The public awareness campaign highlights the importance of childhood eye tests and features the findings of research conducted with Mumsnet users, the UK’s biggest network for parents.

One thing is certain: I wasn’t expecting the events of the last 10 weeks to take place when I wrote my last Optometry in Practice editorial in February this year.

The College of Optometrists was invited to provide evidence at the parliamentary hearing on The Safer Phones Bill, a private member’s bill aimed at protecting children’s rights and well-being in the digital age.