Bill Harvey: Dreamtime

As of May 10, all eye care practices in the UK will be moving out of amber and into the green phase. What should feel like a momentous occasion is, in fact, more of an opportunity to reflect upon what we have all become used to over the last couple of years.

Remember the dark ages, before the pandemic, when a thorough handwashing before every patient contact was considered a little OCD? When it was commonplace for staff to feel pressurised into attending for work in a busy practice despite suffering a streaming cold. When travel to work on packed, sniffle-ridden public transport, with only the occastional tourist wearing a mask, was the norm.