Simon Jones: Have case, might travel

For the first time in about 18 months, I have booked some work travel and, I’ll be honest, I’m not sure how I feel about it. On one hand, it will be good to see industry contacts again and report on trends from an exhibition for the journal. However, the idea of being inside an exhibition hall meeting hundreds of different people from around the world, fills me with worry. It has got me thinking, not for the first time, about the future of industry exhibitions.

Staff in optometric practices all around the UK have had to park their own fears during the pandemic for the sake of their patients. I’m not sure whether they’ll do the same any time soon to see some frames and earn CET points at a large exhibition.