Hi, thanks for all your replies
I chased my appointment date again this week and was told it can be seen in the system as a request but it hasn't been addressed yet. The surgery advises it could take until Christmas or beyond to get a date and time to come through
There is no eye hospital local to me, so unfortunately faced with the prospect of waiting until next year I'm left with no option but to take a small loan out and go private.
Its very frustrating as I've paid my NI for many many years like we all have, but when I actually need help there isn't any in this instance