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- Advisor, Bernadette Warren – reviews the ‘Meet the researcher’ event presented by Dr Ana Alonso-Carriazo Fernandez
- AI accelerates retinal disease analysis in largest study to date
- AI-powered keratoconus research moves closer to clinical deployment following NIHR Doctoral Fellowship
- Alzheimer’s awareness month
- Applications Open: NIHR Moorfields BRC Career Enhancement Programme
- ARVO – Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Conference 2024 – BRC reflections
- ARVO – Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Conference 2025 – BRC reflections
- ARVO – Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Conference 2026 – BRC reflections
- ARVO – Samantha Malka presents new findings in Retinitis Pigmentosa
- ARVO – Women in Eye and Vision Research (WEAVR) Luncheon
- ARVO – Women in Eye and Vision Research (WEAVR) Luncheon
- ARVO – Women in Eye and Vision Research (WEAVR) Luncheon
- Bloomsbury Festival 2024
- BRC Co-Director Prof Sir Peng Khaw receives Joanne G. Angle Award 2025
- BRC Co-Director Prof Sir Peng Tee Khaw receives the Lifetime Achievement Award of the European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society
- BRC reflections
- BRC supports underrepresented researchers with new NIHR funding
- BRC wins UCL Faculty of Brain Science Impact Award for public engagement.
- Breaking Barriers: New short video series launches to tackle health inequities in underserved communities
- Celebrating the work of Prof Pete Coffey our Regenerative Therapy, Lasers, Medical Devices theme lead
- Centre for Sight listening event – a powerful day of collaboration
- Charles Bonnet Syndrome event at Parliament celebrates advances in knowledge and research
- Clinically Speaking – Ana Catalina Rodriguez Martinez – Assessing contrast sensitivity function in CRB1-retinopathies: Exploring child-friendly measures of visual function
- Clinically Speaking – Siyin Liu (Shane) – Triplet repeat expansion-associated inherited corneal disease: from genetic mechanism to clinical consequences
- Coffee Hour with Dr Charles Cleland
- Coffee Hour with Dr Michael Crossland
- Coffee Hour with Dr Paul Nderitu
- Coffee Hour with Dr Shruti Chandra
- Coffee Hour with Dr. Ana Alonso-Carriazo Fernandez
- Coffee Hour with Prof Alice Davidson
- Coffee Hour with Prof Anthony Khawaja
- Coffee Hour with Professor Omar Mahroo
- Cross Innovation Hub – Business Hub Meeting
- Cross Innovation Hub – Matching Event
- Cross Innovation Hub – Matching Event
- Cross Innovation Hub launches with successful matching event
- Daily oral supplement can slow progression of late-stage Dry AMD, shows new analysis
- Demis Hassabis: A visionary win for AI in healthcare
- Diabetes linked to increased risk of heart disease with severe vision loss
- Discovery Hub at the Bloomsbury Festival
- Dr. Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi is recognised with Royal College of Nursing Fellowship.
- Dr. Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi wins ARVO Advocacy Award
- Early vitrectomy for endophthalmitis offers hope to patients
- Effective treatment for rare sight-threatening infection Acanthamoeba keratitis
- Eighth Ophthalmology Clinical Academic Trainees Forum
- Esme’s Umbrella Information Day: Manchester
- Evidence gaps remain for AI eye imaging devices approved for patient care
- Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before symptoms emerge
- First patient dosed in Phase 1 trial for Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy
- First treatment for rare sight-threatening infection approved in Europe
- Genetic testing could help predict progression of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, a common age-related cause of visual loss.
- Genetic therapy gives infants life-changing improvements in sight
- Glaucoma study located in an ethnically diverse region of the UK demonstrates that inclusivity is essential in research.
- Grant award will fund next-gen medical AI model in ophthalmology
- HERCULES Brent Cross Programme Awarded ‘Highly Commended’ at the SCEPTRE Retail Awards
- How ‘Internet of things’ could revolutionise clinic’s patient flow: an interview with research assistant Yaman Kalaji
- HRH Duchess of Edinburgh visits Alice Davidson’s Inherited corneal disease lab
- Imaging shows a link between the retina and the brain furthering research into cognitive decline.
- Inaugural lecture of Prof. Annegret Dahlmann-Noor
- Inaugural lecture of Prof. Bruce Allen
- Inaugural lecture of Prof. Konstantinos Balaskas
- Inherited corneal disease laboratory ‘Fuchs Patients Day’
- INSIGHT Data Hub launches film on Oculomics
- Inspiring research insights shared at our Patient and Public Open Day
- Institute of Ophthalmology Early Career Researchers 8th Symposium
- Institute of Ophthalmology Early Career Researchers Symposium
- Institute of Ophthalmology Early Career Researchers Symposium 2024
- International Clinical Trials Day – Celebrating 20 years of life-changing research
- International Nursing Day – Jacq Miller, Children’s Research Nurse, Moorfields Eye Hospital
- International Women’s Day
- Interview with Prof. James Bainbridge on his work in clinical trials
- Interview with Samantha Malka on her work in clinical trials
- Julia Muraszczuk from Friends of Moorfields reviews Coffee Hour featuring Ruke Ejegreh
- Keratoconus risk calculator developed by team at Moorfields and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
- Landmark eye imaging dataset set to accelerate research into sight-threatening conditions
- Landmark genetic study sheds new light on how the eye develops its sharpest vision
- Large scale study uncovers demographic and sex factors behind genetic cause of age-related visual loss
- London-Paris Retina Meeting 2026
- Looking back on 2025 at Moorfields BRC
- LSHTM research skills for eye health course – fully funded by the NIHR BRC: Moorfields
- Major grant secured to transform immune cell imaging research
- Major NIHR grant awarded to trial a form of vitamin B3 as a treatment for glaucoma
- Member of the Young People’s Advisory Group wins the regional Jack Petchey Speak Out competition
- Members of the public participate in project to analyse images of Uveitis in children
- Moorfields at Brent Cross move to new larger location
- Moorfields at Brent Cross transforms glaucoma diagnosis and saves sight
- Moorfields Eye Charity £3M boost for children’s eye health research
- Moorfields NIHR researchers feature on The Ophthalmologist Power List 2022
- Moorfields patient receives bionic chip implant in blind eye
- Moorfields ROAM project for research reaches huge numbers in under-served communities
- Moorfields surgeons help save the sight of 24 Bangladeshi students
- MP Marsha de Cordova visits our BRC
- MSc Public Health Student and Moorfields Volunteer, Ruke Ejegreh, Reviews Coffee Hour with Professor Jugnoo Rahi
- Muscle strength in men linked to lower glaucoma risk
- New AI model could mean faster, more accurate patient recruitment for AMD clinical trials
- New Appointment – Mariya Moosajee – Head of the Genetics Service at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
- New blood test may predict vision loss in glaucoma patients
- New company launched to advance AI-driven eyecare
- New Oriel eye health centre breaks ground
- New rare cause of inherited retinal dystrophy is discovered
- New study uncovers key mechanism behind a common genetic cause of age-related visual loss
- New UK clinical guidance for Charles Bonnet syndrome
- Newly developed stem cell treatment improves vision for untreatable condition
- NHS England approves first-ever mitochondrial disease treatment
- NIHR appoints Professor Sobha Sivaprasad as Senior Investigator
- NIHR BioResource Centre
- NIHR funded research shows technician-led eye clinics could help the NHS deliver faster and safer eye care
- NIHR grant awarded to UCL scientist Dr. Shafi Balal for community sourced AI-powered keratoconus research
- NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre Open Day 2023
- NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre receives £20 million for another five years of vision research innovation
- NIHR Moorfields BRC affiliated researchers make up 20% of the international ophthalmology Power List 2026
- NIHR Moorfields BRC attend National NIHR UKCRF conference
- NIHR Moorfields BRC Career Enhancement Programme
- NIHR Moorfields BRC celebrates NIHR20
- NIHR Moorfields BRC researchers appointed as Senior Investigators
- NIHR Moorfields BRC researchers make up over 10% of The Ophthalmologist Power List 2023
- NIHR Moorfields BRC supports Rare Disease Day 2026 with event in hospital
- NIHR Moorfields BRC supports Usher Syndrome Information Day
- NIHR Moorfields BRC-supported AI tool improves genetic diagnosis of inherited retinal disease
- NIHR researchers create A.I. tool to detect retinopathy of prematurity in new-born babies
- NIHR Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award (SCPRA)
- NIHR-funded trial of laser treatment for glaucoma leads to change in NICE guidelines
- NIHR-supported researcher Professor Yu Wai Man appointed Chair of Ophthalmology in Cambridge
- NIHR-supported researcher Professor Yu Wai Man elected to ARVO Board of Trustees
- Novel AI system tackles eye health inequalities in outback Australia
- Oculomics and AI diagnosis at Moorfields featured on BBC Click
- On International Clinical Trials Day, we interview Mahi Muqit on how research helped to restore reading vision for people with AMD
- On International Clinical Trials Day, we interview Prof Annegret Dahlmann-Noor on tackling one of the fastest‑growing eye health challenges: Myopia
- Ophthalmologist Power List 2024
- Ophthalmology Academic Trainees Forum
- Ophthalmology Academic Trainees Forum
- Ophthalmology Academic Trainees Forum
- Ophthalmology Clinical Academic Trainees Forum
- Ophthalmology Clinical Academic Trainees Forum
- Ophthalmology Research Section of the NIHR Statistics Group Meeting
- Oriel eye health centre achieves a milestone
- Oriel planning consent granted
- Our BRC and the Friends of Moorfields team up for World Sight Day
- Partner building named Moorfields and UCL Centre for Eye Health
- Patient Advisor, David Barton, reviews Coffee Hour with Prof Glen Jeffery
- Patient and Public Open Day
- Patient survey demonstrates positive attitude to using AI to improve the inherited retinal disease pathway.
- Peter Thomas awarded NIHR Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award (SCPRA)
- Pint of Science: Eye Spy – May 2024
- Pioneering PRIMA eye device restores reading vision to blind eyes
- Press Pause and Breathe: A look back at the Bloomsbury Festival 2022
- Prof Pearse Keane awarded Royal Society’s Gabor Medal
- Professor Alastair Denniston ranked top 10 in HSJ’s ‘50 most influential people for NHS tech in 2026’
- Professor Jugnoo Rahi awarded Bowman Medal at The Royal College of Ophthalmologists 2026 Congress
- Professor Jugnoo Rahi delivers annual Otto Wolff Lecture
- Professor Omar Mahroo announced as Chair of ARVO’s Global Members Committee
- Professor Omar Marhoo delivers annual lecture at India’s LV Prasad Eye Institute
- RDH12 community gathers in London to hear progress of new gene therapies
- Research Roadshow – Rare Disease Day 2025
- Researcher stories with Dr Bethany E. Higgins
- Researchers identify a novel genetic cause of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, offering new ways for future therapies to target this common, age-related cause of visual loss.
- Researchers work together to create opportunities for public engagement
- ROAM on Bloomsbury Radio
- Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi, NIHR Clinical Lecturer – Spotlight
- Samantha Malka, Nicola Cronbach and Gabriela Bordeanu talk to patients and public as part of the BRC Research Roadshow
- Seventh Ophthalmology Clinical Academic Trainee Forum
- Siegfried Wagner featured in The Ophthalmologist Rising Stars 2023 List
- Signs of Parkinson’s disease in eye scans featured on BBC News
- Sixth Ophthalmology Clinical Academic Trainee Forum
- Strategic Partnership Award for Research Collaboration visit from The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Study finds – Children with ‘lazy eye’ are at increased risk of serious disease in adulthood
- Thales A. C. de Guimarães wins Public and Patient Involvement & Engagement Award 2024
- The Centre for Sight Summit to Shape Future Eye Health Priorities
- The future of eye care – an essay competition for young people
- Theme lead Prof Sobha Sivaprasad honoured with APVRS ‘International Award Lecture’
- Theme lead Prof Sobha Sivaprasad honoured with Paul Henkind Memorial Lecture
- Three Moorfields clinicians awarded NIHR Senior Research Leader positions
- Two calls for change: Vision care challenges highlighted in Parliament
- Two Researchers from Moorfields BRC inducted into The Ophthalmologist Power List Hall of Fame
- UCL and Moorfields clinician scientist Colin Chu funded to establish metagenomics for infectious uveitis
- UCL Institute of Ophthalmology Annual Lecture and awards 2026
- UCL Institute of Ophthalmology researchers take part in activity for Rare Disease Day 2024
- UCL leads the UK in health research according to the REF 2021
- UK glaucoma cases projected to rise sharply, highlighting urgent need for earlier detection and service innovation
- Welcoming representatives from the Department of Health and Social Care and the National Institute for Health and Care Research
- World Diabetes Day: ORNATE India Study Spotlight
- World Glaucoma Week: March 10-16 2024
- World-first artificial intelligence foundation model for eye care to supercharge global efforts to prevent blindness