MEC_Impact Report_2026 - Flipbook - Page 3
Welcome
from our chair
Moorfields Eye Charity
I am proud of what has been
My sincere thanks go to my
exists to create a better
achieved and excited about
fellow trustees, our staff team,
the extraordinary potential
and the clinicians, researchers,
of recent scientific and
educators and staff from
technological advances, from
our partner organisations,
gene therapy to artificial
whose passion and expertise
philanthropy makes
intelligence. Across diagnosis,
drive progress across every
possible: supporting
prevention, treatment and
aspect of our mission. Above
care, these developments are
all, I thank our donors and
opening up new possibilities
supporters whose generosity
for patients. But realising their
makes our work possible.
future in sight. This
report is a powerful
demonstration of what
research, innovation
and education which
push the boundaries of
full potential – and tackling
what can be achieved,
the complex challenges that
Together, we are advancing
bringing hope to
still stand between people and
our shared ambition of a
people living with
better eye health – will require
future in which fewer people
collaboration across disciplines,
experience the devastating
institutions and sectors.
impact of sight loss. Next year
sight loss today and
paving the way for
our new integrated eye centre
better outcomes for
Our new grants strategy
will open, and the charity will
generations to come.
published in July 2026 seeks
publish its next organisational
to harness this opportunity. By
strategy. We have a
The stories featured here
fostering stronger partnerships,
tremendous opportunity
bring this impact to life. They
we aim to accelerate the
ahead of us. We can, and
show how our work with
translation of research and
must, be more ambitious,
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS
innovation into better patient
more collaborative and
Foundation Trust and the UCL
outcomes, influence clinical
more determined in turning
Institute of Ophthalmology
practice and address persistent
possibility into progress.
continues to catalyse
inequalities in eye health. Our
breakthroughs, translate
ambition is not simply to fund
discovery into practice and
progress, but to help connect
Dr Louise Wood CBE
support the careers of those
the people, ideas and expertise
Chair, Moorfields Eye Charity
who will shape the future of
needed to turn progress into
eye care for many.
lasting change.
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