Bill Harvey: Spare us the cutter

At the risk of sounding as hopelessly optimistic as Eric Idle, one of the positives of this pandemic has been how eye care professionals have risen to challenges beyond what most were previously facing. Tales abound of people taking part in community support schemes and supporting the elderly, vulnerable or dispossessed. Many are volunteering to support the NHS Covid-19 response, whether as a track and tracer (now the workflow has kicked in), a vaccine guinea pig (yours truly – fingers crossed I will be back next week), or in extending the scope of eye care services via the well-received Cues/Mecs schemes, remote advice and direct clinical support.