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21 year-old channel four intern Corrnelius began losing his vision during his A-Levels, discover how assistive tech helped him develop the gift of the gab: https://www.fightforsight.org.uk//cornelius-story

#LHON #VisionLoss #Education #LivingWithVisionLoss

We’ve launched the UK Vision Research Network to bring brilliant minds together across disciplines and institutions. This PhD prog gives students the opportunity to learn from two supervisors.

More here on our first collab 🔗 https://ow.ly/vz6B50YkVH1

#VisionResearch #VisionLoss #Optogenetics

We’re proud to be funding Prof. Majlinda Lako, ny building the next generation of cells in a dish, her team is opening up powerful new ways to understand eye disease and bring prevention and treatment closer to reach.

Discover more: https://ow.ly/pU2Q50YiVGR.

#Retinas

Researching Retinitis Pigmentosa Professor Majlinda Lako Play sign to symbolise a podcast

February 2026 is Retinitis Pigmentosa Awareness Month. Fight for Sight CEO Keith Valentine posed some searching questions on research into the condition to Professor Majlinda Lako in our podcast. Listen again: https://ow.ly/lJz050Yf098
Plus: What is RP?: https://ow.ly/bZJ450Yf099

Discover who and what we're funding in the 2025–2026 Small Grants award! By backing early-stage vision research across the UK we're supporting the bold ideas that lead to tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

Discover bold research here ➡️ https://ow.ly/FeF750YesBv

#MedicalResearch #SmallGrants #VisionResearch

A rare but serious complication of wet AMD can cause sudden bleeding at the macula, threatening central vision. We’re proud to be supporting a #ClinicalTrial led by Prof. Timothy Jackson with EURETINA, aiming to understand treatment options.

https://ow.ly/wliZ50YerPm

Text defining a mentor as someone who listens empathetically and offers non-judgmental support, promoting a webinar on mentorship impact.

Get the inside track on the benefits of #Mentoring, being mentored with LOOK UK who will be sharing their insight and perceptions on how mentorship can impact and benefit blind and #VisionImpaired people.

Date: 25.02.2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00 GMT
Register: https://ow.ly/YyZF50YcoN7

#Webinar

Researchers from UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS have made a significant contribution to our understanding of uveitis and recently shared their findings in Nature Communications.

Read about the study here: https://ow.ly/8HOX50YbK62

#Research #Uveitis #MedicalResearch

A picture of veteran fundraiser Elizabeth Maxwell, who lost her vision due to a condition linked to childhood arthritis. Elizabeth has white hair and is pictured at home in a bright red blouse and a blue scarf.

Research published in Nature sheds new light on uveitis – a painful, sight-threatening condition linked to arthritis.
Proud to have funded the PhD studentship of senior author Dr Lizzy Rosser.
https://ow.ly/1q2n50Y8130

AMD is the most common cause of permanent and severe sight loss in people over 60

#AMD is the most common cause of permanent and severe #SightLoss in the UK, affecting around 600,000 people. This number is expected to more than double by 2050. We're funding multiple #ResearchProjects into treatments for the condition.

Read more https://ow.ly/YiaM50Y6rjp

#VisionLoss

A £10,000 grant is helping researchers continue important work in #glaucoma, protecting progress, asking new questions, and keeping momentum going when it matters most.

Find out more https://ow.ly/wsLN50Y3SIg

#Glaucoma #VisionImpairment #MedicalResearch #VisionResearch

2.5 million people are living with #VisionLoss, a figure projected to rise to 3.5 million by 2050 as the population ages. Taking proactive steps to care for your #EyeHealth can significantly improve outcomes, read our eye health tips here: https://ow.ly/qNzP50Y3Mf3

Graphic advertising the next webinar, "mentoring for Social Change with LookUK" Date: 25.02.2026 Time: 12:00 - 13:00

What value does a #mentor bring to young people with vision loss? Join us with LOOK UK, the UK’s leading mentoring organisation for visually impaired young people. Hear from their Mentor Project Manager Caitlin and two mentors on how it works and why it matters.

Register: https://ow.ly/sMGv50Y0G9K

Two researchers in white lab coats in a brightly lit lab explaining what is on front of them (a model of a DNA strand)

Two vision impaired young people talking to each other at a dining table

We're on Bluesky! Fight for Sight is one of the UK's largest independent funders of research into scientific and social change related to vision loss. We believe in a world where everyone has the best possible eye health and opportunities, regardless of vision loss.
#ScientificResearch #SocialImpact