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Domiciliary Eyecare

Information for the Public

Information on domiciliary eyecare (sight tests at home) and how to access the service.

• The Eye Health Alliance website
• Vision Matters website

Information for the Profession

Joint UK Domiciliary Eyecare Committee

The Domiciliary Eyecare Committee is committed to promoting the highest standards of patient care for those unable to attend a high street practice.  It is active in lobbying for equal access to eyecare, believing that high quality eye care should be available to all patients, regardless of whether the service is delivered in the patient's home or in the high street. In addition to the optical bodies (ABDO, the AOP, College of Optometrists and FODO) its members include representatives from domiciliary service providers, Optometry Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.  The Committee produces guidance on domiciliary eyecare for providers, practitioners, PCTs, LHBs, LOCs and AOCs. 

• Code of Practice for Domiciliary Eyecare
• Guidance on Equipment for Use in Mobile Ophthalmic Services
• Pre-Notification Form
• Lone working guidance
• A Fundamental Right to Sight
• Cooling Off Period in a Home or Place of Work
• DEC Position Statement on VFS in a Domiciliary Setting
• Use of an Autorefractor for Domiciliary Sight Tests

GAIN (Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network) - Northern Ireland Only

• Best practice guidance for the provision of domiciliary eyecare in nursing and residential homes and day care facilities

NICE Glaucoma Referral Letters

• A model letter to a patient
• A model letter to a GP

 Queries

• Email the Domiciliary Eyecare Secretary