Eyecare Benefit

Looking after your health, both at work and at home, is important to us, which is why we offer colleagues a free eye test.

Eyecare Benefit

We want to help look after your wellbeing and are pleased to now offer all our colleagues a free eye test voucher to support their eye-health.  The NHS recommends you have your eyes tested every 2 years. Please only request a voucher when you are ready to have your eyes tested and intend to use it.  Please note the voucher will have your name on it and can only be used by you.   

How does it work? 

All you need to do is request a voucher on this e-form and we’ll send you an e-voucher to use at any SpecSavers store.  Then book your appointment and present your voucher when you arrive in store to claim your free eye test. 

You may be eligible for a free NHS eye test (including if you are over 60) and help towards glasses (if in receipt of certain state benefits).  You can check here to see if you are eligible before requesting your  free eye test voucher from Anchor.  However, you will need to request an eye test voucher and have an eye test at SpecSavers in order to claim the £50 contribution for Visual Display Unit glasses – see FAQs.

Please only request a voucher when you are ready to book an eye test. These vouchers are a cost to Anchor and in order to continue to provide value for residents and colleagues we will recall and reuse unused vouchers after 3 months.

 Help with the cost of new glasses 

As well as providing you with a free eye test, if the optician confirms you need to wear glasses for Visual Display Unit – VDU (middle distance) use, you’ll also be able to claim a free pair of glasses from SpecSavers £50 range or get £50 off glasses in their other ranges.  Please note you will need to have used the SpecSavers eye test voucher to be able to redeem the £50.

Don’t need glasses just for VDU? We’ll still help with the cost of your new glasses, as you’ll get a premium club e-voucher for £20 off a pair of glasses in the SpecSavers £100 or above range, with your free eye test voucher.   

And if you’ve registered for MyShopping  Discounts you may be able to take advantage of other deals too – search SpecSavers on the My Shopping Discounts website or SmartSpending app. 

Apply before you buy 

Remember to wait until you’ve received your vouchers before having your eye test or buying glasses at Specsavers, as refunds can’t be processed.  Please note eye test vouchers are distributed once a week, however from time to time you may need to wait long if we are out of stock, so please make sure you receive your voucher before booking your appointment.

You can use your voucher at any SpecSavers store in the UKTo find your nearest store check here. 

If you prefer not to use SpecSavers you will need to fund the eye test yourself.  However, remember to check out MyShopping discounts too see what eyecare deals are on offer.  

Eye test vouchers are distributed once a week. However from time to time you may need to wait long if we are out of stock, so please make sure you receive your voucher before booking your appointment.

Refunds for eye tests or glasses can’t be processed. You can only redeem the vouchers. 

Once you have your voucher, simply book an appointment at your nearest SpecSavers storeYou can do this on their website. Remember to present your voucher before you have your eye test. 

Whilst you voucher has an expiry date of up to 12 months,  this is for Anchor use only.  Vouchers are a cost to Anchor and in order to continue to provide value for residents and colleagues we will recall and reuse unused vouchers after 3 months.

Your eye test voucher is just for you and will have your name on it.

However, you can request up to 3 premium club vouchers for friends and family, which will entitle them to £20 off in the £100 or above range.  You can request premium club e-vouchers here.

Yes, you can use the premium club e-voucher to get £20 off a pair of glasses in their £100 or above range. 

Yes, you can use the premium club e-voucher to get £20 off a pair of glasses in the SpecSavers £100 or above range.  You can request a premium club e-voucher here.

If you require glasses for VDU use, you will need to request a full eye test voucher to be eligible for the £50 off so that a SpecSavers optician can validate your prescription.  You can use this e-form

Colleagues can request their own voucher using this e-form 

Sorry, these vouchers are only available for use at SpecSavers.  

If you require glasses for VDU use, you will need to request a full eye test voucher to be eligible for the £50 off so that a SpecSavers Optician can validate your prescription.  You can use this e-form

You can request a £20 voucher for glasses in the £100 or above range at SpecSavers using this form.

If you need glasses solely for VDU use, please see the question above. 

Unfortuntely not all SpecSavers branches accept the old paper vouchers.  If your local branch does not, you can request a £20 voucher for glasses in the £100 or above range at SpecSavers here.  Or you can choose to use the paper voucher elsewhere.

If you need glasses solely for VDU use, please use this form.

SpecSavers changed their frame pricing from the beginning of April 2024.

SpecSavers will honour the £1 difference in ‘old’ vouchers as long as they haven’t expired.  Colleagues with a valid voucher for £20 off in the £99 range can use it in the £100 range and colleagues can still use the £49 VDU contribution voucher in the £50 range.