UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

Our Bloomsbury Festival exhibition in Russell Square is open this October! Angelos's research uses adaptive optics, a technology borrowed from astronomy, to capture images of individual cells in the living eye! @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social #NIHR20 #BloomsburyFestival

Inclusive Grant Writing: free online webinar for healthcare researchers & research staff. Date: Nov 2 from 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Registration link: bit.ly/InclusGW This interactive session will focus on NIHR & HRA expectations. @ucleye.bsky.social & @moorfields.bsky.social #NIHR20

26 projects have been awarded funding through the UCL Inspire Innovation Fund (Health). The programme supports early-stage translational research across therapeutics, diagnostics, devices and digital health, helping innovations move closer to patient benefit. Read more: tinyurl.com/3x2927h6

At last week’s Coffee Hour, Dr Benjamin Zuckerman, spoke about how artificial AI is helping researchers break new ground in genetic research. Next coffee hour: Dr Christin Henein, November 18 at 15:00 Read our latest news item: buff.ly/xzXmEj1 @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

Our Bloomsbury Festival exhibition in Russell Square is up! Researchers at the @ucleye.bsky.social are showing you the eye as you've never seen it before. Come and see for yourself before the end of October. The love heart is actually a mini-retina, grown in a dish using patient stem cells!

A new study led by @ucleye.bsky.social's Dr Andrew Rider and Professor Andrew Stockman, sheds light on colour perception differences in modern display technologies. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

@ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

Listen to Dr Lee Jones with patient Ramadan Younis on BBC's In Touch. They discuss international research showing nearly 1 in 5 people with sight loss had encountered 'bogus' eye treatments, most commonly via online advertising. 🔗 buff.ly/Ykuf6wy @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

We are so excited to be joining the Bloomsbury Festival for another year of the Discovery Hub! You won't miss us - step inside our Camera Obscura at the Holborn Library. When: thur 22 - sat 24 oct Find out more: bloomsburyfestival.org.uk #NIHR20 @ucleye.bsky.social | @moorfields.bsky.social

An international study of almost 1,000 people living with sight loss, led by @ucleye.bsky.social researchers, found that nearly one in five reported receiving or encountering eye treatments they believed to be bogus. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/se...

Congratulations to Professor Alan Bird for receiving the Albrecht von Graefe Medal at the DOG Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft's annual meeting. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Inclusive Grant Writing: free online webinar for healthcare researchers and research staff. Date: Nov 2 from 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Registration link: bit.ly/InclusGW This interactive session will focus on NIHR & HRA expectations. @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social #NIHR20

Can AI help bridge language barriers in healthcare? Dr Mertcan Sevgi discusses the potential of multilingual conversational voice AI. Exploring why partnering with underserved communities is essential to developing equitable AI solutions. #NIHR20 Read more🔗 buff.ly/3bkGFDv

Coming up in two days. Join us for free talks from experts. Refreshments will be provided. Thursday 24, 5-7pm. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vision-int...

Join us at IDEALondon on 24 September, 5-7pm, for a free event exploring how advances in vision science are informing the next generation of artificial intelligence. With experts from @ucleye.bsky.social, UCL Computer Science and Moorfields Eye Hospital. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Join us at IDEALondon on 24 September, 5-7pm, for a free event exploring how advances in vision science are informing the next generation of artificial intelligence. With experts from @ucleye.bsky.social, UCL Computer Science and Moorfields Eye Hospital. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

International collaboration is important to advance our impact on the world. Despite recent headwinds... we keep these collaborations alive. @ucleye.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @flaumeye.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social

A breakthrough stem cell treatment for a previously untreatable rare genetic eye condition has seen patients’ vision improve in a first-in-human clinical trial at @ucleye.bsky.social and Moorfields. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/au...

We celebrated Prof. Annegret Dahlmann-Noor @ucleye.bsky.social delivering her inaugural lecture as Prof. of Paediatric Ophthalmology. Supported by an NIHR SCPRA award, her research seeks to better understand & address the global rise in myopia. 🔗 buff.ly/cagLP5s @moorfields.bsky.social #myopia

We are very proud to see our Head of Operations Nick Burt, @nburt.bsky.social featured in this month's #FacesofUCL. www.ucl.ac.uk/about/search...

🎉 Congratulations to the Faculty of Brain Sciences researchers who have received NIHR funding for quantum health technology projects! @uclqsion.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

My home institute, @ucleye.bsky.social, is looking for a new Director! www.veredus.co.uk/job/job-1183a/

Congratulations to Erika Aguzzi, recipient of @ucleye.bsky.social's Research Excellence Award, and to all the outstanding award winners recognised at this year's Early Career Researchers' symposium. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up of this year's institute awards. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

See what life will be like when we move to Moorfields and UCL Centre for Eye Health next year: featuring project partners and a first look at the rooftop terrace. www.youtube.com/watch?v=waGX...

We have two Research Fellow vacancies available to join @cheethamlab.bsky.social at @ucleye.bsky.social. The Research Fellows will explore molecular mechanisms of retinal degeneration and test potential therapeutic approaches. These positions close on 8 July. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Last Wednesday @ucleye.bsky.social hosted the annual London-Paris Retina Meeting. This connected leading retinal specialists from UK and French Institutions to discuss challenging clinical cases and share advice on diagnosis and best management. Read more: moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/annual-londo...

Associate Professor (Teaching) & Programme Lead for the PGCert/MSc in Clinical Ophthalmic Practice at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. Ideal for an experienced ophthalmic nurse educator. Closing 6 July. Apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... #Ophthalmology #NursingEducation #AcademicJobs

Lecturer in developmental biology, genetics and/or omics at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. Join a world-leading vision research institute and help advance our understanding of eye disease. Closing 21 July. Apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... #VisionResearch #Genetics #AcademicJo

If you missed our Annual Lecture with Professor Uwe Wolfrum from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, you can now watch the full recording on the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology's YouTube channel. 🎥 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT0a...

Read our latest news item about the @ucleye.bsky.social celebration week Annual Lecture. We heard a talk from Prof. Uwe Wolfrum, a leading figure in contemporary sensory‑cell biology, and enjoyed celebrating our colleagues at the prize ceremony. Read more: buff.ly/C1tbOPh @moorfields.bsky.social

Proud sponsors of the @ucleye.bsky.social Early Career Researchers Symposium, supporting the next generation of talent. Discover more ways we can support your career in the article below, including a new essay competition now open for entries! Read more: buff.ly/UT1LLIt @moorfields.bsky.social

Congratulations to this year’s NIHR Moorfields BRC Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement awardees: the winner is Associate Prof. @amandajcarr.bsky.social, and the runner-up is Dr. Jacqueline Miller. Read more below! ⬇️ #NIHRsupported #NIHR20 @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social

Today is the eighth Ophthalmology Clinical Academic Trainees Forum. We heard from two speakers about their careers: glaucoma specialist Prof. Gus Gazzard and Shruti Chandra, an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow. Find out about future sessions: buff.ly/W7tgCPI #NIHRsuported @ucleye.bsky.social

A breakthrough technology, co-developed by UCL scientists, that records and manipulates neuron activity deep within the brain could transform our understanding of neural circuits and neurological conditions. @carandinilab.net @ucleye.bsky.social @alleninstitute.org www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ju...

We are proud to sponsor today's @ucleye.bsky.social Early Career Researchers Symposium! Discover how we can support you at every stage of your career, from involving the public in your research to getting your work noticed. #NIHRsupported Explore opportunities: moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/

A new technology that simultaneously records and manipulates neuron activity deep within the brain could transform our understanding of neural circuits and neurological conditions. Co-authored by @carandinilab.net at @ucleye.bsky.social. In @natmethods.nature.com. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Congratulations, Prof. Omar Mahroo, for being announced as Chair of the @arvoinfo.bsky.social Global Members Committee. As the BRC’s Clinical Academic Trainees Development Lead, he has championed underrepresented groups in ophthalmic research. Read more: buff.ly/aosxPNV @ucleye.bsky.social

Last week, we celebrated International Clinical Trials Day and 20 years of the NIHR! Our stalls across the hospital brought this work to life, highlighting how quality research is shaped in collaboration with the public it serves. Read our news item: buff.ly/2VQjSw5 @ucleye.bsky.social #NIHR20

What can we expect from the next wave of medical AI? The College of Optometrists' journal, Acuity, explores how #oculomics and multiomics could shape the future of eye care. With input from oculomics pioneer Pearse Keane at @ucleye.bsky.social, Moorfields Eye Hospital, INSIGHT. bit.ly/4dwbLcp

This International Clinical Trials Day at Moorfields, our researchers made complex science accessible to patients and staff. Celebrating the innovations transforming patient care. Missed it? Read our latest interviews on researchers making an impact: buff.ly/13g1j75 @ucleye.bsky.social #CTD2026

Despite the packed programme at ARVO, our research colleagues generously shared highlights from their trip. Explore the pioneering research transforming the lives of patients facing sight loss. #ARVO2026 Read our latest news item: buff.ly/keSnO60 @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social

#ARVO2026 was not only rewarding science-wise,but a phenomenal opportunity to connect w friends & collaborators. In 📷:Steve Burns #IU_Optometry Day; #ARIARochester; #UMiami; @urochester.bsky.social; @marcoslabur.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @io-csic.bsky.social #VioBioLab; @arvoinfo.bsky.social

🎉 We’re pleased to announce that UCL has appointed Professor Andrew Dick as new Dean of the Faculty of Brain Sciences. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ma...

This month Faces of UCL highlights UCL pioneers in the field of health. We are thrilled to see Professor Gary Rubin featured, a long-time member of our institute, whose work has substantially improved methods for diagnosing and assessing impaired vision. www.ucl.ac.uk/about/search...

Take a moment to watch our video explainer and discover the pioneering research we're doing at our BRC on Imaging, Visual Assessment and Digital Innovation. Learn more: moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research-the... @ucleye.bsky.social | #explainervideos | #ophthalmology | #VisionResearch | #Imaging

Researchers at Tohoku Uni and @ucleye.bsky.social have developed a more precise AI model for measuring retinal age gap - a biomarker indicating the difference between a person’s biological age and their chronological age. #Oculomics bit.ly/4mJx7Hm

Pint of Science returns to venues across London from 18 to 20 May, giving attendees the chance to talk about the latest scientific developments over a drink. Check out the events being hosted by UCL here: pintofscience.co.uk/organisation... @pintsworld.bsky.social

New @ucleye.bsky.social & @uclqsion.bsky.social research reveals a unified explanation for how neural activity shapes blood supply across the entire brain. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... @carandinilab.net @agnesland.bsky.social

Honoured to be among the recipients of the Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award!🎉 My lab will investigate how and why the tiny blood vessels at the back of the eye are lost with age. Thank you @acmedsci.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @ucleye.bsky.social - looking forward to starting!!