Who We Are 

Together we are bold, tenacious, informed, optimistic.

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Our vision is nothing short of
'Save Sight. Change Lives'

Imagine being told that you, or someone you love, is losing their sight. In that moment, two profound questions demand urgent answers: Can this be stopped? How will I live my life?

We fund the brilliant minds and bright ideas, that are putting change in sight for everyone impacted by vision loss. 

Brilliant minds

Our investments fund researchers at the forefront of tackling sight loss, making breakthroughs and discoveries that will prevent, treat and cure eye disease. 

Bright ideas

The partnerships we build and initiatives we support are changing life for blind and vision impaired people, who are three times more likely to experience loneliness and isolation than the general population. 

Our People
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We are Fight for Sight.

 

We won't stop until we:

Save Sight. Change Lives. 

Our Mission

We fund brilliant minds and bright ideas, putting change in sight.

We invest in sustainable projects that deliver equity and back science that brings prevention, treatment, and cures within reach. 

Our values

Together, we are bold, tenacious, informed, optimistic.

  • We Work Together
    • We are a community of colleagues. So, if we face challenges, we link arms and work together to find a solution.
    • Our collaborative spirit extends across and beyond our sector to drive impact.
    • We convene experts to collaborate in our vision to: Save sight. Change lives. 
  • We are Bold
    • We fund brilliant minds and bright ideas to put change in sight.
    • We innovate across everything we do.
    • Creative and courageous, we’re always seeking opportunities for growth.
    • We innovate and adopt technology, tools and processes to deliver change at pace.
    • The work we fund ignites research and accelerates treatments and cures.
  • We are Tenacious
    • People who are blind or vision impaired are impatient for change, and so are we.
    • We’re dynamic but not at the cost of longevity, so we won’t stop until we save sight and change lives.
    • Challenging the status quo will accelerate our success.
  • We are Informed
    • We are driven by expertise, and we are experts by virtue of our lived experience.
    • We use our collective expertise to guide our actions and decisions.
    • We’re impact-driven – and we actively share our insights to catalyse change.

  • We are Optimistic
    • We know we can deliver a brighter future for blind and vision impaired people and their families.
    • We have the evidence and skills to support this belief and can demonstrate impact, which inspires others.

    Our impact

Female researcher standing in a lab

"I get a lot of motivation and satisfaction from working at the discovery edge of the science and seeing the whole process through to the point where we can deliver care to patients through clinical trials and approved therapies."

Dr Jasmina Kapetanovic Researcher into inherited retinal disease
What We Do

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Charity News
HRH Duchess of Edinburgh visits eye health lab to learn more about Fight for Sight funded research
HRH Duchess of Edinburgh visits eye health lab to learn more about Fight for Sight funded research
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Research Blog
Our Future Health reaches 1 million participants
Our Future Health reaches 1 million participants
Panellists at the fireside chat opening Visionary Conference. Seated left to right are: Ellie Southwood, Director of Impact and External Affairs, Fight for Sight, ames Watson O’Neill OBE, CEO, SignHealth. Fight for Sight trustee Dr Amit Patel, disability rights campaigner, best-selling author, motivational speaker and independent consultant and Fern Lulham, BBC Broadcaster and Producer and J.
Social change
Visionary Conference 2024: Dreaming of a brighter future
Visionary 2024: Dreaming of a brighter future
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