Home Visits

For the elderly or those with mobility problems attending a local optometrist is not always easy.

Carers may be hard to find during business hours, and access can be difficult too. But this group of people absolutely needs regular eye care. Two visits are usually needed – one to carry out an eye test, and another to fit and deliver the patient’s spectacles.

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

Unable to leave home unaccompanied
Require a home visit on account of physical or mental limitations
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
Prescribed a complex lens
You have been advised by an ophthalmologist that
you are at risk of glaucoma

Home Visit Service details

Unable to leave home unaccompanied
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
Require a home visit on account of physical or mental limitations
You have been advised by an ophthalmologist that
you are at risk of glaucoma
Prescribed a complex lens

You are entitled to a free NHS sight test at home if You (or your partner) are receiving the following benefits or credits:

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 an NHS certificate for full or partial help with health costs (HC2/3)
Pension Credit Guarantee Credit

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To schedule an eye test, simply give us a call or conveniently book online through our website. We look forward to assisting you with your eye care needs!

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