Laser treatment for glaucoma – major new study A further international trial has been announced following the LiGHT study, led by Professor Gus Gazzard, which has been investigating the use of laser treatment as an alternative to eye drops for glaucoma. Read more about the new trial

UCL Age Innovation Hub launched. Our colleagues at UCL are looking for your ideas about how technology could improve health and quality of life in our ageing population . Find out more about the hub and help shape the future of innovation

Bloomsbury Festival. We were proud to support the 2020 Bloomsbury Festival, much of which was held online. Interviews with BRC researchers and the new INSIGHT podcast series were broadcast on Bloomsbury Radio during the festival. Read more about the festival, our podcasts and radio interviews

Research opportunities at Moorfields : ROAM

Moorfields launches new web application ROAM for patients and public interested in taking part in research at the trust. Read the full story here

The SPIRIT and CONSORT guidelines have been revised, to support more complete and transparent reporting of trials of artificial intelligence (A.I.). Read the full story here

PPIE Award 2020 BRC Award for researchers' work in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement

Nature Ophthalmology in 2020: Gaining sight for sore eyes

Rare Disease Day 2020 Date: 4 March 2020

My Eye Site Event Written by Jo Cammack, Research Fellow. Date: 27 February 2020

Insights into Systemic Disease through Retinal Images Date: 21 February 2020

Ethics of Artificial Intelligence article - featuring NIHR Clinician researcher Pearse Keane Date: 18 February 2020

International team delivers research breakthrough for leading cause of blindness Date: 7 February 2020. Click here for the link to the article in Nature Communications

Researchers find drug used widely to treat eye condition has "no benefit' Date: 24/01/2020 Click here for the link to the article in the Lancet

Health Data Research UK has unveiled the first phase of its Innovation Gateway portal that provides information about over 400 health data sets across the UK. Date:16/01/2020

Charles Bonnet Syndrome Day Date: 22/11/2019 Report by Judith Potts founder of Esme's Umbrella

The largest choroideremia (CHM) family gathering the UK has ever seen! Date: 12/11/2019

Film celebrates the successes of the 20 Biomedical Research Centres Date: 14/10/2019

Read the blog post by Insight - Health Data Research Hub for Eye Health lead Alastair Denniston Date: 30/09/2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) appears to detect diseases from medical imaging with similar levels of accuracy as health-care professionals: finding from the first systematic review and meta-analysis Date: 25/09/2019 Click here for information and national articles. Click here for other coverage

Announcing INSIGHT: The new data hub for eye health . Date: 12/09/2019 Click here for The Guardian news article

Leaps and Bounds in Artificial Intelligence research Date: 06/09/2019

Gene therapy for rare eye disease set to be offered on the NHS Date: 04/09/2019

Institute of Ophthalmology Early Career Researcher Symposium Date: 16/07/2019

Science Festival Date: 01/07/2019

What Artificial Intelligence (A.I) means for the future of optometry. Date: June 28th 2019

International Clinical Trials Day 2019 By Francesca Amalfitano Date: 13/06/2019

Cornea Connect 2019 Date: June 03 2019

The Research Pathway; From Bench to Bedside Date: 20th May 2019 Article by Nicola O'Connell

Professor Pete Coffey has been named as one of the nation's Livesavers Date: May 17th 2019

Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement lead Andi Skilton tells us all about his talk at the largest ophthalmology conference, Date: May 15th 2019

Moorfields BRC researcher Pearse Keane wins the Ludwig Von Sallmann Clinician-Scientist Award at ARVO 2019 Date: May 1st 2019

NIHR funded researcher Lola Solebo recognised for study into the management of avoidable childhood blindness Date: April 30th 2019

How artificial intelligence is helping to prevent blindness Machine learning is being used to automate the detection of eye diseases Date: April 29th 2019

Ophthalmologist Power List 2019 Date: March 28th 2019

Living with Charles Bonnet Syndrome Article by Nicola O'Connell

World Glaucoma Week - interview with Anthony Khawaja Date: 11th March 2019

Selective laser trabeculoplasty versus eye drops for first-line treatment of ocular hypertension and glaucoma (LiGHT): a multicentre randomised controlled trial Date: 10th March 2019 Click here for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust article

Moorfields' young persons’ advisory group for eye and vision research Date: 2nd March 2019 Location: St Lukes Community Centre

From Stargardt's Day to Stargardt's Connected Date: 28th February 2019

New method to improve diagnostics and treatment for corneal dystrophy Date: 12th February 2019

Inaugural Royal College of Ophthalmology Public Lecture: The eyes are windows to our future Date: 4th December 2018

First ever Charles Bonnet Syndrome Information Day - A report from Judith Potts Date: 16th November 2018

Researchers win €1m prize for gene therapy for eye disease Date: 5th September 2018

SENsory Astronights at the Science Museum Date: 6th August 2018 Click here for the full press release

The Ophthalmologist Date: June 2018 Article by Pete Jones: How data-driven VR/AR is driving new insight into visual impairments

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology 70th Anniversary Symposium Date: 28th June 2018 Location: British Library Click here for The Ophthalmologist's review

Women in Vision UK editorials Dates: 26th April and 15th June 2018 Journals : Therapeutic Journal of Ophthalmology & Eye

Nature Genetics - Researchers identify genetic variants that may predict glaucoma risk Date: 21st May 2018 Journal: Nature Genetics Click here for the full press release

Women in Vision UK Date: 15^th December 2017 Location: Hallam Conference Centre Click here for the full press release