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Impact Report 2026
In conversation
with one of our
donors
Rosetrees is one of our valued
donors and is supporting an earlycareer researcher at Moorfields.
Their chief executive, Ann Berger,
shares why they have chosen to
support Moorfields Eye Charity’s
work through this funding.
Ann Berger
What motivated Rosetrees to
support Moorfields Eye Charity?
What impact do you hope to see
from your support?
Eye research is critically important, yet it
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remains relatively underfunded compared
Our ultimate goal is always to improve
with many other areas of medical research.
outcomes for patients, although meaningful
We know that Moorfields Eye Charity
advances in research can take time. In the
is committed to supporting world-class
shorter term, the knowledge generated through
eye research, so partnering with them
the research we support helps strengthen
was a natural decision. By combining our
understanding across the wider eye research
resources, we can help fund more innovative
community. We hope that these findings
projects with the potential to improve
will contribute to new insights, treatments
outcomes for patients affected by sight loss
and solutions for a range of eye conditions,
and eye disease.
benefiting patients now and in the future.
What inspired you to support the
What would you say to other
work of Dr Achini Makuloluwa, who
organisations considering
is researching retinal detachment?
supporting the charity?
Our support for this project was driven by
More than two million people in the UK
a desire to invest in talented early-career
are living with sight loss, affecting not only
clinical academics, an area where funding
individuals but also their families, carers and
opportunities have declined significantly
wider society. The need to invest in research
in recent years. Moorfields Eye Charity
that can improve prevention, diagnosis
identified Dr Makuloluwa as a strong
and treatment has never been greater.
candidate, and after meeting her and
Moorfields Eye Charity provides a highly
reviewing her research proposal, we were
effective route for supporting this work, with
impressed by both the quality of her work
a clear focus on identifying and funding the
and her potential to make a meaningful
most promising researchers and projects in
contribution to the field. We felt she was an
eye health. Their expertise and track record
outstanding researcher to support at this
give donors confidence that their support
stage of her career.
will make a real difference.
