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Research
Objective 2:
Be the leading charity for
research into eye health
Moorfields Eye Charity supports the
pioneering work of Moorfields and UCL
to make new discoveries and turn new
knowledge into treatments to improve
eye health and outcomes for patients
of Moorfields and people globally. We
collaborate with other funders to maximise
research funding for eye health.
£4.4 million funding
awarded to research
projects
Improving treatments
for glaucoma
Glaucoma is an eye disease where high pressure in the eye
causes damage to the optic nerve. If left untreated, glaucoma
can lead to vision loss. The LiGHT trial (Laser in Glaucoma
and Ocular Hypertension Trial) explored new ways of treating
glaucoma. It has led to changes in clinical guidelines on how
glaucoma patients are treated. Moorfields Eye Charity has
invested in the extension of this research to maximise outcomes
from the trial.
The only known way to manage glaucoma is to lower the
pressure within the eye. This can be done using eye drops, laser
treatment or surgery. These treatments may not be as effective
on some patients as others, and eye drops for example can
cause unpleasant side effects such as irritation.
44 research
projects funded
1.3 million people
over age 40 in the
UK have high eye
pressure [2]