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We would like to thank all the Moorfields
We would like to give a special thank you to
and UCL staff who have contributed to the
Mervyn Walker, who steps down as chair of
charity’s continuing success. We would also
trustees in July 2024. We’re very proud of our
like to thank our trustees, committee members
achievements over nearly nine years under
and panel members. With your support, we
his leadership including setting our strategic
can ensure that Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS
direction. We are hugely grateful to Mervyn
Foundation Trust and the UCL Institute of
for his wise advice, commitment and years of
Ophthalmology remain at the forefront of
service leading our work to benefit Moorfields
eye care, research and education worldwide
patients, education and research. He will be
and have the greatest possible impact on the
greatly missed. We look forward to working
global eye health agenda.
with our new chair Dr Louise Wood.
[6] Bourne, R.R.A., Moledina, M., Azuara-Blanco, A. et al. The UK clinical eye research strategy:
refreshing research priorities for clinical eye research in the UK. Eye (2024).
[7] UK Clinical Eye Research Strategy, funded by Fight for Sight, Macular Society, Moorfields Eye
Charity and supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
[8] Hari Jayaram, Miriam Kolko, David S Friedman, Gus Gazzard, ‘Glaucoma: now and beyond’,
The Lancet, Volume 402, Issue 10414, 2023, Pages 1788-1801.
