Teaching and Research
Today Moorfields Eye Hospital is a major centre for postgraduate training of ophthalmologists, orthoptists, optometrists, and nurses. It has also played a pivotal role in ophthalmic research. Sir Stewart Duke-Elder founded the Institute of Ophthalmology (now an integral part of University College London), and many key individuals, such as Sir Harold Ridley, Charles Schepens, Norman Ashton, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Allen Foster, Gordon Johnson and Raymond Lund have carried out their research at Moorfields and the Institute. As of 2005, major ophthalmic research programmes at Moorfields were led by Professors Robin Ali, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Alan C. Bird, Fred Fitzke, David (Ted) Garway-Heath, John Greenwood, Roger Hitchings, Peng T. Khaw, Phil Luthert, Susan Lightman, Tony Moore, Steve Moss, Santa J. Ono and Gary S. Rubin.
Moorfields was one of the first NHS Foundation Trusts, and has developed a state of the art pharmaceutical arm (Moorfields Pharmaceuticals - www.moorfieldspharmaceuticals.co.uk).
Backing up NHS Direct, Moorfields has a specialised ophthalmic advice line, Moorfields Direct.
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