Criteria for free NHS funded eye tests

• Aged 60 or over
• Registered as partially sighted or blind
• Diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
• Considered to be at risk of glaucoma, as advised by an optician
• Aged 40 or over and have a family member diagnosed with glaucoma, or have a family history of glaucoma
• Receiving benefit*
• Entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate
• Named on a valid NHS HC2 certificate (full help). Those named on an NHS HC3 certificate (partial help) may also get help with the cost of a private eye test
• Eligible for an NHS Complex Lens Voucher (your optician will advise on the entitlement)
• * You’re entitled if you or your partner (including civil partner) receive, or you’re under the age of 20 and the dependant of someone receiving: Income support, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Pension Credit Guarantee Credit.