Eye tests for care home residents

We are changing how we provide eye care services to Care Home residents.

As of Friday 20th December, we will no longer be conducting multiple eye test clinics during a single visit.

We will continue to provide eye tests for Care Home residents on an individual basis at the request of the resident’s next of kin.

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Important information for care homes

We will endeavour to honour any existing clinic bookings you have with us.

The final day for new clinic bookings will be Friday 29th November 2024. Our final clinic day will be on Friday 20th December.

After this, we will continue to see residents on an individual basis, instead of seeing all residents in one visit. Care Home staff can also book eye tests for individual residents with the permission of next of kin or the patient themselves.

For further information please click the link to our FAQs page.

FAQs

Important information for next of kin

Next of kin can book an individual eye test for their loved one by completing this form.

OutsideClinic prides itself on the level of clinical care we provide to patients. Our Trustpilot rating is currently 4.8 out of 5.0 with over 12,500 reviews.

Our experienced optometrists will now conduct the full eye examination, including the measurement of spectacles for individual patients during appointments.

We provide a full service including a wide range of frames to choose from. All orders will be delivered directly to the Care Home.

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What costs are involved?

Most of our care home customers, who are permanent residents of the home, are eligible for free NHS eye tests. There could be a number of reasons that they qualify for a free eye test, such as being over 60 years old, being at risk of getting glaucoma, or being in receipt of Pension Credit.

Residents who receive certain benefits are eligible for an NHS optical voucher which covers the cost of our standard glasses. If the resident would like thinner lenses or any other extras, then there will an additional cost.

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