Who can have an NHS Eye examination at home?
Domiciliary visits are only available on the NHS if the patient is unable to visit a community optometrist unaccompanied. They are not available to those who could get to an optometric practice but like the convenience of being tested at home. It is always preferable for eye examinations to be performed in optical practices because of the non portable equipment that now adorns most practices which provide value and extensive information on eye and body health for the patient, the practitioner and future secondary carers. However as this is not always possible the home visit becomes the only option. It should also be remembered that those patients who are not eligible to have an NHS home visit must pay privately for the service. Therefore, if a patient is able to go out and would normally have an NHS sight test they would have to visit a community optometrist to receive the service or pay privately for both the visit and the eye examination. Practitioners are not allowed to provide an N
