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Fees
Examinations and clinics
Every fee we charge is on this page. If you are entitled to a free test we will tell you before we book you, not after.
- NHS sight testFor anyone in the list opposite. Forty minutes, same examination as the private one.No chargeNHS funded
- Private eye examinationRefraction, slit lamp, tonometry, fields where indicated. 40 minutes.£4640 min
- Stanhope full examinationThe above plus OCT and retinal photography, with the images kept and compared at every visit.£7855 min
- OCT added to an NHS testThe scan on its own, alongside a funded sight test.£38add-on
- Contact lens fittingNew wearer £62, existing wearer £42. Includes the teach and a trial pair.£42–62per fitting
- Dry eye assessmentFirst appointment £70, six-week review £34.£70first visit
- Myopia managementAssessment £95, then a monitored plan including lenses and six-monthly reviews.£28per month
- Urgent eyecare (CUES)Flashes, floaters, red eye, foreign body. Telephone first.No chargeNHS funded
- Stanhope Eyecare PlanAnnual full examination, OCT, unlimited adjustments and repairs, 15% off a second pair.£13.50per month
Your sight test is free if you
- are under 16
- are 16, 17 or 18 and in full-time education
- are 60 or over
- have been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
- are 40 or over with a close relative who has glaucoma
- have been told you are at risk of glaucoma
- are registered sight impaired or severely sight impaired
- receive a qualifying benefit and meet the criteria
- hold a valid HC2 certificate
- are eligible for a complex lens voucher
Not sure? Ring and read us the first line of your benefit letter — we would rather check than charge you.
Frames & lenses
Frames, lenses and NHS vouchers
Frame price and lens price, separately, so you can see which one you are changing. Anti-reflection coating and a scratch warranty are included on every lens we glaze.
Micklegate
Our own range. British-made acetate and stainless steel, ten shapes. The frame most vouchers cover outright.
From £69
Independent designers
Small European and Japanese workshops — hand-cut acetate, beta-titanium, sprung hinges.
£139–279
Lenses
Single vision from £45. Varifocals in three grades. High index for stronger prescriptions.
From £45
If you qualify for an optical voucher
The voucher is a fixed amount set nationally and it comes off the total, whatever you choose.
- Voucher A
- £42.40
- Voucher B
- £64.26
- Voucher C
- £94.14
- Voucher D
- £212.40
- Voucher E
- £73.10
- Voucher J
- £61.77
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