Vouchers, supplements, repair and replacement values from 1 April 2009
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.
| £35.50 | £36.20 |
B. Glasses with single vision lenses- 1. of a spherical power of more than 6 dioptres but less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres; 2. of a spherical power of less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of more than 2 dioptres but not more than 6 dioptres. | £54.00 | £55.10 |
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. | £79.00 | £80.60 |
D. Glasses with single vision lenses- 1. 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. | £178.40 | £182.00 |
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. | £61.40 | £62.70 |
F. Glasses with bifocal lenses- 1. of a spherical power of more than 6 dioptres but less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres; of a spherical power of less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of more than 2 dioptres but not more than 6 dioptres. | £78.10 | £79.70 |
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; | £101.20 | £103.30 |
H. Glasses with prism-controlled bifocal lenses of any power or with bifocal lenses- 1. 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. | £196.10 | £200.10 |
I (HES) Glasses not falling within any of paragraphs 1 to 8 for which a prescription is given in consequence of a testing of sight by an NHS Trust. | £182.70 | £186.40 |
J (HES) Contact lenses for which a prescription is given in consequence of a testing of sight by an NHS Trust. |
£51.90 per lens |
£52.90 per lens |
Complex Lens Voucher
| Old value | New value |
| Single Vision | £13.40 | £13.70 |
| Bifocal | £33.90 | £34.60 |
Tints/photochromic Lens Supplement (per lens)
| Old value | New value |
Single Vision | £3.90 | £4.00 |
Bifocal | £4.40 | £4.50 |
Prism (per lens)
| Old value | New value |
Single Vision | £11.60 | £11.80 |
Bifocal | £13.90 | £14.20 |
Small Glasses Supplement
| Old value | New value |
Supplement | £58.50 | £59.70 |
Supplement for Special Facial Characteristics (HES or NHS Trust)
| Old value | New value |
Supplement | £58.50 | £59.70 |
Repair or replacement of:
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
One lens | 11.25 | 20.70 | 33.45 | 84.15 | 24.50 | 33.00 | 44.80 | 93.20 | 86.35 |
Two lenses | 22.50 | 41.40 | 66.90 | 168.30 | 49.00 | 66.00 | 89.60 | 186.40 | 172.70 |
Front of frame | 11.60 | 11.60 | 11.60 | 11.60 | 11.60 | 11.60 | 11.60 | 11.60 | 11.60 |
Side of frame | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
Whole frame | 13.70 | 13.70 | 13.70 | 13.70 | 13.70 | 13.70 | 13.70 | 13.70 | 13.70 |
Note:
1. Where the small glasses supplement or special facial characteristics supplement applies, the amount payable for repair of:
the front of the frame is £52.90
the side of the frame is £28.60
the whole of the frame is £59.70
2. Where more than one repair is made to an optical appliance, the total paid must not exceed the aggregate of the amounts for replacing two lenses in the above schedule, and repairs to the part of the frame must not exceed £13.70.
Replacement - Contact lenses
3. If only one of a pair of contact lenses is replaced the voucher value is £52.90. These provisions for contact lenses only apply to clinically necessary contact lenses prescribed by the HES or NHS Trust.
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