We are proud to provide NHS Services at Redgate Opticians in High Wycombe.
In order to access our NHS services you need to be in one of the following categories.
- You’re aged under 16
- you’re aged 16, 17 or 18 and are in full-time education
- you’re aged 60 or over
- you’re registered as partially sighted (sight impaired) or blind (severely sight impaired)
- you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
- you’re 40 or over and your mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter has been diagnosed with glaucoma
- you’ve been advised by an eye doctor (ophthalmologist) that you’re at risk of glaucoma
- you’re a prisoner on leave from prison
- you’re eligible for an NHS complex lens voucher – your optometrist (optician) can advise you about your entitlement
You’re also entitled to a free NHS sight test if you:
- receive Income Support
- receive Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (not contribution-based)
- receive Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
- receive income-based Employment and Support Allowance
- are awarded Universal Credit and meet the criteria on earnings limit
- are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate
- you are named on a valid NHS certificate for full help with health costs (HC2)
People named on an NHS certificate for partial help with health costs (HC3) may also get help.
Optometrists recommend that most people should get their eyes tested every two years. However, in some circumstances, they may recommend more frequent NHS sight tests.
For example, if you:
- are a child and wear glasses
- have diabetes
- are aged 40 or over and have a family history of glaucoma
- are aged 70 or over
NHS-funded mobile eye tests
If you qualify for a free NHS sight test, you may be entitled to NHS-funded mobile services where the ophthalmic practitioner comes to visit you:
- at home – if you’re unable to leave home unaccompanied because of physical or mental illness or disability
- at a residential or care home – if you normally live there and you’re unable to leave the home unaccompanied because of physical or mental illness or disability
- at a day centre – if you would have difficulty getting a sight test from an optometrist at their practice because of physical or mental illness or disability, or because you have difficulty communicating your health needs without help
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