You can have a free NHS checkup here and NHS help with paying for specs or contacts, if:

  • You’re under 16, or under 19 and in full-time education.
  • You have very powerful specs or contacts – we can tell you whether they are that strong.
  • You get Pension Credit Guarantee Credit.
  • You get Income Support.
  • You get Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (not contribution-based).
  • You get Employment and Support Allowance that is income-based (not contribution-based).
  • You are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate.
  • You are named on a valid NHS certificate for help with health costs (HC2 and maybe HC3).
  • You’re a prisoner on leave from prison.

You can also have a free NHS checkup here if:

  • You’re 60 or over.
  • You have diabetes.
  • You have glaucoma or a medical eye-doctor said you are especially at risk of it.
  • You have a parent, child, brother or sister with glaucoma, if you are over 40.
  • You’re registered vision-impaired.