Our current charge for a private eye examination is £21.95  (or  half price  at  £10.97  for  students).

Your are entitled to NHS free eye examination if you are:

Over 60 years old.
Under 16 or under 19 & still in full time education.
A person with diabetes or glaucoma.
Aged 40 or over and have a close relative with glaucoma.
Considered to be at risk of Glaucoma by an ophthalmologist.
Registered blind or partially sighted.
Need a prescription classed as complex lenses
Do you or your partner receive the following benefits: income support or income based job seekers allowance.
Entitled to or named on a tax credit exemption certificate

(Please note there are restrictions on how often you can have a free eye examination, in which case you will be charged the private eye examination fee).


If you are on a low income but are not covered by any of the above categories above ask your optician, doctor, dentist, pharmacist or social security office for a HC1 form that you can complete to apply for help.

For more about getting help for the cost of an eye examination or spectacles please see the NHS web site.