Voucher values and fees in Wales

Vouchers, supplements, tints and repair values that apply to Wales from 20 October 2023.

Please see below the current voucher values.

Type of optical appliance

Type	2023-24
1. Glasses with single vision lenses of a spherical power of not more than 6 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 2 dioptres	£22.00
2. Glasses with single vision lenses (a) of a spherical power of more than 6 dioptres but less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres (b) of a spherical power of less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of more than 2 dioptres but not more than 6 dioptres	£42.00
3. Glasses with single vision lenses of a spherical power of 10 or more dioptres but not more than 14 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres	£155.00
4. Glasses with single vision lenses (a) of a spherical power of more than 14 dioptres with any cylindrical power (b) of a cylindrical power of more than 6 dioptres with any spherical power	£276.00
5. Glasses with single vision lenses (a) of a spherical power of not more than 20 dioptres with any cylindrical power (b) of a cylindrical power of not more than 10 dioptres with any spherical power	£377.00
6. Glasses with multifocal lenses of a spherical power of not more than 6 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 2 dioptres.	£40.00
7. Glasses with multiifocal lenses (a) of a spherical power of more than 6 dioptres but less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres (b) of a spherical power of less than 10 dioptres but with a cylindrical power of more than 2 dioptres but not more than 6 dioptres	£77.00
8. Glasses with multifocal lenses of a spherical power of 10 or more dioptres but not more than 14 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 14 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres	£299.00
9. Glasses with prism-controlled multifocal lenses of any power or with multifocal lenses (a) of a spherical power of more than 14 dioptres with any cylindrical power (b) with a cylindrical power of more than 6 dioptres with any spherical power	£387.00
10. Glasses with multifocal lenses	£530.00
(a) of a spherical power of more than 20 dioptres with any cylindrical power
(b) with a cylindrical power of more than 10 dioptres with any spherical power
11. Glasses not falling within any of paragraphs 1 to 10 for which a prescription is given in consequence of a sight test by a Local Health Board otherwise than under an arrangement under Part 6 of the 2006 Act	£530.00
12. Contact lenses for which a prescription is given in consequence of a sight test by a Local Health Board otherwise than under an arrangement under Part 6 of the 2006 Act	£57.00

Complex lens voucher

Complex lens voucher	2023-24
Single vision	£14.60
Bifocal	£37.40

Tints or photochromic lens

Tints or photochromic lens supplement (per lens)	2023-24
Single vision	£2.00
Bifocal	£2.50

Prism

Prism (per lens)	2023-24
Single vision	£12.00
Bifocal	£14.00

Small glasses supplement

Small glasses supplement	2023-24
	£64.20

Supplement for special facial characteristics

Supplement for special facial characteristics¹	2023-24
	£64.20

Note:

¹Where the small glasses supplement or special facial characteristics supplement applies, the amount payable for repair of:

The front of the frame is £57.00
The side of the frame is £30.80
The whole of the frame is £64.20

Children's supplement

Children's supplement	2023-24
	£15.00*

* Where an eligible person under 19 years of age is issued with a voucher 1 and a non-stock lens is required to improve the cosmetic appearance of the optical appliance, in relation to which the voucher will be used, which has single vision lenses of a spherical power of between 4 and 6 dioptres, with a cylindrical power of not more than 2 dioptres.

Voucher for repair or replacement values from 20 October 2023²

Voucher Number	One lens	Two lenses	Front of frame	Side of frame	Whole frame
1	£6.00	£12.00	£8.50	£5.00	£10.00
2	£16.00	£32.00	£8.50	£5.00	£10.00
3	£72.50	£145.00	£8.50	£5.00	£10.00
4	£133.00	£266.00	£8.50	£5.00	£10.00
5	£183.50	£367.00	£8.50	£5.00	£10.00
6	£15.00	£30.00	£8.50	£5.00	£10.00
7	£33.50	£67.00	£8.50	£5.00	£10.00
8	£144.50	£289.00	£8.50	£5.00	£10.00
9	£188.50	£377.00	£8.50	£5.00	£10.00
10	£260.00	£520.00	£8.50	£5.00	£10.00
11	£260.00	£520.00	£8.50	£5.00	£10.00