How to find your nearest optician
We are discontinuing our Eyecare Voucher solution effective 19th April 2024. No orders can be placed after this date. All eyecare vouchers will be accepted up until the expiry date printed on the vouchers. Please check your optician accepts these vouchers before booking an appointment.
Eyecare Vouchers are usually distributed by your employers to make sure you get the proper eyecare you’re entitled to if you work on visual display units (VDUs) or drive for work purposes.
Research shows that 70% of employees have experienced blurred vision, headaches or migraines as a result of using a computer at work. Clearly, it’s important to look after your eyes – but a survey of UK workers shows that one in five has not had their eyes tested in five years.
Eyecare vouchers are a way of helping you get the eyecare you need quickly and conveniently.
Find your nearest optician
Please check with your optician that they are still accepting Edenred Eyecare Vouchers before booking your appointment.
Frequently asked questions
Which opticians accept Eyecare Vouchers?
Over 7,500 outlets across the UK accept Eyecare Vouchers including Vision Express, Optical Express and the majority of independent opticians. Please confirm with your optician that they are still accepting Eyecare Vouchers before booking your appointment.
Does the legislation cover bi-focal lenses, tinted frames or contact lenses?
No, under the legislation it is only basic single vision spectacles that will be provided.
What is the difference between Box B and Box C on the VDU Certificate of Recommendation?
Box B would be ticked when the prescription is for general use. Box C is when the general use prescription has a particular requirement or change in the prescription for the middle distance range necessary for VDU work.
What are my employer's obligations?
If you regularly use a VDU at work, your employer has an obligation to pay for your annual eye test and, in some cases, for your glasses.
For them, giving you eyecare vouchers is a simple, quick and cost-effective way of meeting their obligation. For you, it’s convenient and means you’re never out of pocket – 96% of optometrists accept our vouchers, and there’s no money involved when you use them.
Under the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulation 1992 you can ask employers to:
- Pay for eye tests at regular intervals
- Pay for glasses if they are specifically needed for VDU work.
Employers also need to provide employees exposed to certain hazards with free safety spectacles.
Do I qualify for vouchers?
If you regularly use a VDU as part of your work for periods of over one hour – less in some circumstances – you are covered by the regulations.
Although there’s no legal obligation to provide eye tests for occupational drivers many employers are choosing to do so with Driver Eyecare Vouchers.