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How much will an eye examination cost me?

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Many people are entitled to free eye examinations. You may be one of them.
 
Check the following list to see if you are entitled to a free examination provided by the NHS. If so you may also be entitled to a voucher to offset the cost of any spectacles or contact lenses prescribed.
  • Children under 16 or under 19 still in full-time education
  • People receiving Income Support or Family Credit
  • Those just above Social Security benefit levels as defined by a means test
  • Diabetics
  • Glaucoma sufferers and certain close relatives
  • Those who are registered blind and partially sighted
  • People entitled to NHS complex lens vouchers
  • Those receiving Disability Working Allowance
  • Recipients of Income-based Job Seekers allowance
Since April 1999, those of pensionable age (60 years and over) have also been eligible for free examinations. If your doctor has referred you to a hospital to have an eye examination it will always be free.

If you think you may qualify for a free examination, pick up the leaflet HC11 - Are you entitled to help with health costs? These are available from Post Offices, Social Security Offices, NHS Hospitals and your local GP surgery.
 
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