Fees & Charges

Appointment Fee
NHS Sight Test NHS Funded (see eligibility below)
Private Eye Exam (with 3D OCT Scan) £59 £49 (under 30s)
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Scan with NHS Sight Test £39
Overlay Assessment £50
Colorimetry £75
Contact Lens Check & Eye Exam (with 3D OCT Scan) £89 £79 (under 30s) £69 (with NHS Sight Test)
Contact Lens Check or Refit £49
Contact Lens New Fit, Teach & Follow Up £75
Ortho-k Assessment £49
Ortho-k Fit £195 (Sphere)

£225 (Toric)

NHS Funding Eligibility

Patients living in England who meet the criteria below are eligible for a funded sight test, the cost of which is covered by the NHS and Brignall Opticians. You may be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility, so bringing some documentation to your appointment will help speed up processing of your funding.

Age

  • You're aged under 16

  • You're aged 16, 17 or 18 and are in full-time education

  • You're aged 60 or over

Income

  • You receive Income Support

  • You receive Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (not contribution-based)

  • You receive Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit)

  • You receive income-based Employment and Support Allowance

  • You are awarded Universal Credit and meet the criteria on earnings limit

  • You are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate

  • You are named on a valid NHS certificate for full help with health costs (HC2) or partial help with costs (HC3).

Medical History

  • You're registered as partially sighted (sight impaired) or blind (severely sight impaired)

  • You've been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma

  • You're 40 or over and your mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter has been diagnosed with glaucoma

  • You've been advised by an ophthalmologist (eye doctor) that you're at risk of glaucoma

Other

  • You're a prisoner on leave from prison

  • You're eligible for an NHS complex lens voucher – your optometrist can advise you about your entitlement