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 your mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter has been diagnosed with glaucoma
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receiving benefit (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)