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Shaping national policy
Strategic objective 5:
Shape national policy
on eye health research
At Moorfields Eye Charity, we are committed to working
collaboratively with our sector to raise the profile of eye
health research in the UK and the impact it has both nationally
and globally. By working in partnership with other national
organisations, we can increase the resources and funding for eye
health research on a larger scale, leading to even greater impact
for patients, researchers and clinicians.
£3.1 million investment in
eye health research for
children and young people
Moorfields Eye Hospital,
the UCL Institute of
Ophthalmology, and several
other universities around the
UK. The research projects
In February 2025, Moorfields
and we are hugely grateful
are notable for their multi-
Eye Charity and the Medical
to all our supporters in
disciplinary approach, bringing
Research Foundation (MRF)
enabling this.
together experts from a
Sight problems in childhood
variety of fields, including
can have a lasting impact,
clinicians, optometrists,
affecting not only vision
bioinformaticians, and
but also independence,
neuroscientists.
education, and mental
This funding initiative marks a
health. Early intervention
significant step in supporting
and effective treatments
eye health research for young
with various eye conditions.
are vital, yet paediatric eye
people in the UK. Dr. Angela
Thanks to the generous
health has historically been an
Hind, chief executive of the
support for this initiative,
underfunded area of research.
Medical Research Foundation,
we surpassed our initial
With this new partnership,
expressed excitement about
fundraising goal of £1.7m
the charities are working
the potential impact of these
and have been able to fund
to fill that gap and support
projects, saying, “We’re thrilled
significantly more research
researchers dedicated to
to be providing funding for
in this area than originally
improving outcomes for young
ground-breaking, multi-
anticipated. It has been the
patients.
disciplinary research nationally
clearest example to date of
The funding will support
that we hope will change the
Moorfields Eye Charity having
projects across leading
lives of many young patients
national impact in this way
institutions, including
with sight conditions.”
announced a joint investment
of £3.1 million to support 11
research projects focused on
childhood, adolescent and
young people’s eye health.
The funding aims to improve
the diagnosis, treatment, and
long-term outcomes for people
