Eyesight tests and glasses

You can make a request for a Specsavers voucher which will cover the full cost of an eye examination and glasses if prescribed solely for display screen equipment (DSE) use.

Request a Specsavers eVoucher

We have appointed Specsavers as our eye care provider. This means you can apply for a voucher and book your eye test through any Specsavers optician. 

Specsavers has over 900 stores in the UK with over 70 of these located within a Sainsbury’s store.

The majority of their stores operate extended trading hours with stores opening late nights, early mornings and on Sundays. 

If you choose to go to an optician that is not Specsavers, the council will not reimburse your costs.

The council's contribution to the cost of glasses

If you require single-vision glasses solely for DSE use, you can receive a complete pair of glasses from the Specsavers £50 range.

Upgrading

Alternatively you can choose to upgrade frames, and a £50 contribution can be used towards an upgrade to other frame ranges.

How to claim (prepaid online voucher)

In order to claim, you must, in the first instance, be identified as a DSE user.

Then follow these steps:

1. You and your line manager need to read the Working with Display Screen Equipment policy and complete a Display Screen Equipment Assessment (DSE)
2. Request a Specsavers eVoucher. This will be emailed to you by the Specsavers corporate eyecare admin team
3. Book an appointment at any Specsavers store in the UK
4. Take your eVoucher to your appointment. You can either print this or show the eVoucher on your phone

Conditions of use

The conditions of use are:

• under no circumstances will the council be responsible for paying the optician locally
• the council's contract with Specsavers excludes ECC Schools and Academy employees who will have different arrangements for reimbursement in place

Specsavers corporate eyecare eVouchers

• These can be redeemed at any Specsavers store in the UK and the Channel Islands.
• All eVouchers are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
• Specsavers must be notified of your wish to exchange or refund expired eVouchers no later than 60 days after the expiry date to qualify for a reimbursement of full purchase cost.
• eVouchers returned after this date cannot be accepted and will not be reimbursed.

VDU eyecare eVouchers

• Upgrades to more expensive ranges and lens options at customer’s expense.
• eVouchers are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
• One eVoucher per transaction.