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Philanthropy has played an important role throughout
Moorfields’ history, including the building of the existing
hospital which opened in 1899. Generous donations
created an endowment to support Moorfields, later
known as the Special Trustees of Moorfields Eye Hospital
(which merged with Moorfields Eye Charity in 2016). The
Friends of Moorfields were founded in 1963 to support the
work of the hospital, now mainly by managing a team of
volunteers who provide welcome assistance to Moorfields’
patients.
Philanthropic donations funded the Richard Desmond
Children’s Eye Centre, the world’s largest clinical and
research centre for children with eye diseases, which
opened in 2007.
What we do
Moorfields Eye Charity is now the
largest charity in the UK dedicated
to the funding of eye health.
We fund pioneering researchers, training of current
and future health care professionals, development of
Moorfields’ staff to ensure the care they provide is
outstanding, new equipment and improvements in the
experience of Moorfields’ patients and their families.
In partnership with Moorfields and UCL, Moorfields Eye
Charity is working to create Oriel, a new world class
centre for advancing integrated clinical care, teaching
and research in eye health near St Pancras, in London’s
knowledge quarter in 2026-27. The transformation in
working practices enabled by the new centre will benefit
millions of patients in the UK and across the world.
