Back a breakthrough

As the national charity with a focus on pioneering eye research we know that research can unlock solutions and transform lives. The researchers we fund are on the cusp of so many breakthroughs, delivering over 160 projects at universities and hospitals around the UK. Join us in backing a breakthrough. Help create a world that everyone can see.

Some of our successes

Our research is already transforming the lives of people with sight loss

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Macular degeneration

Breakthroughs in the leading cause of blindness in the UK

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Inherited disease

Research for over 25,000 children affected by blindness

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Breakthroughs in sight loss

from other conditions like diabetes, stroke and Alzheimer's

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Breakthroughs in glaucoma

Our research into the second most common cause of blindness in the UK

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Our research strategy

Reducing the number of adults and children affected by sight loss

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