NHS Entitlements

Those in the following categories are entitled to an NHS eye examination without
charge and may also be entitled to a voucher to offset the cost of any spectacles
or contact lenses prescribed:

- Children under 16, or under 19 still in full-time education
- All those 60 and over
- People receiving Income Support or Family Credit
- Those receiving a disability working allowance who have capital up to a certain amount
(please check with your practitioner for current details)
- Those receiving an income-based jobseekers allowance (Contributory ISA does not count)
- Diabetics
- Glaucoma sufferers
- Those who are 40 and over and the parent/brother/sister/child of a person with glaucoma
- Those diagnosed by a consultant ophthalmologist as being at risk of developing glaucoma
- The blind and partially sighted
- People entitled to NHS complex lens vouchers
- Those who have a valid HC2 certificate

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