Financial assistance is available for the purchase of glasses for pre-school aged children and adults. Low vision aids, prostheses and intraocular implants are subsidised up to $413.30 per item.
Eligible people include:
Other persons eligible to apply include:
To receive the subsidy, an application form must be completed and sent with the prescription to the Statewide Spectacles Scheme.
This subsidy does not cover school aged children; however they may be eligible for assistance from the Department for Education, Children and Young People. Refer to Education - Spectacles Assistance in this Guide for further information.
Note: People who can claim from private health insurance, workers’ compensation or any other source are not eligible to apply.
Spectacles Assistance Scheme, Department of Health
Phone: 1800 232 148
Web: Eyes and vision (Ophthalmology) | Tasmanian Department of Health