Home Eye Tests | Abra & Co
Premium home eye care across Greater Manchester, Cheshire & West Yorkshire brought to your door.
Home Eye Tests: The Full Abra & Co Experience — Brought to Your Front Room
If you can’t easily get to the opticians, you shouldn’t have to settle for a rushed, box-standard eye test and a choice of two plain frames. We bring the whole Abra & Co experience to your home — a thorough eye-health examination, expert advice, proper styling and genuinely beautiful eyewear. Same care, same standards, your living room.
Too many people who have their eyes tested at home are treated as an afterthought — a quick refraction, a basic frame, job done. We think that’s the wrong way round. The patients who can’t get out to a practice deserve more attention, not less. So a home visit from us isn’t a watered-down service; it’s our full standard of care and our love of great eyewear, brought to you, at your pace, in the comfort of your own home.
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This is not your average home eye test
Here’s the difference. A typical domiciliary visit gives you a prescription and a small box of plain NHS frames. With us, you get:
- A thorough, unhurried eye examination — checking your vision and the health of your eyes, looking for signs of cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and more.
- A proper styling and eyewear consultation — we bring a beautiful, curated selection of frames to your home and help you choose pairs that genuinely suit your face, your colouring and your life.
- Access to premium lenses and eyewear upgrades — thinner, lighter lenses, varifocals, anti-glare, reactions, designer frames — exactly the choices you’d have in our practices.
- Honest, expert advice from people who actually care how you look and see — not a conveyor belt.
Whether you want a simple, comfortable pair to read and watch TV, or you want to feel a million dollars in something stylish, you get the full choice — at home.
How a home visit works, step by step
- Get in touch. Call us, or arrange it on behalf of a relative. We’ll check eligibility and book a time that suits you.
- We come to you. A friendly, fully equipped optometrist arrives at your home with portable professional equipment — no need to travel, no waiting rooms.
- A complete eye examination. We test your sight thoroughly and check the health of your eyes, taking all the time you need, with family or carers there if you’d like.
- Styling & eyewear. We talk through what you need, bring frames for you to try, and help you choose eyewear you’ll love — with all the lens options explained clearly.
- We make, fit and deliver. Your glasses are made up and we return to fit and adjust them at home, making sure they’re perfect.
- We stay in touch. Any adjustments, repairs or future tests — we’re only a call away, and we’ll remind you when your next visit is due.
NHS-funded care, with the choices you deserve
Let’s be clear and honest about the money. The NHS funds home eye examinations for people who are unable to leave home unaccompanied because of physical or mental illness or disability — and if you’re eligible, the test itself is NHS-funded, just as it would be in practice. Many people also qualify for an NHS voucher towards the cost of glasses. From there, the choice is entirely yours: stick with a fully-funded pair, or upgrade to premium lenses and designer frames if you’d like something special. We’ll explain every option and every cost upfront — no pressure, ever.
Who home visits are for
- Older people for whom getting out has become a struggle
- Anyone housebound through illness, disability or frailty
- People with mobility difficulties, or who’d find a high-street visit stressful
- Those living with dementia or memory difficulties, who are far more at ease at home
- Care home and sheltered-housing residents
- Family members and carers arranging eye care for a relative
Areas we cover
We bring home eye care across Greater Manchester, Cheshire and West Yorkshire. See your local page for details of the areas we visit near you:
- Home eye tests in Manchester → /home-eye-tests-manchester/
- Home eye tests in South Manchester → /home-eye-tests-south-manchester/
- Home eye tests in Cheadle & Stockport → /home-eye-tests-cheadle/
- Home eye tests in Wakefield → /home-eye-tests-wakefield/
- Home eye tests in Winsford & mid-Cheshire → /home-eye-tests-winsford/
If three or more of these describe you, drops alone won’t solve this. The glands need to be cleared. That’s exactly what we specialise in.
Why Abra & Co
We’re an independent group that treats a home visit with exactly the same standard as a practice appointment — proper time, a real eye-health check, expert styling and beautiful eyewear, delivered with warmth and dignity. The people who most need careful eye care are often those who can least easily get to us, and we think they deserve the best of what we do, not the least.
The full experience — not a basic visit.
Most home eye tests give you a prescription and a box of plain frames. Ours is different. We bring a thorough eye-health examination, expert styling advice and a curated selection of beautiful frames — premium lenses, designer eyewear, varifocals — exactly what you’d get in our practice, delivered to your living room.
The optometrist who visits you is the same clinician you’d see in practice. The equipment is portable but professional. The time we give you is unhurried.
If you’re arranging a visit for a relative, they get the same standard of care — and the same genuine choice of eyewear — as any patient who walks through our door
The BlephEx treatment that forms the first stage of every EyeClean session was originally developed as a blepharitis treatment. The manual gland expression that follows addresses the MGD. In most patients, both are needed. In most patients, both are present.
If you’re not sure which condition is causing your symptoms, that’s exactly what your assessment is for.
Now you can see why nothing else worked
Once you understand the three stages, the pattern becomes obvious:
What you tried | Which stage it covers | What it misses |
| Eye Drops | ❌ None | Replaces tears only. Doesn’t touch the glands at all. |
| Warm Flannel | ⚠️ Partial Stage 2 | Can’t reach 180°C consistently. Without Stage 3, oil re-hardens. |
| BlephEx only | 🔍 Stage 1 only | Cleans the surface but doesn’t heat or express the glands. |
| IPL or LipiFlow | ✅ Stages 1 & 2 | No thorough manual expression; glands aren’t fully cleared. |
| New Glasses | ❌ None | Blurry vision is a tear film problem, not a prescription issue. |
| Our EyeClean Programme | ⭐ All Three Stages | Nothing. This is the complete clinical pathway. |
If three or more of these describe you, drops alone won’t solve this. The glands need to be cleared. That’s exactly what we specialise in.
The EyeClean Programme
The complete three-stage treatment — delivered over three visits
Now that you understand why the full three stages matter, here’s exactly what happens when you sit in our chair.
Visit 1 · The Deep Clean · Week 0–1
All three stages in one session
Stage 1 — Clean: We use the BlephEx device to exfoliate your eyelid margins, removing bacterial biofilm, debris, and crusting. Professional-grade cleaning that no home routine can replicate.
Stage 2 — Heat: Medical-grade warming at a precise 40–42°C softens the hardened oil inside your blocked glands. Consistent, controlled heat that a flannel simply cannot achieve.
Stage 3 — Express: Your optometrist uses precision forceps to carefully compress each gland and physically extract the stagnant, thickened oil. You’ll see the cloudy material being cleared. This is the step that changes everything — and it’s the step that requires genuine clinical skill and years of experience to do well.
Most patients feel a noticeable difference before they leave.
Visit 2 · Follow-Up · Week 2–4
Building on your progress
We reassess your symptoms, re-image your glands, and perform a second round of heat therapy and expression. This visit is usually quicker — your glands are already partially cleared. We refine your home care based on how you’ve responded.
Visit 3 · Consolidation · Week 6–8
Locking in the results
A final treatment session to ensure all glands are functioning well, followed by your long-term maintenance plan. Most patients then return every 6–12 months for a brief top-up to keep their glands clear.
Expert eye care — brought to your door
We bring the same professional standard to your home that you’d find in our practices. Our optometrists visit with portable professional equipment — fully equipped to carry out a thorough eye examination wherever you are.
Cheadle & Stockport — Our Cheadle practice on Wilmslow Road covers Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Heald Green, Bramhall and throughout Stockport.
Manchester & South Manchester — Our Middleton team covers the city centre, Didsbury, Chorlton, Withington, Fallowfield, Salford, Prestwich and surrounding districts.
Winsford & mid-Cheshire — Our Winsford practice covers Northwich, Middlewich, Hartford, Davenham, Sandiway and across mid-Cheshire.
Wakefield & West Yorkshire — Our Heckmondwike team covers Wakefield, Ossett, Horbury, Sandal, Outwood and the Five Towns.
Your investment
What's included — and what it costs
Specialist Dry Eye Assessment — £95
A dedicated 45–60 minute consultation focused entirely on understanding your dry eye. This is not a standard eye test with dry eye mentioned in passing — it’s a thorough, specialist assessment.
- Standardised symptom scoring
- Lifestyle, screen use, and environmental assessment
- Advanced imaging of your oil glands
- Tear film quality mapping
- Manual gland function testing
- Severity grading — mild, moderate, or severe
- Personalised written treatment plan, in plain English
- Home care recommendations
- All your questions answered — unhurried
You leave with a complete understanding of why your eyes are dry — and exactly what to do about it.
The EyeClean Programme — £450
If treatment is recommended following your assessment:
Three treatment sessions over six to eight weeks
BlephEx deep-clean at every visit
Medical-grade heat therapy at every visit
Manual gland expression at every visit
Progress imaging and symptom tracking
Home care kit — heat mask, lid wipes, drops
Ongoing support between visits
When you proceed with treatment
We credit £50 from your assessment towards your programme
Your assessment effectively costs £45 — less than a month’s supply of premium eye drops.
For comparison: automated treatments like IPL or LipiFlow elsewhere cost £800–£1,500.
Our programme: £450. Comparable results. Greater precision. A fraction of the price.
Your specialists
Co-Founder & Dry Eye Specialist
Sohail has been at the forefront of dry eye treatment since 2017, when he recognised that patients were suffering unnecessarily because the standard advice simply wasn’t working. He’s since trained extensively across Europe and has personally treated over 500 dry eye patients.
Co-Founder & Clinical Director
Arbra designed the diagnostic protocols and training systems behind the EyeClean Programme. She personally trains and mentors every optometrist who delivers dry eye treatment, ensuring the same exacting standard at every practice.
Plus seven trained optometrists across all five locations — every one personally mentored by Arbra, with regular case reviews and clinical audits.
Five clinics across Greater Manchester & West Yorkshire
- Abra & Co — Cheadle
19 Wilmslow Road, SK8 1DW · 0161 527 7355
HD Firefly imaging · Serving Stockport, Wilmslow, Bramhall
- Abra & Co - Middleton
36 Long Street, M24 6UQ · 0161 653 0771
Ocufy diagnostic imaging · Serving North Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham
- Ashworth Opticians - Heald Green
214 Finney Lane, SK8 3QA · 0161 527 7356
Serving Heald Green, Wythenshawe, Gatley
- Winsford Eyecare - Winsford
27 Delamere Street, CW7 2LX · 01606 599030
Serving Winsford, Northwich, Middlewich, Mid-Cheshire
- Armitage Opticians - Heckmondwike
14 Market Street, WF16 0JU · 01924 669649
Serving Dewsbury, Batley, Cleckheaton, Spen Valley
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
People who can’t leave home unaccompanied due to physical or mental illness or disability. If you’re unsure, call us and we’ll help you work it out.
Yes — and in some ways better, because it’s entirely on your terms at home. It’s a full eye-health examination with portable professional equipment, plus our full styling and eyewear service.
Absolutely. We bring a curated selection of frames and offer all our premium lens and designer options at home — the choice is yours.
Yes — we arrange visits for care home and sheltered-housing residents. Managers and families are welcome to get in touch.
Just call us — for yourself or on behalf of a relative — and we’ll handle eligibility and a convenient time.
Arrange a home eye test
Cheadle: 0161 527 7355 · Middleton: 0161 653 0771 ·
Heald Green: 0161 527 7356 Winsford: 01606 599030
· Heckmondwike: 01924 669649
GOC Registered · College of Optometrists · Association of Optometrists
· BlephEx Certified Abra & Co — Independent, Family-Owned Eye Care Since 2017
