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Almost 42% of our volunteer force is made up of people under the age of 25, and our Volunteer to Career programme gives them an invaluable experience at a world-class centre of excellence for eye care, research and education. But not everyone is able to commit to 6 months of volunteering. We sat down to...

Despite being a smaller site, Moorfields at Bedford offers patients a wide range of outpatient clinics, complex surgery and a diagnostics hub. Staff describe our volunteers at this site as part of the fabric of Moorfields, but in return, volunteering also gives something back to them: a very special community. Because they cover different shifts...

Are you a student considering a future in eye care, clinical research, or ophthalmology? The Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital and the NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre invite you to take part in our very first essay competition.

Moorfields operates out of 20 different centres, and each and every one of these is unique. Friends are present at 10 sites, but we’re always looking to expand our operations to better support staff and patients. This March we took a peek behind the scenes at St. Ann’s, during a World Glaucoma Week awareness event....

Work on Moorfields and UCL Centre for Eye Health (Oriel) in St Pancras, Camden, is progressing well and the centre will welcome its first patients in summer 2027. Read more about how our volunteers are supporting the Oriel programme team to help transition our staff, students and patients to the new site.

Save the date: the Future of Eye Care Conference is returning on Saturday 17 October!