You can claim an NHS test if you come under any of the following categories

• Aged 60 or over
• If you are registered blind or partially sighted
• If you suffer from diabetes or glaucoma
• If you are considered to be at risk of glaucoma by an ophthalmologist
• If you are 40 or over and are the parent/brother/sister/child of a person with glaucoma
• You have complex lenses (Defined by the NHS as a prescription of greater than + or - 10D)
• Aged under 16
• Aged under 19 and still in full time education
• You or your partner receive Income Support
• You or your partner receive Income based Jobseekers Allowance
• You or your partner receive Pension Credit
• You or your partner have an NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificate
• You are named on a valid HC2 Certificate

The last eight categories will also entitle you to a voucher towards the cost of spectacles if required.