Health Professionals

Practitioner Services - Enabling Primary Care

Voucher values

NHS optical voucher values and allowances for repairs and replacements,
effective 1 April 2012.

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Single vision glasses:

  Cylindrical (+/-)
0 - 2
2.25 - 6 6.25 - 14

Spherical (+/-)

0 - 6
A
£37.10
B
£56.40
D
£186.50
6.25 - 9.75
B
£56.40
B
£56.40
D
£186.50
10 - 14
C
£82.60
C
£82.60
D
£186.50
14+
D
£186.50
D
£186.50
D
£186.50


Bifocal/multifocal vision glasses:

  Cylindrical (+/-)
0 - 2 2.25 - 6 6.25 - 14

Spherical

(+/-)

0 - 6
E
£64.20
F
£81.60
H
£205.10
6.25 - 9.75
F
£81.60
F
£81.60
H
£205.10
10 - 14
G
£105.80
G
£105.80
H
£205.10
14+
H
£205.10
H
£205.10
H
£205.10

Note: H includes prism controlled bifocal/multifocal glasses of any strength

  • I = £191.00

    Glasses not listed above, for which a prescription is given in consequence of a testing of sight by an NHS Board.

  • J = £54.20 per lens

    Contact lenses for which a prescription is given in consequence of a testing of sight by an NHS Board.

Any enquiries arising from this increase should be taken up with your NHS Board.

For a full list of the increased values, view the Scottish Government PDF circular [45KB].