Stop vision loss 

Over 2 million people in the UK have vision loss. Research is putting change in sight

Elizabeth Maxwell in profile - she sits in a chair wearing a red blouse with a blue scarf
  • 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

Our impact

  • Funding scientific research

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

    Funded researcher Jasmina Kapetanovic. Jasmina is looking through an ophthalmic device. Behind her is an eye chart.
  • Funding Social Change

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

    Two young people on a farm visit funded by Fight for Sight for children with vision impairment. They are having a chat over lunch.
  • 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.

    Two researchers in a lab, one is looking down a microscope

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. 

  • 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