Optometrists will test your sight, examine the health of your eyes and check for any abnormalities and diseases that are revealed in the eye, such as diabetes and glaucoma.

After testing your eyes, if needed, they will also fit and supply spectacles to a prescription.

You are entitled to a free NHS sight test if you are:

An optician

Under 16 or under 19 and in full time education
Aged 60 or over
Registered blind or partially sighted
Diagnosed as having diabetes or glaucoma
40 or over with a first degree relative with glaucoma, or have been advised by an opthalmologist that you are at risk of glaucoma
Prescribed a complex lens

You are also entitled to a free NHS sight test if you, or your partner, are receiving the following benefits or credits:

Income support or Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (not contribution based)
Working Families' Tax Credit and are named on a Tax Credit NHS Exemption Certificate
Disabled Person's Tax Credit and are named on a Tax Credit NHS Exemption Certificate
You are named on an NHS certificate for full help with health costs (HC2).

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Optometrists will test your sight, examine the health of your eyes and check for any abnormalities and diseases that are revealed in the eye.

NHS Costs and Exemptions

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