You may be surprised to learn that a corneal abrasion can occur when you are having an operation and are anaesthetised. How can that possibly happen, you are probably thinking. Again, the answer is quite easily. But before we consider how a corneal abrasion can occur in the operating theatre, we need to look at how the eye behaves when it is anaesthetised, and the steps taken to protect your eyes when you have an operation.

Ever since the first reports of Covid-19 in China (1) there has been a great deal of focus on how the virus spreads.

It is now clear that, the virus causing COVID-19, is primarily transmitted between people through respiratory droplets and contact routes.