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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub
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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
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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Dec 6
#Oculomics is the science of using the eye as a window to health, using high-res eye imaging data and #medicalAI.

Watch our video to discover how INSIGHT is enabling Oculomics research at Moorfields, @uclofficial.bsky.social, @unibirmingham.bsky.social & beyond.

🔗 Full version: bit.ly/oculomics
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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
Using retinal images to predict disease across the world
Senior Research Fellow Dr Yukun Zhou (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) – a Wellcome Early-Career Award recipient – is using AI and eye imagery to develop early screening for an array of diseases.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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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

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New initiative to transform UK eye health research by linking national data resources
The UK will benefit from a new initiative to scale the INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub for Eye Health and Oculomics – the world’s largest collection of curated eye imaging and linked clinical data at...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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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
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AI can identify treatment gaps for patients with macular disease, study shows
Using artificial intelligence (AI) in eye clinics could reduce both undertreatment and overtreatment of neovascular or ‘wet’ age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
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October 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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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...
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
October 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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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

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AI Without Borders
An international coalition aims to tackle health inequities with a globally representative retinal AI model
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October 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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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

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Professor Pearse Keane views retinal scans on a computer screen
September 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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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
Heatmaps show where the AI model has identified areas of disease progression
September 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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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
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Greener AI model costs less to accurately diagnose eye disease
In a step forward for sustainable medical artificial intelligence (AI), researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University College London (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology, and Uni...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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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
AI predicts eye damage from hydroxychloroquine retinopathy, years before symptoms appear
A novel AI tool could transform screening for patients taking hydroxychloroquine by spotting early signs of eye damage
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August 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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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
Pearse Keane at his desk
August 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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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
Process diagram showing 6 steps that trace the data use enquiry process at INSIGHT
August 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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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
insitro.bsky.social insitro @insitro.bsky.social · Aug 11
7️⃣ years of using AI differently. That means looking where others don’t. . . or can’t.
August 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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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
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.
August 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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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
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.
July 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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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
July 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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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
insitro collaboration | INSIGHT
INSIGHT and insitro, a US biotech company, are collaborating to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model trained on INSIGHT’s vast repository of anonymised retinal imaging data at Moor...
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July 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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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
July 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Save the date: on Wed 23rd July @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social host an informal coffee session on inherited macular degeneration. ⬇️
moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social · Jul 4
Join our Coffee Hour to explore how gene mutations cause #InheritedMacularDegeneration & about developing cutting-edge preventative technologies. All welcome – informal & interactive!

When: Wed 23 July from 3-4pm, close the hospital

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@ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social
A promotional image for a 'Coffee Hour' event hosted by the NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre. An individual stands in front of a body of water. Text on the image reads: 'Coffee Hour Dr. Ana Alonso-Carriazo Fernandez Free coffee and pastry!' An illustration of a coffee cup appears in the top right corner.
July 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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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...
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
June 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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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.

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#BePartOfResearch
Breaking Barriers: New short video series launches to tackle health inequities in underserved communities - NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre
A powerful new series of short films aimed at increasing research participation in underserved communities is launching this week, tackling the longstanding barriers of distrust, data privacy concerns, and lack of awareness.
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June 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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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
moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social · Jun 17
We interviewed Samantha Malka, the BRC #Genomics Research Manager, about her work in clinical trials. She breaks down how it works, as well as the challenges and breakthroughs.

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#BePartOfResearch

Life-changing treatments start with people like you.

@ucleye.bsky.social
A person in an orange top sits outdoors on a street with black glasses on and their hair in a ponytail. Behind them, a row of buildings and several parked bicycles are visible.
June 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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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
Clinician takes OCT image of person's eye
June 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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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
June 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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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
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May 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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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.
moorfieldsfriends.bsky.social Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital @moorfieldsfriends.bsky.social · May 16
We are delighted to announce that we have made the shortlist for this year’s @civilsociety.bsky.social Charity Awards - the longest-running awards scheme in the charity sector.

Find out more over at our website:

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A close-up of a volunteer in scrubs holding a patient's hand. Text reads: 2025 - The Charity Awards - Shortlisted.
May 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM