eye test

Am I eligible?

You are entitled to a free NHS sight test at home if:

You are unable to leave home unaccompanied or require a home visit on account of a physical or mental disability.

And, if you fall into one of the following categories, you're entitled for a free NHS sight test:

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

Those people and their partners, who receive:

Income Support or Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (not contribution based)
Working Tax Credit and are named on a Tax Credit NHS Exemption Certificate
Child Tax Credit and are named on a Tax Credit NHS Exemption Certificate
You are named on a NHS certificate for full or partial help with health costs (HC2/3)
Pension Credit Guarantee Credit