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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 at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation
Trust (Moorfields) and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (UCL)
– increasing our understanding of eye conditions, speeding up
diagnoses and bringing 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 invest in research and innovation, the best patient care and world-class training.
And it’s why we’re a partner in realising Oriel, the centre for advancing eye health, benefitting
people in the UK and worldwide.
Our strategy outlines
five main objectives to:
1
Create a world-class
integrated centre for
advancing eye health,
teaching and research
in 2026-2027
2
Be the leading charity
for research into eye
health
3
Support innovation in
patient care, enhancing
the patient experience
4
Support sharing
of knowledge and
development of
people’s expertise
5
Shape national policy
to increase resources
allocated to eye health
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 world-leading
eye care, research and education from the
Oriel centre, benefitting patients across the UK
and globally.
Our strategy 2021-2027
Our six year strategy outlines our ambitious
objectives for the charity and our role
supporting the work of Moorfields and UCL
to benefit Moorfields’ patients. There’s an
additional emphasis on innovation in clinical
care and staff wellbeing and development.