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The '''UCL Institute of Ophthalmology''' is an institute within the Faculty of Brain Sciences of [[University College London|University College London (UCL)]] and is based in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. The Institute conducts research and post-graduate teaching in the area of [[ophthalmology]] (the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye).
The '''UCL Institute of Ophthalmology''' is an institute within the Faculty of Brain Sciences of [[University College London|University College London (UCL)]] and is based in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. The institute conducts research and post-graduate teaching in the area of [[ophthalmology]] (the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye).


The Institute has a staff of around 200, including around 45 [[principal investigator]]s, and cooperates closely with [[Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust|Moorfields Eye Hospital]], which it is located adjacent to and with which it is a partner in the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/research.php|title=Research|accessdate=13 September 2010|publisher=UCL Institute of Ophthalmology}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/Healthprofessionals/Biomedicalresearchcentre|title=The Moorfields Eye Hospital/UCL Institute of Ophthalmology National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre|accessdate=13 September 2010|publisher=Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust}}</ref> Together with Moorfields Eye Hospital, the Institute is the oldest and largest centre for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/Aboutus/Mediaoffice/Mediareleases/S8fI|title=Europe’s largest academic health science partnership created in London|accessdate=13 September 2010|publisher=Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/britains-best-hospitals-a-patients-guide-798352.html|title=Britain's best hospitals: A patients' guide|accessdate=30 October 2011|publisher=The Independent| date=20 March 2008}}</ref>
The institute has a staff of around 200, including around 45 [[principal investigator]]s, and cooperates closely with [[Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust|Moorfields Eye Hospital]], which it is located adjacent to and with which it is a partner in the [[National Institute for Health and Care Research]] (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/research.php|title=Research|access-date=13 September 2010|publisher=UCL Institute of Ophthalmology}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/Healthprofessionals/Biomedicalresearchcentre|title=The Moorfields Eye Hospital/UCL Institute of Ophthalmology National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre|access-date=13 September 2010|publisher=Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust}}</ref> Together with Moorfields Eye Hospital, the institute is the oldest and largest centre for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/Aboutus/Mediaoffice/Mediareleases/S8fI|title=Europe's largest academic health science partnership created in London|access-date=13 September 2010|publisher=Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720084856/http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/Aboutus/Mediaoffice/Mediareleases/S8fI|archive-date=20 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/britains-best-hospitals-a-patients-guide-798352.html|title=Britain's best hospitals: A patients' guide|access-date=30 October 2011|work=The Independent| date=20 March 2008}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Finsbury moorfields eye hospital 1.jpg|240px|right|thumb|[[Moorfields Eye Hospital]]]]
[[File:Finsbury moorfields eye hospital 1.jpg|240px|right|thumb|[[Moorfields Eye Hospital]]]]
The Institute of Ophthalmology was officially opened in November 1948 as an ophthalmology training facility specialised in fundamental research.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/history.php|title=History of the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
The Institute of Ophthalmology was officially opened in November 1948 as an ophthalmology training facility specialised in fundamental research.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/history.php|title=History of the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
|accessdate=13 September 2010|publisher=UCL Institute of Ophthalmology}}</ref> During the 1980s and 1990s the Institute moved in a phased manner from its original location in Judd Street to its present site in Bath Street adjacent to Moorfields Eye Hospital.<ref name=history/> The Institute merged with University College London in 1995, becoming the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2002/oct/22/highereducation.universitymergers|title=The merger and the man|accessdate=30 October 2011|publisher=The Guardian|date=22 October 2002}}</ref> Between 1995 and 2002 the Institute expanded following the award of £8.8 million from the [[Wellcome Trust]] and eye-research charity [[Fight for Sight (U.K.)|Fight for Sight]] and £6.5 million from the pharmaceutical company [[GlaxoSmithKline]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v419/n6904/full/nj6904-04a.html|title=Calling for entrepreneurs London|accessdate=30 October 2011|publisher=Nature|date=19 September 2002}}</ref>
|access-date=13 September 2010|publisher=UCL Institute of Ophthalmology}}</ref> During the 1980s and 1990s the institute moved in a phased manner from its original location in Judd Street to its present site in Bath Street adjacent to Moorfields Eye Hospital.<ref name=history/> The institute merged with [[University College London]] in 1995, becoming the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2002/oct/22/highereducation.universitymergers|title=The merger and the man|access-date=30 October 2011|work=The Guardian|date=22 October 2002}}</ref> Between 1995 and 2002 the institute expanded following the award of £8.8 million from the [[Wellcome Trust]] and eye-research charity [[Fight for Sight (UK)|Fight for Sight]] and £6.5 million from the pharmaceutical company [[GlaxoSmithKline]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v419/n6904/full/nj6904-04a.html|title=Calling for entrepreneurs London|access-date=30 October 2011|publisher=Nature|date=19 September 2002}}</ref>


In April 2008 the results of the world's first successful gene transplant for blindness trial, carried out by a team at the Institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital, were published.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3340871/Gene-therapy-offers-hope-of-sight-to-patients.html|title=Gene therapy offers hope of sight to patients|accessdate=30 October 2011|publisher=The Telegraph|date=27 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/the-blind-man-who-was-given-the-gift-of-sight-by-gene-therapy-816629.html|title=The blind man who was given the gift of sight by gene therapy|accessdate=30 October 2011|publisher=The Independent|date=28 April 2008}}</ref>
In April 2008 the results of the world's first successful gene transplant for blindness trial, carried out by a team at the institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital, were published.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3340871/Gene-therapy-offers-hope-of-sight-to-patients.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901064207/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3340871/Gene-therapy-offers-hope-of-sight-to-patients.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=1 September 2009|title=Gene therapy offers hope of sight to patients|access-date=30 October 2011|publisher=The Telegraph|date=27 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/the-blind-man-who-was-given-the-gift-of-sight-by-gene-therapy-816629.html|title=The blind man who was given the gift of sight by gene therapy|access-date=30 October 2011|work=The Independent|date=28 April 2008}}</ref> In April 2009, the institute entered into a collaboration and license agreement with the pharmaceutical company [[Pfizer]] focused on gaining understanding into how to develop stem cell-based therapies for age-related macular degeneration.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5215609/Stem-cell-research-into-blindness-given-boost-by-drug-company.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429145656/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5215609/Stem-cell-research-into-blindness-given-boost-by-drug-company.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=29 April 2009|title=Stem cell research into blindness given boost by drug company |access-date=31 October 2011|publisher=The Telegraph|date=24 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17015-stem-cell-eye-patch-to-save-sight-gets-cash-boost.html|title=Stem cell eye 'patch' to save sight gets cash boost |access-date=31 October 2011|publisher=New Scientist|date=24 April 2009}}</ref> In the same month, details were published of the world's first stell cell based procedure for age-related macular degeneration, developed by researchers at the institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5182705/Stem-cell-treatment-for-most-common-form-of-blindness-developed-by-British-scientists.html| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911100829/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5182705/Stem-cell-treatment-for-most-common-form-of-blindness-developed-by-British-scientists.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=11 September 2012|title=Stem cell treatment for most common form of blindness developed by British scientists |access-date=30 October 2011|work=The Independent|date=19 April 2009}}</ref>


In April 2009, the Institute entered into a collaboration and license agreement with the pharmacutical company [[Pfizer]] focused on gaining understanding into how to develop stem cell-based therapies for age-related macular degeneration.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5215609/Stem-cell-research-into-blindness-given-boost-by-drug-company.html|title=Stem cell research into blindness given boost by drug company |accessdate=31 October 2011|publisher=The Telegraph|date=24 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17015-stem-cell-eye-patch-to-save-sight-gets-cash-boost.html|title=Stem cell eye 'patch' to save sight gets cash boost |accessdate=31 October 2011|publisher=New Scientist|date=24 April 2009}}</ref> In the same month, details were published of the world's first stell cell based procedure for age-related macular degeneration, developed by researchers at the Institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5182705/Stem-cell-treatment-for-most-common-form-of-blindness-developed-by-British-scientists.html|title=Stem cell treatment for most common form of blindness developed by British scientists |accessdate=30 October 2011|publisher=The Independent|date=19 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1168791/Simple-operation-cure-blindness-available-just-years.html|title=Simple operation to cure blindness could be available in just six years|accessdate=30 October 2011|publisher=Daily Mail|date=20 April 2009}}</ref>
In September 2010 the institute entered into a three-year agreement with the pharmaceutical company [[AstraZeneca]] to collaborate on the identification of new treatments for diabetic retinopathy using the regenerative capacity of stem cells.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100913-702042.html|title=AstraZeneca Enters Eye Disease Tie Up With UK University |access-date=13 September 2010|publisher=The Wall Street Journal| date=13 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/sep/12/astrazeneca-ucl-stem-cells-diabetes-blindness|title=AstraZeneca joins UCL to find stem cell cure for diabetic blindness |access-date=13 September 2010|work=The Guardian| date=13 September 2010}}</ref> In August 2011 the institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital were jointly awarded a Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology by the National Institute for Health Research, supported by the award of £26.5 million over five years.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/aug/18/funding-for-medical-research|title=Medical researchers get £800m boost|access-date=30 October 2011|work=The Guardian| date=18 August 2011}}</ref> In September 2011 a joint team from the institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital received approval from the UK [[Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency]] to conduct a human embryonic stem cell therapy trial on patients with the incurable eye disease [[Stargardt disease|Stargardt]].<ref name=guardian22911>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/sep/22/embryonic-stem-cell-trial-blindness?newsfeed=true|title=First trial of embryonic stem cell treatment in Europe gets green light|access-date=30 October 2011|work=The Guardian| date=22 September 2011}}</ref> This was the first human stem cell therapy trial to receive approval from regulators in any European country.<ref name=guardian22911/>

In September 2010 the Institute entered into a three-year agreement with the pharmaceutical company [[AstraZeneca]] to collaborate on the identification of new treatments for diabetic retinopathy using the regenerative capacity of stem cells.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100913-702042.html|title=AstraZeneca Enters Eye Disease Tie Up With UK University |accessdate=13 September 2010|publisher=The Wall Street Journal| date=13 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/sep/12/astrazeneca-ucl-stem-cells-diabetes-blindness|title=AstraZeneca joins UCL to find stem cell cure for diabetic blindness |accessdate=13 September 2010|publisher=The Guardian| date=13 September 2010}}</ref> In August 2011 the Institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital were jointly awarded a Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology by the National Institute of Health Research, supported by the award of £26.5 million over five years.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/aug/18/funding-for-medical-research|title=Medical researchers get £800m boost|accessdate=30 October 2011|publisher=The Guardian| date=18 August 2011}}</ref> In September 2011 a joint team from the Institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital received approval from the UK [[Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency]] to conduct a human embryonic stem cell therapy trial on patients with the incurable eye disease [[Stargardt disease|Stargardt]].<ref name=guardian22911>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/sep/22/embryonic-stem-cell-trial-blindness?newsfeed=true|title=First trial of embryonic stem cell treatment in Europe gets green light|accessdate=30 October 2011|publisher=The Guardian| date=22 September 2011}}</ref> This was the first human stem cell therapy trial to receive approval from regulators in any European country.<ref name=guardian22911/>


==Research==
==Research==
Research at the Institute is currently focused around the following seven key research areas:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/Key_Research_Areas.php|title=Key Research Areas|accessdate=13 September 2010|publisher=UCL Institute of Ophthalmology}}</ref>
Research at the institute is currently focused around the following seven areas:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/Key_Research_Areas.php|title=Key Research Areas|access-date=13 September 2010|publisher=UCL Institute of Ophthalmology}}</ref>


*[[Genetics]]
*[[Genetics]]
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==Education==
==Education==
[[Image:UCL Portico Building.jpg|240px|right|thumb|The main portico of [[University College London]]]]
[[Image:UCL Portico Building.jpg|240px|right|thumb|The main portico of [[University College London]]]]
The Institute currently offers the following postgraduate level courses:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/Education.php|title=Resources - Education|accessdate=13 September 2010|publisher=UCL Institute of Ophthalmology}}</ref>
The institute currently offers the following postgraduate level courses:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/study/postgraduate-taught-degrees|title=Postgraduate taught degrees|date=4 October 2021 |access-date=16 February 2023|publisher=UCL Institute of Ophthalmology}}</ref>


*MSc in Clinical Ophthalmology
*Advanced Clinical Practice in Ophthalmology (integrated degree apprenticeship) MSc
*Bioscience Entrepreneurship MSc
*MSc in Biology of Vision
*Clinical Ophthalmic Practice PG Cert
*Optometry and Ophthalmology (Advanced Clinical Practice) MSc
*Optometry and Ophthalmology (Enhanced Clinical Practice) PG Cert
*Optometry and Ophthalmology MSc
*Optometry and Ophthalmology PG Cert
*Ophthalmology MSc
*Orthoptics (pre-registration) MSc


The Institute also offers three- and four-year PhD programmes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/Education.php#MPhil/PhD Programme:|title=MPhil/PhD Programme|accessdate=13 September 2010|publisher=UCL Institute of Ophthalmology}}</ref>
The institute also offers three- and four-year PhD programmes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/study/postgraduate-research-degrees|title=Postgraduate research degrees|date=November 2021 |access-date=16 February 2023|publisher=UCL Institute of Ophthalmology}}</ref>


==Library==
==Library==
The Institute operates a joint library with Moorfields Eye Hospital, which is located at the Institute.<ref name=library>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/About_Joint_Library.php|title=About Joint Library|accessdate=13 September 2010|publisher=UCL Institute of Ophthalmology}}</ref> Access to the library for reference and study purposes is available to those working or studying at the Institute or at Moorfields Eye Hospital.<ref name=library/> Membership of the library is available to staff and students of the Institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and to staff and students of UCL and affiliated NHS Trusts.<ref name=library/>
The institute operates a joint library with Moorfields Eye Hospital, which is located at the institute.<ref name=library>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/libraries-and-study-spaces/joint-library-ophthalmology-moorfields-eye-hospital-ucl|title=The Joint Library of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital & UCL Institute of Ophthalmology|date=8 August 2018 |access-date=16 February 2023|publisher=UCL Institute of Ophthalmology}}</ref> Access to the library for reference and study purposes is available to those working or studying at the institute or at Moorfields Eye Hospital.<ref name=library/> Membership of the library is available to staff and students of the institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and to staff and students of UCL and affiliated NHS Trusts.<ref name=library/>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[UCL Partners]]
*[[UCL Partners]]
*[[UCLH/UCL Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre]]
*[[UCLH/UCL Biomedical Research Centre]]
*[[Francis Crick Institute]]
*[[Francis Crick Institute]]


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*[http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/Home Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust]
*[http://www.brcophthalmology.org/Default.aspx NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology]
*[http://www.brcophthalmology.org/Default.aspx NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology]



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UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Established1948
DirectorAndrew Dick[1]
Location
London, United Kingdom
WebsiteUCL Institute of Ophthalmology

The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology is an institute within the Faculty of Brain Sciences of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, United Kingdom. The institute conducts research and post-graduate teaching in the area of ophthalmology (the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye).

The institute has a staff of around 200, including around 45 principal investigators, and cooperates closely with Moorfields Eye Hospital, which it is located adjacent to and with which it is a partner in the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology.[2][3] Together with Moorfields Eye Hospital, the institute is the oldest and largest centre for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in Europe.[4][5]

History

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Moorfields Eye Hospital

The Institute of Ophthalmology was officially opened in November 1948 as an ophthalmology training facility specialised in fundamental research.[6] During the 1980s and 1990s the institute moved in a phased manner from its original location in Judd Street to its present site in Bath Street adjacent to Moorfields Eye Hospital.[6] The institute merged with University College London in 1995, becoming the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.[7] Between 1995 and 2002 the institute expanded following the award of £8.8 million from the Wellcome Trust and eye-research charity Fight for Sight and £6.5 million from the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.[8]

In April 2008 the results of the world's first successful gene transplant for blindness trial, carried out by a team at the institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital, were published.[9][10] In April 2009, the institute entered into a collaboration and license agreement with the pharmaceutical company Pfizer focused on gaining understanding into how to develop stem cell-based therapies for age-related macular degeneration.[11][12] In the same month, details were published of the world's first stell cell based procedure for age-related macular degeneration, developed by researchers at the institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital.[13]

In September 2010 the institute entered into a three-year agreement with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to collaborate on the identification of new treatments for diabetic retinopathy using the regenerative capacity of stem cells.[14][15] In August 2011 the institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital were jointly awarded a Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology by the National Institute for Health Research, supported by the award of £26.5 million over five years.[16] In September 2011 a joint team from the institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital received approval from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to conduct a human embryonic stem cell therapy trial on patients with the incurable eye disease Stargardt.[17] This was the first human stem cell therapy trial to receive approval from regulators in any European country.[17]

Research

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Research at the institute is currently focused around the following seven areas:[18]

  • Genetics
  • Gene therapy
  • Cell transplantation
  • Cell biology
  • Disease processes
  • Visual rehabilitation
  • How we see

Education

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The main portico of University College London

The institute currently offers the following postgraduate level courses:[19]

  • Advanced Clinical Practice in Ophthalmology (integrated degree apprenticeship) MSc
  • Bioscience Entrepreneurship MSc
  • Clinical Ophthalmic Practice PG Cert
  • Optometry and Ophthalmology (Advanced Clinical Practice) MSc
  • Optometry and Ophthalmology (Enhanced Clinical Practice) PG Cert
  • Optometry and Ophthalmology MSc
  • Optometry and Ophthalmology PG Cert
  • Ophthalmology MSc
  • Orthoptics (pre-registration) MSc

The institute also offers three- and four-year PhD programmes.[20]

Library

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The institute operates a joint library with Moorfields Eye Hospital, which is located at the institute.[21] Access to the library for reference and study purposes is available to those working or studying at the institute or at Moorfields Eye Hospital.[21] Membership of the library is available to staff and students of the institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and to staff and students of UCL and affiliated NHS Trusts.[21]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Heads of academic departments". UCL. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Research". UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  3. ^ "The Moorfields Eye Hospital/UCL Institute of Ophthalmology National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre". Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Europe's largest academic health science partnership created in London". Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Britain's best hospitals: A patients' guide". The Independent. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  6. ^ a b "History of the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology". UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  7. ^ "The merger and the man". The Guardian. 22 October 2002. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Calling for entrepreneurs London". Nature. 19 September 2002. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Gene therapy offers hope of sight to patients". The Telegraph. 27 April 2008. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  10. ^ "The blind man who was given the gift of sight by gene therapy". The Independent. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  11. ^ "Stem cell research into blindness given boost by drug company". The Telegraph. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Stem cell eye 'patch' to save sight gets cash boost". New Scientist. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  13. ^ "Stem cell treatment for most common form of blindness developed by British scientists". The Independent. 19 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  14. ^ "AstraZeneca Enters Eye Disease Tie Up With UK University". The Wall Street Journal. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  15. ^ "AstraZeneca joins UCL to find stem cell cure for diabetic blindness". The Guardian. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  16. ^ "Medical researchers get £800m boost". The Guardian. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  17. ^ a b "First trial of embryonic stem cell treatment in Europe gets green light". The Guardian. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  18. ^ "Key Research Areas". UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  19. ^ "Postgraduate taught degrees". UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  20. ^ "Postgraduate research degrees". UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  21. ^ a b c "The Joint Library of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital & UCL Institute of Ophthalmology". UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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