{"id":44,"date":"2015-08-07T12:01:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T12:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2015-08-11T08:01:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T08:01:32","slug":"free-nhs-eyetest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/eyecare\/free-nhs-eyetest\/","title":{"rendered":"Free NHS eyetest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-d18d8c2c81d10022ebd21ffa95322c35 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-44'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow 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class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-335 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-335\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/page-img-2.jpg\" width=\"1210\" height=\"300\" title='page-img-2' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/page-img-2.jpg 1210w, https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/page-img-2-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/page-img-2-1030x255.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/page-img-2-705x175.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/page-img-2-450x112.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1210px) 100vw, 1210px\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color 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.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1f8a88a824253720a195c045f0e5a222 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1f8a88a824253720a195c045f0e5a222 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-1f8a88a824253720a195c045f0e5a222 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  > Free NHS Eye Tests in Wrexham<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div><strong>Who is entitled to a free eye test from the NHS?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u2022Under-16s.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022Under-19s in full-time education.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022Over 60s.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022People (or partners of people) who receive certain benefits.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022Holders (or partners of holders) of an exemption certificate (HC2).<\/div>\n<div>\u2022People who need certain complex lenses.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022People diagnosed diabetic or with glaucoma.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022People aged 40 or over who are the brother, sister or child of a diagnosed glaucoma patient.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Everyone should have an eye examination every two years as it is a vital health check. If you are eligible for free NHS eye examinations, and it is less than two years since your last test, then you should check with your optician when you make an appointment to find out if you can have another free NHS eye examination. The NHS will routinely pay for more frequent eye examinations for certain groups of people &#8211; for example:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u2022if you have diabetes<\/div>\n<div>\u2022if you are aged 40 or over and have a family history of glaucoma<\/div>\n<div>\u2022if you are over 70<\/div>\n<div>\u2022or if you are having particular problems with your vision<\/div>\n<div>If it is less than two years since your last test and you have any concerns about your vision or eye health, then give us a call to find out if you may be eligible for a free NHS eye examination or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/other-services\/welsh-eyecare-service\/\">Welsh Eye Care Examination<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}