DO I QUALIFY FOR A FREE HOME EYE TEST?

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 you are:

• Aged 60 and over
• Registered blind or partially sighted
• Diagnosed as having diabetes or glaucoma
• Considered to be at risk of glaucoma, as advised by an/our optician
• Aged 40 or over with an immediate family member who has been diagnosed with glaucoma
• Receiving benefit (income support, income-based jobseeker’s 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, as advised by an/our optician