📋About
Research grants, gene therapy, inherited eye disease, myopia, clinical trials, innovation in patient care, staff development, education, Explain.Health AI patient communication tool, children's sensory equipment
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📊Key Metrics
263 grants worth almost £60 million awarded over four years (2021–2025)
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£34 million of grant funding committed to new Oriel integrated eye health centre (opening 2026/27)
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£72.75 million secured in commitments for Oriel in partnership with UCL; 342 grants awarded 2018–2024
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✅Key Outcomes
- Four children gained life-changing improvements in sight following pioneering gene therapy treatment funded by the charity
- £3.1 million invested with Medical Research Foundation in 11 new childhood and adolescent eye health research projects covering uveitis, myopia, retinoblastoma and more
- AI tool developed with charity support now improving diagnosis of inherited retinal diseases; Explain.Health platform simplifying medical letters for patients via AI