Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS eye hospital located in London, United Kingdom. It is the oldest and largest eye hospital in the world and is internationally renowned for its comprehensive clinical and research activities. The hospital is a major international tertiary care and training centre in ophthalmology, and over half of all ophthalmologists in the UK have received specialist training at the hospital.
Together with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, which is adjacent to the Hospital, it forms the world's largest site for eye care and research. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the UCL Partners academic health science centre.
The trust employs over 1,200 people across its eleven sites of operation. 24,000 ophthalmic operations are carried out yearly and over 260,000 patients are seen at the hospital annually. The trust also runs 10 outreach clinics in other parts of London including Ealing, Tooting, Mile End and Tottenham.
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