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04 April 2022

Optical voucher values from 1 April 2022


Please find below new voucher values:

Type of optical appliance

Old value

New value

A. Glasses with single vision lenses of a spherical power of not more than 6 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 2 dioptres

 

£39.10

£39.90

B. Glasses with single vision lenses: (a) of a spherical power of more than 6 dioptres but less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres; (b) of a spherical power of less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of more than 2 dioptres but not more than 6 dioptres

 

£59.30

£60.50

C. Glasses with single vision lenses of a spherical power of 10 or more dioptres but not more than 14 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres

 

£86.90

£88.60

D. Glasses with single vision lenses: (a) of a spherical power of more than 14 dioptres with any cylindrical power; (b) of a cylindrical power of more than 6 dioptres with any spherical power

 

£196.00

£199.90

E. Glasses with bifocal lenses of a spherical power of not more than 6 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 2 dioptres

 

£67.50

£68.80

F. Glasses with bifocal lenses: (a) of a spherical power of more than 6 dioptres but less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres; (b) of a spherical power of less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of more than 2 dioptres but not more than 6 dioptres

 

£85.60

£87.30

G. Glasses with bifocal lenses of a spherical power of 10 or more dioptres but not more than 14 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres

 

£111.20

£113.40

H. Glasses with prism-controlled bifocal lenses of any power or with bifocal lenses: (a) of a spherical power of more than 14 dioptres with any cylindrical power; (b) with a cylindrical power of more than 6 dioptres with any spherical power

 

£215.50

£219.80

I. (HES) glasses not falling within any of paragraphs A to H for which a prescription is given in consequence of a testing of sight by an NHS Trust

 

£200.80

£204.80

J. Contact lenses for which a prescription is given in consequences of a sight test by an NHS trust or NHS foundation trust

 

£57.00

£58.15


Supplement and complex lens voucher values

Type

Old value

New value

Prism (per lens) - single vision

 

£12.60

£12.85

Prism (per lens) - bifocal

 

£15.40

£15.70

Complex lens voucher - single vision

 

£14.60

£14.90

Complex lens voucher - bifocal

 

£37.40

£38.15

Tints/photochromic lens supplement (per lens) - single vision

 

£4.40

£4.50

Tints/photochromic lens supplement (per lens) - bifocal

 

£4.90

£5.00

Small glasses supplement

 

£64.20

£65.50

Supplement for special facial characteristics

 

£64.20

£65.50


New repair and replacement values from 1 April 2022

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

One lens

 

£12.40

£22.70

£36.75

£92.40

£26.85

£36.10

£ 49.15

£102.35

£94.85

Two lenses

 

£24.80

£45.40

£73.50

£184.80

£53.70

£72.20

£98.30

£204.70

£189.70

Front of frame

 

£12.70

£12.70

£12.70

£12.70

£12.70

£12.70

£12.70

£12.70

£12.70

Side of frame

 

£7.50

£7.50

£7.50

£7.50

£7.50

£7.50

£7.50

£7.50

£7.50

Whole frame

 

£15.10

£15.10

£15.10

£15.10

£15.10

£15.10

£15.10

£15.10

£15.10


Note

Where the small glasses supplement or special facial characteristics supplement applies, the amount payable for repair of the:

  • front of the frame is £58.15
  • side of the frame is £31.40
  • whole of the frame is £65.50

Where more than one repair is made to an optical appliance, the total paid must not exceed the aggregate of the amounts for replacing 2 lenses in the above schedule, and repairs to the part of the frame must not exceed £15.10.


Replacement - contact lenses

If only one of a pair of contact lenses is replaced the voucher value is £58.15. These provisions for contact lenses only apply to clinically necessary contact lenses prescribed by the HES or NHS Trust.


Source
: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-general-ophthalmic-service-fees-and-optical-voucher-values-from-april-2022/letter-setting-out-general-ophthalmic-services-fees-from-april-2022  

 

 

 

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