You are entitled to a free NHS sight test at home if you are:
- Unable to leave home unaccompanied or require a home visit on account of a physical or mental disability.
AND
Fall into one of the categories for a free NHS sight test listed below:
- 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, or
you have been advised by an ophthalmologist that
you are at risk of glaucoma
- Prescribed a complex lens
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 a NHS certificate for full or partial
help with health costs (HC2/3)
- Pension Credit Guarantee Credit