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The author expresses disappointment over a paper published in the British medical journal "Lancet" which reported that hydroxychloroquine both was ineffective at treating the coronavirus and caused cardiac implications. He details some of the recent reports which investigated the use of some drugs in treating COVID-19 pandemic, such as dexamethasone and remdesivir. He also explains why ophthalmologists are very familiar with hydroxycholorquine.

The article focuses on the life and works of Francis Bernard Chavasse who made a valuable contribution to ophthalmology with his novel techniques and devices. Medicine and the military were part of Chavasse's life. He specialises in ophthalmology, and the papers he delivered to the Ophthalmological Society and at the Northern and Oxford Congresses made his reputation.