Simon Jones: Mob rule

I generally like to keep my leader columns focused on a single issue, but there’s a lot going on at the moment and there are a few things I would like to mention as there are several quarters within the sector having a hard time of it.

Hand hygiene standards among contact lens wearers should already be beyond reproach, but the Covid-19 pandemic has brought additional scrutiny from mainstream media on hand washing and all things coronavirus. So when the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) suggested contact lens wearers should use glasses during the coronavirus crisis instead, the world’s media understandably latched on to it. Thankfully, the Centre for Ocular Research & Education’s new peer-reviewed paper (page 19), which has put some of the erroneous reports to bed, is already attracting the right sort of media attention.