Bill Harvey: What lies beneath?

Spellcheck error of the week – ‘as despising opticians...’ This got me thinking about alternatives to the way we reference articles.

The problem with references is that the author decides which ones to choose to support any particular claim, and usually with the knowledge that most readers will not check many references. A superscript number is often enough to satisfy the reader that facts have been validated.

Now let’s travel to the future. Here is an excerpt from an online article in Optician 2025. ‘There has been much research into the role of nutrition and its influence on eye health. Research has suggested that a diet rich in anti-oxidants can help minimise progression of AMD.