@insighteyehub
We are an NHS-led initiative set up to make routinely collected eye data available for approved health research. INSIGHT is led by Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust working in partnership with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
How is AI transforming eye care? The College of Optometrists put the question to @pearsekeane.bsky.social and other leaders in the field for its journal Acuity. Pearse is professor of artificial medical intelligence at @ucleye.bsky.social and INSIGHT director.
www.insight.hdrhub.org/post/decodin...
CEO mentor, author and podcaster Patrick Mork invites INSIGHT director @pearsekeane.bsky.social to share how he built a career in #ophthalmology and helped to forge the fields of artificial medical intelligence and #oculomics at @ucleye.bsky.social and Moorfields Eye Hospital.
youtu.be/ppuGE7_Nzp8
Data Protection Day is marked globally to raise awareness of how personal data is collected, stored and used. When it comes to healthcare data, this may be more important than ever. Read how INSIGHT at Moorfields prioritises data protection to advance research.
www.insight.hdrhub.org/post/protect...
Colleagues at @moorfields.bsky.social have pioneered a sight-saving treatment for the rare condition hypotony, which leads to dangerously low eye pressure and vision loss.
Reported today by @bbcnews.bsky.social and published in
the British Journal of Ophthalmology
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Until 2nd Feb 2026, you can have your say on AI in healthcare in the NHS and wider sector. @mhragovuk.bsky.social has launched a call for evidence to shape the standards for the UK, open to everyone.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Senior Research Fellow Dr Yukun Zhou (@ucleye.bsky.social, @insighteyehub.bsky.social and @uclbrainscience.bsky.social) is using AI and eye imagery to develop early screening for a range of diseases – supported by a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Early-Career Award ⬇
#UCLandChina
#UCLHealth
INSIGHT has been awarded £3.7 million in funding by @ukri.org MRC and @nihr.bsky.social to expand from Moorfields Eye Hospital and link national health data resources #oculomics
Led by @pearsekeane.bsky.social, the 4-year project will be delivered with @ucleye.bsky.social
bit.ly/47rM5vK
An AI system can identify patients who are being under-treated or over-treated for sight-threatening macular disease. Validated at two UK eye centres, the AI could help transform NHS monitoring.
Work led by Jeffry Hogg and pearsekeane at @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social
bit.ly/4nsYO5O
Study participant Sheila Irvine training with the device, wearing augmented-reality glasses while reading words on a screen
Scans of the implant in a patient's eye
People with sight loss have recovered reading vision after being treated with an electronic eye implant paired with augmented-reality glasses, reports a pioneering trial involving Mr Mahi Muqit @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
In conversation with The Ophthalmologist, our colleague Paul Nderitu describes a world-first initiative to build the first medical AI model with globally representative data. @pearsekeane.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social
theophthalmologist.com/issues/2025/...
Professor Pearse Keane views retinal scans on a computer screen
For National Eye Health Week, we highlight the role of health data research in confronting the global epidemic of vision loss, affecting 2.2 billion people.
Discover how NHS patient data is driving research into vision loss at INSIGHT at Moorfields, led by @pearsekeane.bsky.social
bit.ly/48tdK01
Heatmaps show where the AI model has identified areas of disease progression
An AI tool can accurately predict when young people with sight-threatening #kerataconus need treatment to prevent vision loss.
Research led by @moorfields.bsky.social with INSIGHT, @ucleye.bsky.social supported by @nihr.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social
Read more 🔗http://bit.ly/46sp5L8
A 'green' medical AI model can accurately diagnose eye disease using less than 1 percent of the computing power of existing AI, says a new study in @natcomms.nature.com
The model was devised at @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @edinburghuni.bsky.social
bit.ly/4mOHN6R #RETFoundGreen
An AI tool can spot signs of eye damage in patients taking the autoimmmune drug #Hydroxychloroquine, 2.5 years earlier than doctors.
The AI was devised by the @pearsekeane.bsky.social lab at
@ucleye.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social with UK/US collaborators.
Read more: bit.ly/45KOZcE
Pearse Keane at his desk
Among @royalsociety.org awards for 2025, @pearsekeane.bsky.social receives the Gabor Medal for his work at @ucleye.bsky.social, Moorfields Eye Hospital, @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social, developing AI-driven retinal image analysis for eye disease and #oculomics
Read more 🔗 bit.ly/4mDN2Gq
Process diagram showing 6 steps that trace the data use enquiry process at INSIGHT
We have created a step-by-step guide to applying for data through INSIGHT at Moorfields Eye Hospital - the world's largest ophthalmic bio-resource of more than 30 million eye images linked to clinical records.
Find out more:🔗http://bit.ly/45tqn9F
Our partners at @insitro.bsky.social reflect on progress to build a drug discovery platform leveraging machine learning and data at scale. The mission is to identify new treatments, faster.
As CEO Daphne Koller says, "patients are waiting".
Read more about our collaboration 🔗https://bit.ly/3Jc3QFC
Two portraits are shown on a blue background. On the left is Dr. Colin Chu with the caption: "Characterising the 3D Spatial Biology of the Human Optic Nerve Head in Glaucoma." On the right is Associate Professor Kuang Hu with the caption: "Clarifying the Prognosis: Identifying Glaucoma Progression Patterns with Artificial Intelligence." The top left corner features the logo of NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, and the top right corner features the logo of Glaucoma UK.
Congratulations to our colleagues who have been awarded Glaucoma UK 2025 project grants. Using cutting-edge technology, their research is shedding new light on #glaucoma.
Find out more🔗 buff.ly/FKTNSya
@ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social #NIHRsupported
NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre logo at the top left. A image of a smiling Ariel in a red circle on the right. Below, a quote reads: 'We must hold AI tools to the same high standards of evidence as any medical test or drug. Facilitating greater transparency from manufacturers, validation across diverse populations, and high-quality interventional studies with implementation-focused outcomes are key steps towards building user confidence and supporting clinical integration.' Lead author, Dr Ariel Ong.
A review in @natureportfolio.nature.com reveals a widespread lack of transparency on performance and training data in regulator-approved #AI models used in eye care.
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#NIHRsupported @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social @insighteyehub.bsky.social
As broadcast on @itvnews.bsky.social, journalist Kevin Ashford
recently visited Moorfields Eye Hospital to report on 'AI for good'. He spoke with Shafi Balal and Josef Huemer, who work with the medical AI lab of @pearsekeane.bsky.social
@ucleye.bsky.social.
Find out more: 🔗http://bit.ly/4nTRhyu
We are working with @insitro.bsky.social to develop an AI foundation model capable of identifying novel targets in neurodegenerative and eye diseases. #oculomics
How will it work, and what is the anticipated impact on patients?
Find out here: 🔗https://www.insight.hdrhub.org/insitrocollaboration
Researcher Shubhank Verma has shown that patients in areas of greater socioeconomic deprivation have retinal features suggestive of accelerated ageing.
Shubhank is at the @pearsekeane.bsky.social AI lab
@ucleye.bsky.social & Moorfields, enabled by INSIGHT.
Read about this & more: bit.ly/4kkt01Z
Save the date: on Wed 23rd July @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social host an informal coffee session on inherited macular degeneration. ⬇️
Group photo of five presenters at the launch of a new video series. They each wear a red sash in celebration of Red 4 Research Day
Dressed in style for #Red4Research Day, our colleague @crosbynwaobi.bsky.social, together with team members, launched a video campaign to boost research participation, funded by @nihr.bsky.social. The event was hosted by @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social
Watch the videos: www.youtube.com/@NIHRMBRCPPI...
This #Red4research day, we launch @crosbynwaobi.bsky.social's short video series tackling health inequities in underserved communities! These videos are about making research relevant, trustworthy, & #inclusive for everyone.
🔗 buff.ly/4kV5X3W
#BePartOfResearch
Public participation in health and care research is vital to drive medical discovery, such as the clinical trial work being undertaken by Samantha Malka at @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social
#BePartOfResearch
Clinician takes OCT image of person's eye
A new study led by Moorfields Eye Hospital and
@ucleye.bsky.social has flagged evidence gaps for AI eye imaging devices approved for patient care.
- 1 in 5 tools had no peer-reviewed data
- Very few tested in real-world settings
- Gaps in age, gender & ethnicity reporting
🔗https://bit.ly/3FDs1LS
A new frontier in #Oculomics, retinal imaging data is being used to explore detection and management of bowel diseases.
Meet Oscar Earle and Rohan Misra, who are investigating these links in Pearse Keane's medical AI lab at @ucleye.bsky.social and Moorfields Eye Hospital.
🔗 bit.ly/4kkt01Z
Alt text: "Banner for the NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre featuring the title 'Case study: Genomic Discovery and Therapeutics' and the main text 'Pioneering gene therapies to treat young people with inherited retinal diseases.' Includes a logo in the top left and a DNA strand icon with a green dot on the left side
1 in 2000 young adults in the UK are affected by inherited retinal diseases. Pioneering #GeneTherapy offers new hope.
Read more here: moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Prof. Alison Hardcastle & Prof. James Bainbridge
@ucleye.bsky.social
Our colleagues at @moorfieldsfriends.bsky.social have been shortlisted for this year's Charity Awards, for a hand-holding initiative that has been found to reduce patients' anxiety, and help them fare better when undergoing eye procedures.
