Eye test prices fell last year according to the Optical Confederation's annual Optics at a Glance data.
The average charge to patients for a private sight test was £21.30 for the year ending March 31 2010, compared to £23.05 during the prior year. Practice data excluded 'no charge', discounts and special offers.
The 30th annual edition of Optics at a Glance paper also found that 63 per cent of sight tests resulted in a changed or new prescription during the period, from 69 per cent in 2008-09.
NHS sight tests numbers in the UK increased 4.3 per cent to 14.7 million during the period, from 14.1 million last year, research showed.
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