension Credit Guarantee Credit)
• Entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate
• On a low income and named on a valid HC2 (full help) or HC3 (partial help) certificate
• Eligible for an NHS Complex Lens Voucher (our optician will advise on the entitlement)