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Thank you from
our chief executive
As I reflect on Moorfields Eye Charity’s
achievements from the last year, I am
proud of our successes and excited for
what is to come.
This was the fourth year of
our current six-year strategy
to grow and strengthen the
charity so that we can do more
for eye health, both nationally
and through research and
Moorfields’ and UCL’s research
into new treatments and then
and innovation is redefining
on to clinical trials. In
the frontiers of eye health.
2024/25, we awarded nearly
The charity is proud to support
£8 million in grants to support
this unique partnership which
research, innovation in
is improving patient care
patient care and training at
through the rapid translation
Moorfields and UCL.
of leading-edge research.
This year saw our first
This collaborative approach
national call for research into
with researchers, clinicians
childhood and adolescent eye
and educators working
health, made in partnership
together to generate better
with the Medical Research
and faster patient outcomes
Foundation. We were
is made possible because of
delighted to announce
the generous support of our
support for 11 new projects
donors.
from across the UK and this
We continue to receive strong
combined investment of £3.1
support towards the rest of
million has the potential to
our work allowing us to fund
help save sight and transform
advancements in discovery
the lives of millions of children
research, their translation
and young people.
In 2024/25, we awarded nearly £8 million in grants to
teaching around the world.
Looking ahead, we are keen
to build on the successes of
recent years. We have begun
work on our new grants and
research strategy, which will
help set our charity’s direction
as we approach the opening of
the new centre for advancing
eye health. I look forward to
sharing more about our plans
over the coming months.
I would like to end by saying
a huge thank you to everyone
who supports the charity.
Together we are pushing
forward research, education
and innovation at Moorfields
and UCL and changing the lives
of people with sight loss across
the UK and around the world.
Robert Dufton
support research, innovation in patient care and training at
Chief executive
Moorfields and UCL.
Moorfields Eye Charity
Robert Dufton
