# The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1989, Schedule 1: VOUCHER LETTER CODES AND FACE VALUES – SUPPLY AND REPLACEMENT


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Type of Optical Appliance
Letter Code
Face Value of Voucher
1 Glasses with single vision lenses of a power (plus or minus) not exceeding–
(a) as respects any spherical power, 6 dioptres;
(b) as respects any cylindrical power, 2 dioptres.
A
£17.00
2 Glasses with single vision lenses not falling within paragraph 1 or 3.
B
£28.00
3 Glasses with single vision lenses–
(a) of a spherical power (plus or minus) exceeding 20 dioptres;
(b) of a spherical power (plus or minus) exceeding 10 dioptres with any cylindrical power;
(c) of a cylindrical power (plus or minus) exceeding 6 dioptres; or
(d) in lenticular form.
C
£46.00
4 Glasses with bifocal lenses of a power (plus or minus) not exceeding–
(a) as respects any spherical power, 6 dioptres;
(b) as respects any cylindrical power, 2 dioptres.
D
£32.75
5 Glasses with bifocal lenses not falling within paragraph 4 or 6.
E
£58.00
6 Glasses with prism segment bifocal lenses or glasses with bifocal lenses–
(a) of a spherical power (plus or minus) exceeding 20 dioptres;
(b) of a spherical power (plus or minus) exceeding 10 dioptres with any cylindrical power;
(c) of a cylindrical power (plus or minus) exceeding 6 dioptres; and
(d) in lenticular form.
F
£98.00
7 Glasses not falling within any of paragraphs 1 to 6 for which a prescription is given in consequence of a testing of sight by a health authority.
G
£98.00
8 Contact lenses for which a prescription is given in consequence of a testing of sight by a health authority.
H
£26.50 per lens

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/396/schedule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-regulations-1989/schedule-1
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