You need to have your eyes checked once a year.

  • You don’t have to be able to read or speak to have an eye test.
  • Adults with a learning disability are 10 times more likely to have a problem with their eyes and children are 28 times more likely.
  • 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 their GP. You’ll get:

  • Longer eye tests or multiple appointments, where needed.
  • An easy to understand report about your eyes.
  • Local opticians who have had extra training.

The assessment is NHS-funded and there is help towards the cost of glasses if you’re eligible.

Please see below for the contact details of your local practices.

Morrisons, Railway Road, Ewood,  Blackburn, BB1 5AZ

Telephone: 01254 447 520

Main Street, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6DP

Telephone: 01539 532 951

20-21 High St, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1FA

Telephone: 01995 602 014

6 Darwen Street, Blackburn, BB2 2BL

Telephone: 01254 53554

7 Dingle Road, Upholland, Skelmersdale, WN8 0EN

Telephone: 01695 625 437

10 Library Road, Kendal, LA9 4QB

Telephone: 01539 721 619

7 Lowther Gardens, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7EX

Telephone: 01539 533 909

15 Victoria Street, Windermere, LA23 1AB

Telephone: 01539 446 381

For easy read information about having an eye test, visit See Ability.

Please contact Steve Kill by email or telephone for further information.