You can get free sights tests if you:

• Are under 16;

• Are in full-time education and aged 16, 17 or 18;

• Are aged 60 or over;

• Are a diagnosed glaucoma patient;

• Are aged 40 or over and are a parent, brother, sister, son or daughter of a diagnosed glaucoma patient, or

• Have been advised by an ophthalmologist that you are at risk of glaucoma;

• Have been diagnosed as diabetic;

• Are registered blind or partially sighted;

• Need complex lenses;

• Are someone whose sight test is carried out through the hospital eye department as part of the management of your eye condition;

• Are getting, or your partner gets:

Income Support, or

Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, or

Minimum Income Guarantee, or

Pension Credit guarantee credit;

• Are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate;

• Are named on a valid HC2 certificate.

Partial help: if you are named on a valid HC3 certificate you might get some help towards the cost of a private sight test.

You can get vouchers if you:

• Are under 16;

• Are in full-time education and aged 16, 17 or 18;

• Need complex lenses;

• Are getting, or your partner gets: Income Support, or

Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, or

Minimum Income Guarantee, or

Pension Credit guarantee credit;

• Are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate;

• Are named on a valid HC2 certificate.

Partial help: if you are named on a valid HC3 certificate you might get some help.

NOTE: If your glasses or contact lenses cost more than your voucher value, you will have to pay the difference.

If you are under 16 you get a voucher towards the cost of repair or replacement.

If you are aged 16 or over you may be entitled to a voucher towards the cost of repair or replacement if the Central Services Agency agree that:

- The loss or damage was due to an illness; and

- You cannot get help through a warranty, insurance or after sales services; and

- You would be entitled to an NHS voucher for glasses or contact lenses.