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Welcome
from our chair
Reflecting back on my first year as chair of Moorfields Eye Charity, I am pleased to report
on what has been a busy period of innovative and impactful work from our charity – all
of which has brought us closer to achieving our strategic goals. We have seen impressive
developments in our fundraising and grant-making programmes, and major progress in Oriel,
the initiative to create a new advanced centre for eye health.
Moorfields Eye Charity
of the clinical staff, researchers
the charity, serving from its
continues to provide strong
and educators across the
inception in February 2011.
support to the vital work
unique partnership of
of Moorfields Eye Hospital
Moorfields and UCL, and how
NHS Foundation Trust and its
this contributes to outstanding
academic partner, the UCL
care for patients. My mother
Institute of Ophthalmology.
suffered from sight loss and
We can do so thanks to
so, I know from first hand how
the generosity of our
isolating this can be. The work
donors and supporters, the
that Moorfields delivers for its
dedication of our charity
patients is nothing short of life
team and volunteers, and
changing.
the commitment of the staff
of Moorfields and UCL who
support our work through
their professional roles and, in
many instances, by taking part
in our fundraising activities.
I would like to pay tribute
to my predecessor Mervyn
Walker, who stepped down
as chair in the summer of
2024. I would also like to
acknowledge the significant
I was appointed as chair of the
contribution of Noland
board of trustees in July 2024,
Carter, who stood down
and since joining the charity,
from the board in November
I have been struck by the
2024, having been the last
professionalism and dedication
of the founding trustees of
I would like to extend a
warm welcome and thanks
to Louise Robertshaw, who
joined the board in December
2024 and is the first chair
of our new fundraising and
communications committee.
This has been another year
of significant progress for our
charity. I would like to thank
fellow trustees and all the
staff of the charity for their
outstanding contribution to
our impact. I’d also like to
thank our generous supporters
and donors who make our
work possible.
Dr Louise Wood CBE
Chair, Moorfields Eye Charity
