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Sight matters
We believe people’s sight matters
At Moorfields Eye Charity, we support pioneering eye health
and the life-changing work of the highly successful partnership
between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
(Moorfields) and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (UCL). This
increases our understanding of eye conditions, speeds up diagnoses
and brings new treatments to people with sight loss.
One in five of us will live with sight loss in our lifetime. The number of people in the UK with sight
loss is set to increase dramatically in the future. By 2050, it will double to over four million [1].
That’s why we support innovation in research and patient care and the sharing of knowledge.
And it’s why we’re a partner in realising Oriel, the centre for advancing eye health opening in 2027,
helping to save people’s sight in the UK and around the world.
Mission
Improving eye health by
funding innovation in research,
education and care to benefit
Moorfields’ patients
Vision
Moorfields Eye Charity’s
support enables Moorfields
and UCL to provide worldleading eye care, research
and education from the Oriel
centre, benefitting patients
across the UK and globally
Strategy
2021-27
Our six-year strategy outlines
our ambitious objectives
for the charity and our role
supporting the work of
Moorfields and UCL to benefit
patients and their families at
Moorfields and beyond
Our strategy outlines five main
objectives to:
1
2
Create a world-class
integrated centre for
advancing eye health,
teaching and research
in 2027
Be the leading
charity for research
into eye health
3
4
Support innovation
in patient care,
enhancing the patient
experience
Support sharing
of knowledge and
development of
people’s expertise
5
Shape national
policy to increase
resources allocated
to eye health
[1] Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) website