Optical voucher values from 1 April 2022

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

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

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