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Patient and supporter profiles
Is’Haaq Jasat
What’s your connection to Moorfields?
In 2010, I found out that I had contracted Keratoconus, an
eye disease that affects the cornea, resulting in loss of vision.
Moorfields Eye Hospital have been treating me throughout my
journey to help make my vision better.
What does Moorfields mean to you?
For me, Moorfields is an incredible institution which exists to save eyes and lives. Without
Moorfields, I would have suffered a lot more vision loss. I’m sure it means a lot not just to myself
but to everyone who has been treated and supported at Moorfields.
Why is it important to you for the charity to be supporting patient care?
Every time I’ve attended an appointment at Moorfields, they have always been so helpful and
caring to my needs. Patient care is at the heart of any healthcare organisation, and the charity’s
support allows Moorfields to improve and develop its services and work. So I’ve been doing my
part to support the charity with a couple of long-distance sponsored walks!
Is’Haaq completed our 15 mile Eye to Eye walk in 2022 and a sponsored winter marathon
walk in 2023, both in aid of Moorfields Eye Charity.
Caroline and Max Levey
What’s your connection to Moorfields?
My son developed Congenital Bilateral Ptosis at just three months
old. It’s a very rare condition in babies, so we must have visited
Moorfields almost every month for the first year of Max’s life!
Max had his first operation (to temporarily lift his eyelids so he
could see) when he was only seven months old. Without that
surgery he would probably have lost most or all of his sight. He
had a second operation at age two and a final operation aged
eight, and we kept attending Moorfields regularly until Max was around 10 years old.
Thanks to those operations Max’s eyesight improved (albeit with glasses) and he is predicted
As and Bs in his upcoming A Levels.
What does Moorfields mean to you?
Everything! If it wasn’t for Moorfields, who knows what would have happened to Max’s sight and
how different his life would be.
Why is it important to you for the charity to be supporting patient care?
I was brought up to always say thank you - but just saying ‘Thank You’ isn’t enough. That’s why
we fundraise for the charity, so it can support the hospital and ensure others can receive the same
dedication and care as we did.
Caroline is one of the charity’s most engaged supporters: she’s walked and volunteered for Eye
to Eye, fundraised £1,000s to support our work, and always pops up on our social media!