Fight for Sight supporters take to the streets of London

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On Sunday 11 July, 10 runners took part in the British 10K raising funds for Fight for Sight.

Starting at Hyde Park Corner to music from the Mounted Band of the Blues and Royals, the route took the runners up PallMall, along the Embankment, over Westminster Bridge to Big Ben, finishing at the Royal Horseguards.

Optician and first-time runner, Brian Davies, really enjoyed the whole experience: "This was my first ever run and I had a great time! I was very pleased with my time (the cheering crowds really spur you on), I even managed to take photos of some of the famous London landmarks as I went round! I had such a good time, I was almost disappointed when I crossed the finish line."

Annu Mayor, Director of Fundraising at Fight for Sight, was really impressed by the dedication shown by the runners: "We are so grateful to all our supportes who take part in sponsored events on behalf of Fight for Sight. Their support is so important to us, without it we wouldn't be able to fund vital research into blindness and eye disese.

"There was a great atmostphere at the British 10km and it was lovely to see our runners enjoying themselves. Their hard work and commitment to training obviously paid off!"

To find out more about other Fight for Sight sponsored events click here.

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For more information:
call Louise Elliott at Fight for Sight on 020 7929 7755
or email press@fightforsight.org.uk

Notes for Editor:

1) Fight for Sight
Fight for Sight is the UK’s leading charity dedicated to funding world-class research into the prevention and treatment of blindness and eye disease.

Since 1965, the charity has funded research at leading universities and hospitals throughout the UK. Our major achievements in this time include:
• saving the sight of thousands of  premature babies through understanding and controlling levels of oxygen delivery;
• restoring sight by establishing the UK Corneal Transplant Service enabling over 48,000 corneal transplants to take place;
• revolutionising the treatment for children with amblyopia (lazy eye);
• bringing hope to children with inherited eye disease by helping fund the team responsible for the world’s first gene therapy clinical trial; and
• providing £1million for the research unit at the dedicated children’s eye centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital.

Fight for Sight’s current research programme is focusing on preventing and treating age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and cataract. We are also funding research into the causes of childhood blindness and a large number of rare eye diseases.