Does a MAT-1 form cover eye tests or glasses?

[Anglepoise]

Not that I've been given mine yet, but was just wondering whether it covers eye tests etc or just prescriptions and t'dentist

Yes to dentist, no to eye tests.

dentist yes but am pretty sure not to eye tests and glasses

when pg with dd1 I was told by my optician not to get my eyes checked whilst pregnant as it could give varied results - not sure how true that is though as that was 5yrs ago

dentist yes eyes no

Boo - I've spent a fortune on eye tests and new specs in the last couple of days! My eyes have deteriorated horribly but optician thought that was more to do with spending the day in front of a computer rather than being up the spout!

Thanks

anglepoise, if your job has you infront of computer for any length of time they should be giving you a voucher for eye tests - check out that option but I know at ours we need voucher PRIOR to test, not to claim it back after

Good point dizzydixies - I did know that but they don't cover my local optician and I wanted an appointment in a hurry. Actually, the cost wasn't so much the eye test but my eyes are now so bad that I need to pay more for thin lenses or look at the world through bottle bottoms

I was the same last year, left eye was fine and right eye would've had a lense like a door step

splashed out and got laser surgery and its wonderful

I've been researching it online all afternoon! Unfortunately it says it's a no-no whilst pregnant and you have to have a stable prescription for a year/2 years depending on what you read - and mine's declined by nearly -1 in the last 12 months.

I had mine done in Nov whilst pg - I juyst didn't know I was at the time

well worth it when you can though

Without wishing to sound stupid, do you get your private dentist's bills paid?

number3 - NHS only I think

Thanks, thought so!