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In the last four years, the research that
Moorfields Eye Charity supports has led to:
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6
peer-reviewed
articles
1
review
articles
1
editorials
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39
meeting
abstracts
letter
proceeding
paper
of these publications
were open access.
The focus of the outcomes from the alliance was to identify the areas that were
considered the most important. We’re now able to see it in action in terms of teams looking
at how they can go about answering these questions.
Dr Ailish Murray
of inclusivity in the refresh
go about answering these
applications for commissioned
process. “Multiple parties were
questions.”
research calls and can shape
involved, and it meant that
While many of the original
how funders like Moorfields
you had different voices from
research questions from
Eye Charity align their grant
different sectors. There was
2013 were reaffirmed, some
programmes with patient-
recognition that it couldn’t
were updated to reflect the
centred priorities.”
just be refreshed based on an
changing clinical landscape,
By bringing together the
internal group of people.”
including the effects of the
voices of people living with
The process enabled a broad
COVID-19 pandemic, the rise
sight loss, clinicians, and
community of patients,
of integrated care pathways,
researchers, the refresh
carers, clinicians, researchers,
and advances in imaging and
ensures that future research
and charities to have their
diagnostics.
remains grounded in real-life
say in shaping the research
The refreshed priorities are
impact. As the field of eye
agenda. “The focus of the
now helping to drive strategic
health continues to grow,
outcomes from the alliance
funding calls and collaborative
this collaborative effort will
was to identify the areas that
projects, ensuring that
help guide investment into
were considered the most
research delivers real-world
the areas where it can make
important,” said Dr Murray.
benefits. “We want this to be
the biggest difference such as
“We’re now able to see it
more than just an academic
improving care, treatments,
in action in terms of teams
exercise,” Dr Murray noted.
and outcomes for people
looking at how they can
“This work is now informing
across the UK.
