Fight for Sight | Funding research breakthroughs and social change to Save Sight. Change Lives

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Every 6 minutes

a person in the UK hears that they will lose their sight
Just 1.2%

of public investment in medical research goes into eye research

Funding scientific research

Our impact

Funding scientific research

Fight for Sight funds research that accelerates discoveries, builds talent, and creates connections between vision loss researchers.
Funding Social Change

We fund bright ideas to create a more inclusive world for blind and vision impaired people.
Our research strategy

Scientific research is at the heart of our vision to Save sight. Change lives. We fund brilliant minds delivering impact in eye research. Our research strategy sets out how we’ll do that.

Our Impact

Imagine hearing that you, or someone you love, is losing their sight.

Two profound questions demand urgent answers: Can this be stopped? How will I live my life? Fight for Sight exists to answer both questions positively. We fund the brilliant minds and bright ideas, putting change in sight for everyone impacted by vision loss.

Save Sight. Change Lives.

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£5 a month could help fund a telephone helpline that gives support to someone feeling vulnerable, lonely and isolated.

£10 could pay for essential lab equipment used to help develop new, effective drugs and therapies for sight-threatening conditions.

£25 could help blind and vision impaired people build confidence around navigating technology and re-engaging with a favourite hobby.

£25 could help fund a befriending service for people who are blind and vision impaired who feel isolated in their own homes.

£50 could help pay for innovative and cutting-edge technology to accelerate vision research

£100 could help train the next generation of ophthalmic researchers, building vital capacity in the UK

Choose your own amount to donate

A woman at her laptop, taking a phone call

Close up of a researchers hands, holding a pipette and a test tube

A man with a white stick, being guided by another man

An older woman in an armchair, enjoying a conversation with another woman

A researcher looking into a microscope, in a lab

A medical professional in clinic, examining a young girl's eyes

2.7 million

people will be living with vision loss by 2030. We’ll make sure life after vision loss is not a lonely one
Almost £30m

Is what we'll invest in research over the next 5 years

Funding social change

More ways to get involved

Fundraise for us
From sponsored cycles to sight-saving science. Your fundraising is Saving Sight. Changing Lives.

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Visit our shops
Explore our curated collection of vintage and modern clothing, books and more in-store and online. Find out how to donate your preloved items or get involved as a volunteer.

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Volunteer With Us
We won’t waste your time. Donate any spare minutes you have and together, we’ll put change in sight. 

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A-Z Eye Conditions
Learn about the cause, diagnosis and treatments for dozens of eye conditions resulting in vision loss. Find out about the research we're funding to help improve the lives of those impacted.

A-Z Eye Conditions