Simon Jones: Eyes need a hero

Against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, National Eye Health Week (NEHW) had even more of a low key, pass-you-by feel to it than usual. There were some interesting pieces of research, a few mainstream media appearances and a handful of stories in national print media. The same as last year, really. And the year before that. It’s lucky that facemasks have come along and given us something new to talk about.

Being critical of NEHW in a year that has been ravaged by the pandemic may seem unfair, but the annual awareness week had trod the same path for a long time now.