NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre

"improving the health and wealth of the nation through research"
The goal of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is to create a health research system in which the NHS supports outstanding individuals, working in world class facilities, conducting leading edge research focused on the needs of patients and the public.

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Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Moorfields is one of the world’s leading eye hospitals, providing expertise in clinical care, research and teaching and education.

Our main focus is the treatment and care of NHS patients with a wide range of eye problems, from common complaints to rare conditions, which require treatments not available anywhere else in the UK.

For more information, see www.moorfields.nhs.uk/.

UCl Institute of Ophthalmology

The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology is one of the foremost and most influential eye and vision research institutes in the world, enjoying an exceptional reputation for excellence in furthering understanding of the eye and visual system and its related disorders and diseases. It is at the cutting edge of translational research that delivers new therapies, diagnostic tools and preventive measures to patients suffering from visual impairment or blinding conditions.

The Institute is closely integrated with Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, demonstrating how focused academic research directed at key clinical problems can generate real and lasting benefit for patients. The hospital’s intense clinical activity combined with the Institute’s size and diversity gives a special and unique quality to the scale and potential of the partnership.

For more information, see www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/

Moorfields Eye Charity

Moorfields Eye Charity raises funds, above and beyond those normally provided by the NHS, to enable Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to continue to provide the highest quality care for its patients and their families and to help ensure it remains a world-class centre of excellence for ophthalmic research and education..

Charitable support has funded, and continues to fund, some significant projects. Recent examples include: building and equipping the largest children’s eye centre in the world; supporting research innovations in eye care; helping to tackle avoidable blindness across West Africa; developing a state-of-the-art stem cell research unit at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology; equipping Moorfields new Research and Treatment Centre for Eyes and Vision to speed up the translation of research advances into clinical and surgical benefits for patients; and assisting in the development of an integrated support service to provide psychological and emotional support and professional counselling for Moorfields’ patients.

For more information, see www.moorfields.nhs.uk/eyecharity.