NHS Sight Tests

You may be entitled to a Free NHS eye test and possibly also help towards the cost of glasses. The NHS provides free eye tests and based on age, health or income.

You are entitled if you are:

Age

• You are under 16
  
• You are under 19 years of age and in full-time education
  
• You are aged 60 or over
  

Health

• You are registered blind or partially sighted
  
• You have been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
  
• You are 40 or over and have a brother, sister or parent with glaucoma
  
• You have been advised by a hospital ophthalmologist that you're at risk of Glaucoma
  
• You are prescribed a complex lens
  

Income

• You or your partner receive Income Support or Income-Based Job Seeker's Allowance
  
• You or your partner receive a Tax Credit and are named on a Tax Credit NHS Exemption Certificate
  
• You have a low income and are named on an NHS HC2 certificate for full help with health costs.
  
• People named on an NHS certificate for partial help with health costs (HC3) might also get help. See your certificate for details