Who is eligible for
a free NHS eye test?

You're entitled to a free NHS sight test if you:

• are under 16

• are 16, 17 or 18 and in full-time education (this includes being taught full-time at a school, college, university or at home)

• are 60 or over

• are registered as partially sighted or blind

• have been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma

• are 40 or over and your mother, father, sibling or child has been diagnosed with glaucoma

• have been advised by an eye doctor (ophthalmologist) that you're at risk of glaucoma

• are a prisoner on leave from prison

• are eligible for an NHS complex lens voucher (we can advise you about your entitlement)

• are entitled to or named on a valid NHS certificate for full help with health costs (HC2)

You're also entitled if you or your partner (including a civil partner) receive, or you're under the age of 20 and the dependant of someone receiving:

• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance

• Pension Credit Guarantee Credit

• Universal Credit and meet the criteria

People named on an NHS certificate for partial help with health costs (HC3) may also get help with the cost of a private sight test.