Congratulations to our theme leads for their success at last week’s @moorfields.bsky.social's Stars! Moorfields Eye Charity champion award: Prof Sajjad Ahmad Chair's award for an outstanding contribution to Moorfields: Prof Sobha Sivaprasad 🔗 buff.ly/wWJ5LSR @ucleye.bsky.social

Here is my wonderful #Genetics team at Moorfields marking #JeansForGenesDay #DreamTeam looking after patients with rare genetic eye diseases and giving their very best! @anarod7.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social

An AI tool can accurately predict when young people with sight-threatening #kerataconus need treatment to prevent vision loss. Research led by @moorfields.bsky.social with INSIGHT, @ucleye.bsky.social supported by @nihr.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social Read more 🔗http://bit.ly/46sp5L8

This Jeans for Genes Week, we are at Moorfields at St Ann's Hospital! Discover how we are tackling vision loss, from discovery to prevention, treatment, and cure. Find out how you can get involved in research 🔗 buff.ly/ufm8gnp @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social #NIHRsupported

A new drug for a rare genetic disease that can lead to sudden loss of vision has been approved for NHS patients after a successful clinical trial co-led by Dr Patrick Yu-Wai-Man @ucleye.bsky.social & Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS. Supported by @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Shape future research at our Coffee Hour! Join ophthalmologist Dr Charles Cleland for an informal chat about his research in AI, Tanzania & Moorfields. When: 1 Oct | 3–4pm at Old Street 🔗 buff.ly/ASznkHs All welcome @moorfieldsfriends.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social

A discussion about the approval of idebenone for #LHON from the patients’ perspective: www.moorfields.nhs.uk/about-us/new... @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

Our BRC Career Enhancement Programme is here to support your research journey! #NIHR Open to all staff at @moorfields.bsky.social & @ucleye.bsky.social, including clinicians, researchers, nurses, allied health professionals, optometrists, orthoptists, and clinical scientists. 🔗 buff.ly/X4DP6gs

Follow us to discover ground-breaking research, upcoming events, and the inspiring people at our BRC. Twitter: @MoorfieldsBRC LinkedIn & Facebook: NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre Image credit: Anete Lusina, Pexels

A 'green' medical AI model can accurately diagnose eye disease using less than 1 percent of the computing power of existing AI, says a new study in @natcomms.nature.com The model was devised at @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @edinburghuni.bsky.social bit.ly/4mOHN6R #RETFoundGreen

Discover on the Tech & Science Daily podcast how technician-led virtual eye clinics in shopping centres could be the key to reducing waiting times. Start from 07:30: buff.ly/DlU8Z4n @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social #NIHRsupported

An AI tool can spot signs of eye damage in patients taking the autoimmmune drug #Hydroxychloroquine, 2.5 years earlier than doctors. The AI was devised by the @pearsekeane.bsky.social lab at @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social with UK/US collaborators. Read more: bit.ly/45KOZcE

Our BRC Career Enhancement Programme is here to support your research journey! #NIHR Open to all staff at @moorfields.bsky.social & @ucleye.bsky.social, including clinicians, researchers, nurses, allied health professionals, optometrists, orthoptists, and clinical scientists. 🔗 buff.ly/X4DP6gs

Congratulations to our Theme Lead Pearse Keane for receiving the @royalsociety.org Gabor Medal for his pioneering use of AI in retinal image analysis for the diagnosis of eye & systemic disease. #oculomics 🔗 buff.ly/ZDkbL79 @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social @insighteyehub.bsky.social

Join the next Coffee Hour for a friendly conversation with Ophthalmologist Dr Charles Cleland as he shares how artificial intelligence #AI is shaping research and his work in Tanzania. When: Wed 1 Oct from 3 -4 pm in Old Street 🔗 buff.ly/ASznkHs Everyone welcome! @moorfields.bsky.social

Congratulations to our theme co-lead, Dr Sajjad Ahmad, who has been named a finalist for the Moorfields Eye Charity Champion Award. @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social #NIHRsupported

Our BRC Career Enhancement Programme is here to support your research journey! #NIHR Open to all staff at @moorfields.bsky.social & @ucleye.bsky.social, including clinicians, researchers, nurses, allied health professionals, optometrists, orthoptists, and clinical scientists. 🔗 buff.ly/X4DP6gs

Our BRC Career Enhancement Programme is here to support your research journey! #NIHR Open to all staff at @moorfields.bsky.social & @ucleye.bsky.social, including clinicians, researchers, nurses, allied health professionals, optometrists, orthoptists, and clinical scientists. 🔗 buff.ly/X4DP6gs

Join us for our BRC Open Day! Hear from top researchers & clinicians Ask your questions Enjoy lunch, refreshments & community When: Sat 13 Sep in Old Street Free registration: buff.ly/axExdb1 #NIHRsupported @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfieldsfriends.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

NHS England approves Idebenone (Raxone) to treat Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, a rare genetic disease that can lead to sudden vision loss. 🔗 buff.ly/o45O7bu #NIHRsupported #RareDisease #LHON @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social @lilyfoundation.bsky.social @cambridgebrc.bsky.social

Congratulations to our colleagues who have been awarded Glaucoma UK 2025 project grants. Using cutting-edge technology, their research is shedding new light on #glaucoma. Find out more🔗 buff.ly/FKTNSya @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social #NIHRsupported

Our BRC Career Enhancement Programme is here to support your research journey! #NIHR Open to all staff at @moorfields.bsky.social & @ucleye.bsky.social, including clinicians, researchers, nurses, allied health professionals, optometrists, orthoptists, and clinical scientists. 🔗 buff.ly/X4DP6gs

Our BRC Career Enhancement Programme is here to support your research journey! #NIHR Open to all staff at @moorfields.bsky.social & @ucleye.bsky.social, including clinicians, researchers, nurses, allied health professionals, optometrists, orthoptists, and clinical scientists. 🔗 buff.ly/X4DP6gs

Read about our last Coffee Hour with researcher @anaalcafe.bsky.social! 🔗 buff.ly/jGyEHnX Our next one is on 1 Oct from 3-4 pm, near the hospital. Ophthalmologist Dr Charles Cleland will talk about AI and his research in Tanzania. 🔗 buff.ly/8fg48oS @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

How can we ensure #research is relevant and inclusive for everyone? This new film from @crosbynwaobi.bsky.social and @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social is one of a series aiming to demystify research. Read more at moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/breaking-bar... 🎞️ www.youtube.com/shorts/AX8vj... #BePartOfResearch

A review in @natureportfolio.nature.com reveals a widespread lack of transparency on performance and training data in regulator-approved #AI models used in eye care. 🔗 buff.ly/pzox5f5 #NIHRsupported @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social @insighteyehub.bsky.social

Writing a grant and need #PPIE or #EDI guidance? Our BRC offers resources and free on-demand training to help researchers seamlessly integrate both into their work. Open to all researchers - register here: moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/patients-and... @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social

Read our latest news item on the ‘Joint NIHR BRC & Clinical Research Facility Network Conference’ hosted by Birmingham BRC. The economic impact of #NIHR research is clear: each £1 of public funding delivers more than £13 in economic benefit to the nation. 🔗 buff.ly/XH5MIrH

At today's Coffee Hour @anaalcafe.bsky.social shared her research on gene therapy approaches for inherited retinal diseases. She uses CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to develop treatments that could prevent vision loss before it begins. Thanks to everyone who showed up, listened & asked great questions!

Do you support someone living with an inherited sight loss condition? Book your free place for the @retinauk.bsky.social CPD-accredited Professionals’ Conference on Friday, 19 September in London or online. Register here: retinauk.org.uk/event/profes...

A large UK population study in @arvoinfo.bsky.social's journal finds greater muscle strength in men is linked to lower #glaucoma risk. Fitness could be a safe, non-invasive tool that triggers the body’s natural self-repair mechanisms. 🔗 buff.ly/oZQVbuB @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social

Would you like to learn how genetic mutations cause #InheritedMacularDegeneration and about cutting-edge preventative technologies? Our Coffee Hours are informal and open to all! Tomorrow, 3-4pm, close the hospital. 🔗 buff.ly/WCbZl2k @moorfieldsfriends.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

We’re proud to have won the ‘Impact through Public Engagement’ award at the @uclbrainscience.bsky.social Impact Awards! It recognises our ‘No One Left Behind’ PPIE educational game now used by 12 BRC/CRFs. Get involved via our news item: buff.ly/lEOoW2o @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social

Technician-led virtual eye clinics in shopping centres could be the key to reducing waiting times. A new paper in @bmj.com Open evaluates the impact of a COVID-era innovation at Brent Cross. 🔗 buff.ly/BkK21xZ @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social accessible vid: buff.ly/432vQLU

Our team attended the #NIHR Biomedical Research Centre & Clinical Research Facility Conference by Birmingham BRC. We gave talks on #inclusion, participant experience & #AI in research. Collaboration is essential to create #innovation that’s #equitable. @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

We invite you to celebrate the legacy of Prof Pete Coffey. His research helped restore patients' sight with #MacularDegeneration stem cell transplants & developed a single laser treatment for #glaucoma that can replace daily eye drops. 🔗 buff.ly/aGw70CN @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

Discover at our Coffee Hour how genetic mutations cause #InheritedMacularDegeneration and about developing cutting-edge preventative technologies. This informal, interactive session is open to all. When: Wed 23 July from 3-4pm, near the hospital 🔗 buff.ly/bSdOuyr @moorfieldsfriends.bsky.social

We had our first #CRB1 patient information day yesterday @moorfields.bsky.social supported by @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social and Team CRB1. It was such a huge success, great feedback with #knowledge sharing and #networking. Thank you @anarod7.bsky.social for running the whole show 🙌🏼

Congratulations to Peter Thomas who has been awarded an #NIHR Senior Clinical & Practitioner Research Award (SCPRA). This allows protected time within his job to support #research into the building of digital/virtual hospitals using #AI. 🔗 buff.ly/dKOpRlK @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

Congratulations to our colleagues who were awarded UCL Senior Academic, Research, and Teaching Promotions. #NIHRsupported @tessamdekker.bsky.social, Tendai Gwenhure & Dr Angelos Kalitzeos Find out more: buff.ly/TsVtSKJ @ucleye.bsky.social│@moorfields.bsky.social #Ophthlamolgy

Proud to win the ‪@uclbrainscience.bsky.social ‘Impact through Public Engagement’ award! It recognises the BRC's ‘No One Left Behind’ game, created to raise awareness of equity in health #research, and so popular that kids came back for more! #PPIE @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social #NIHR

Join our Coffee Hour to explore how gene mutations cause #InheritedMacularDegeneration & about developing cutting-edge preventative technologies. All welcome – informal & interactive! When: Wed 23 July from 3-4pm, close the hospital 🔗 buff.ly/bSdOuyr @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

The COVID-19 pandemic put immense pressure on NHS resources, causing over one million eye appointments to be delayed. This crisis accelerated the creation of community diagnostic hubs to improve eye care efficiently. Read more🔗 buff.ly/UrSK2kk @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

Do you live with an inherited sight loss condition or support someone who does? @retinauk.bsky.social's Annual Conference will mark the charity’s 50th year on Saturday 20 September, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm in London or online. Find out more: retinauk.org.uk/event/annual...

Join our Coffee Hour to explore how gene mutations cause #InheritedMacularDegeneration & about developing cutting-edge preventative technologies. All welcome – informal & interactive! When: Wed 23 July from 3-4pm, close the hospital 🔗 buff.ly/bSdOuyr @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

Congratulations to our colleagues who were awarded UCL Senior Academic, Research, and Teaching Promotions. #NIHRsupported Professor: Dr Annegret Dahlmann-Noor Professor: Dr Catherine Egan Associate Professor: Mr Mahi Muqit Find out more: buff.ly/TsVtSKJ @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

All mic’d up and ready for my @crick.ac.uk crash course on #GeneTherapy!

Take a moment to watch our theme video explainer and discover the pioneering research we're doing at the BRC on #Genomic Discovery and Therapeutics. Theme co-leads: Prof Alison Hardcastle and Prof James Bainbridge Accessible version: buff.ly/ayp2uDu @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

New short video series tackling health inequities in underserved communities! Spread the word - watch and share! Each video helps demystify research, show its value, overcome distrust & make it more accessible. buff.ly/4kV5X3W @crosbynwaobi.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social

To celebrate #Red4research, the Research Roadshow is visiting our satellite site @moorfields.bsky.social at Croydon University Hospital. Sam Malka: #inclusive research is better for everyone! Karl's lab: genetics Both the public and staff come along & #BePartOfResearch. @ucleye.bsky.social