Easy Eye Care

Advice and Information - 11 September 2025

Every year, you should have an Annual Health Check with your GP (14 plus) and an eye test with your optician.

• You don’t have to be able to read or speak to have an eye test.
• Adults with a learning disability are 10x more likely to have a 
problem with their eyes.
• The eye test is not just about glasses – it detects eye conditions 
and general health conditions as well.


This is a specialist eye care service for people with learning 
disabilities and autistic people of all ages, who are registered with 
a South East London GP. The service provides:


• Longer eye tests or multiple appointments, where needed.
• An easy to understand report about your eyes.
• Local optometrists and dispensing opticians
who have had extra training.
• Easy Eye Care home visits.

The assessment is NHS-funded and there
is help towards the cost of glasses if 
you’re eligible.
This service is available in:
• Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.
• Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

Please tell the optician' s practice that you want to book an easy eye care appointment. 

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