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Supporting patients and staff at Moorfields Eye Hospital

Friends of Moorfields is a registered charity supporting the patients and staff at Moorfields Eye Hospital, a centre of excellence for the specialist treatment of eye diseases.

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Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital

Supporting patients and staff at Moorfields Eye Hospital

What we do

Our staff and volunteers provide a range of services to support the work of the hospital, from guiding and directing patients to providing eye health information and reassuring patients during procedures.

Fundraising, membership subscriptions, donations and legacies, together with profit from the Friends of Moorfields shop, fund our services.

Volunteer

Our team of over 200 volunteers provides vital support to patients and staff Moorfields Eye Hospital. Could you be one of them?

Donate

Our donors - whether they give once or regularly - enable us do more to help patients at Moorfields have the best possible experience.

Get involved

As well as making regular donations that allow us to plan better for the future, our members have a key role to play in guiding our strategy and priorities. Join us for just £10 a year.

Work experience: supporting the next generation

Almost 42% of our volunteer force is made up of people under the age of 25, and our Volunteer to Career programme gives them an invaluable experience at a world-class centre of excellence for eye care, research and education. But not everyone is able to commit to 6 months of volunteering. We sat down to...

Spotlight on…Moorfields at Bedford

Despite being a smaller site, Moorfields at Bedford offers patients a wide range of outpatient clinics, complex surgery and a diagnostics hub. Staff describe our volunteers at this site as part of the fabric of Moorfields, but in return, volunteering also gives something back to them: a very special community. Because they cover different shifts...

New: the Future of Eyecare Essay Competition

Are you a student considering a future in eye care, clinical research, or ophthalmology? The Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital and the NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre invite you to take part in our very first essay competition.

A true community: St. Ann’s at Moorfields

Moorfields operates out of 20 different centres, and each and every one of these is unique. Friends are present at 10 sites, but we’re always looking to expand our operations to better support staff and patients. This March we took a peek behind the scenes at St. Ann’s, during a World Glaucoma Week awareness event....

Spotlight on… our Oriel volunteers

Work on Moorfields and UCL Centre for Eye Health (Oriel) in St Pancras, Camden, is progressing well and the centre will welcome its first patients in summer 2027. Read more about how our volunteers are supporting the Oriel programme team to help transition our staff, students and patients to the new site.

2026 Future of Eye Care Conference

Save the date: the Future of Eye Care Conference is returning on Saturday 17 October!