Home Visits

We, at Opticians at Home, believe everyone deserves the best possible Eyesight. Our highly qualified team have been specially trained to carry out Eye Tests for the elderly and other vulnerable people in a sensitive and sympathetic way. We welcome the presence of family members, friends or carers during our Visit as we feel it is important for our patients to feel as comfortable as possible during their eye test.

Our portable equipment makes it possible for us to carry out complete eye tests anywhere - at your home, in hospital or at care homes and sheltered accommodation.

We go out to anyone who can't come to us- privately or on the NHS for patients in County Durham and Tyne and Wear. NHS patients who are housebound do not pay for their eye test or their visit.

You do not have to be housebound to have an eye test from the comfort of your own home.

We also bring a selection of frames for you to choose if you need new spectacles - and we return to deliver, fit and adjust them for you - free of charge.

We have a wide range of magnifiers, reading lamps and other Low Vision Aids which may help you. Our Optician will be happy to discuss the options with you.

Booking a Home Visit is easy- just give us a call on: 01207 590 111.

Under current Department of Health Regulations, we are required to advise the NHS 48 hours before we provide an NHS home visit to 2 or less people at the same address. For this reason, we have waiting lists of 48hours for our NHS Visits. (These regulations require us to give 3 weeks notice when we provide a home visit to 3 or more people at the same address).

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