NHS funded sight tests and optical voucher entitlements
You qualify for a free NHS funded sight test if you are:
Aged under 16
Aged 16, 17 or 18 in full time education
Aged 60 or over
Diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
Considered to be at risk of glaucoma (as advised by an ophthalmologist)
Aged 40 or over and the parent, brother, sister, son or daughter of a person diagnosed with glaucoma
Registered blind or partially sighted
Eligible for an NHS Complex Lens Voucher (your optician will advise on your entitlement)
Claiming Benefit (Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income-based Employment and Support Allowance, Pension Credit Guarantee Credit or receiving Tax Credits or Universal Credit and meeting qualifying conditions) On a low income and named on a valid HC2 (full help) or HC3 (partial help) certificate
A prisoner being seen outside prison
You qualify for an optical voucher which provides financial help towards the cost of your spectacles or contact lenses if you are:
Aged under 16
Aged 16, 17 or 18 in full time education
Eligible for an NHS Complex Lens Voucher (your optician will advise on your entitlement)
Claiming Benefit (Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income-based Employment and Support Allowance, Pension Credit Guarantee Credit or receiving Tax Credits or Universal Credit and meeting qualifying conditions)
On a low income and named on a valid HC2 (full help) or HC3 (partial help) certificate
A prisoner being seen outside prison
Address
Stephen Wilcox Optometrists 169 Dunbabin Road Childwall Liverpool L16 7QQ