Parents of kids with glasses

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Hi, can someone explain to me how the yellow NHS vouchers work, my little boys eyes were tested (+7 and +3) in January and he got a voucher we used in Boots to get glasses. Hes has two further funded eye tests through Boots and his prescription has changed (+5 and +3) they changed the lenses for free after the first test but for the second it stayed the same so he's been in the same glasses just with different lenses since January, does this seem right? We were speaking to a private opticians and they said he should be issued a new yellow voucher if hes had a funded eye test? So confused

Why 3 tests in such a short space of time?
What age is he and how often has he to keep getting his eyes tested?

Have you been getting the free glasses or have you been paying towards the frames too?

Perhaps try specsavers, they don't do vouchers, just the eye test, and if you need new glasses you chose a pair and they get them ready for you (frames and lenses) second pair half price if you want spares.

At one point I seemed to be in there once a month with my two breaking glasses and they were brilliant.

How old is he ? we used to have tests every 3 or 6 months when my little one was very small as his eyes changed regularly.

Thanks
He's just turned 5
They first prescription was very high so he found it difficult to adjust, they retested as he said he couldn't see with the glasses so trialled a lower prescription then retested to see if this was working for him. He's had the same glasses throughout but they changed the lense prescription. He's broken his glasses twice, second time losing one of the lenses so we ended up paying £40 to replace the lenses and have them thinned

strange you had to pay, we've lost a whole pair of glasses which were replaced for free and i had to get new frames this week as the arm was broke, the optician said the lenses were a bit scratched so best to get a whole new pair again, free - all i had to pay was £12.50 for thinning.

An experienced parent of glasses wearers here! So I’ve found it very much depends where you go as to what prices you pay.
your kids are entitled to one free opticians appointment per year and they get a voucher per year towards their glasses. Specsavers in my experience give the best value for money. I think it’s £90 towards the frames. Vision express then about £60 I think. Vision express will thin the lenses for free if the prescription is above +6 for kids too. Most places you pay for thinning.
I don’t think Boots are good value for money and have a smaller range of glasses.
So from personal experience, stick to Specsavers or vision express.

I work at specsavers and with us, if your child has a change in vision or if they ate recalled for a test then they are entitled to a new voucher. If he was recalled and there was no change he should still get a voucher. The only time it wouldn't be issued would be if he has an early eye test when there is no change with his vision. Also if his glasses need repairing or replacing for wear and tear thus would be free too unless they were designer glasses in which case there would be a supplement to pay. I'd assume other opticians are the same but maybe not