This publication is a report on the review of the Children’s Spectacle Subsidy. The review was carried out by Litmus Ltd and evaluated the relevance, effectiveness, value for money and sustainability of the Subsidy. It was conducted between August and November 2012 and involved a literature review, qualitative stakeholder interviews and an online survey of optometrists and ophthalmologists registered with Enable New Zealand.
Key Results
Overall, the Children’s Spectacle Subsidy has succeeded in its intended objective to enable eligible children/young people access to spectacles. Based on the evidence presented in this Review, the Subsidy assisted significant numbers of New Zealand children/young people to access vision assessment and corrective equipment