Sight Research UK

24/03/2026

You could change a life with just £1, maybe even your own.

For just £1, you’ll be entered into the All Weathers Lottery draw for a chance to win £25,000! 🙌

And the best part? Your entry helps fund life-changing research for people living with sight loss, supporting vital work into the causes and treatments of eye conditions.

So why not take a moment to enter today, and put yourself in the running to win big 👉 bit.ly/3IxCDxb

20/03/2026

For over 40 years, we’ve helped fund life-changing research to improve the lives of people living with sight loss. 🔬

One of the exciting projects we’ve supported was led by Dr Bosworth, exploring a technology called Melt Electrowriting (MEW). This innovative research could one day help repair damaged eye tissue and potentially restore sight.

MEW combines 3D printing with advanced fibre technology to create microscopic scaffolds, tiny frameworks that support the growth of healthy cells. These structures can mimic natural eye tissue, helping cells grow and function as they should. 👁️

This could lead to new treatments or medical implants that repair eye tissue and support cell growth, bringing us closer to restoring vision for some people affected by sight loss.

Helping treat conditions such as glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and retinal diseases. 🤝

It’s thanks to vital support and funding that research like this can make a life-changing difference for people living with sight loss.

To learn more about this research, and how you can support future projects, visit our website 👉 bit.ly/4lDPjBR

19/03/2026

We need just a minute of your time. 📣

Nominate our charity through the Benefact Group and help us be in with the chance of receiving £1,000 to fund life-changing research for people living with sight loss.

Your vote will support groundbreaking research into conditions like glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy, helping us better understand the causes of eye disease and develop new ways to prevent and treat it. 🤝

Voting for our charity only takes a minute:
1️⃣ Follow this link: bit.ly/4bhcYUX
2️⃣ Select “Nominate a charity.”
3️⃣ Type in Sight Research UK.

By taking just a minute to nominate us, you could help fund the vital research that protects someone’s sight in the future, making a life-changing difference. ✨

17/03/2026

Meet Kerri and Mickey 🙌

On 6 September, they’ll be lacing up their running shoes to take on The Big Half in London. All in support of Sight Research UK to raise vital funds for groundbreaking research into the causes, prevention and treatment of eye disease. 🏃

Kerri and Mickey share:
“We’ve seen firsthand how precious vision is, how fragile it can be, and how urgently better treatments and earlier diagnoses are needed.

So, we’re running for everyone whose world has been blurred, darkened or threatened by sight loss, and for the incredible scientists working to protect one of our most important senses.”

They might not call themselves natural runners, but they’ve been putting in the hard work. Taking on parkruns, smashing personal bests, and steadily building up to the half marathon. A huge thank you to Kerri and Mickey. We can’t wait to cheer you on from the sidelines! 🙌

Running The Big Half and want to support Sight Research UK with your run? Find out how to get involved 👉 bit.ly/4cQmqQl

13/03/2026

Celebrating 40 years of eye banking in Bristol 🤝🏻

On 10 March, we were honoured to join the team at Bristol Eye Hospital to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first two corneal transplants - carried out by our founder, Professor David Easty.

It was a wonderful day reflecting on the incredible progress made in eye banking over the past four decades, and looking ahead to what the future holds. And of course, no celebration would be complete without cake to mark the occasion. 🎂

A big thank you to Bristol Eye Hospital for the invitation, and here’s to many more milestones and successes in eye health to come. ✨

12/03/2026

Did you know that around 2% of people over the age of 40 are affected by glaucoma? 👁️

This World Glaucoma Day, we’re here to remind you of the importance of regular eye tests – especially if you’re over 40.

Keeping up to date with your eye appointments can help detect glaucoma early, before significant and irreversible damage to your sight occurs.

While there is currently no cure for glaucoma, we are funding experimental projects – including one testing whether ultrasound brain stimulation could help treat the condition. 🔬

Want to learn more about the research we’re funding to help people living with sight loss? Find out more on our website 👉🏼 bit.ly/40qdMRb

11/03/2026

40 years of championing and accelerating innovative eye disease research. 🙌🏼

Since being founded in 1986, our charity Sight Research UK (with your support) has funded vital research into the causes, prevention and treatment of eye disease. Every year, we are working towards clearer futures for people living with sight loss. 🤝🏻

Over the past four decades, we’ve achieved some incredible milestones, including:
• Jointly funding, with other groups, the first ever Corneal Transplant Service Eye Bank.
• Helping increase the success rate of corneal transplants from 50% to over 90%.
• Diversifying beyond corneal treatments to fuel progress in research for dozens of eye conditions.

It’s been an inspiring 40 years of visionary science, and we truly couldn’t have done it without you.

You can help us continue funding life-changing research to support people living with sight loss at 👉🏼 sightresearchuk.org/donate/

24/02/2026

You can still apply to be in with a chance to secure your spot at this year's BIG HALF along the iconic London Marathon route! Closes 2 March - register your interest for the opportunity to be selected! 🏅sightresearchuk.org/fundraising/fundraising-big-half/

Multiple charity slots still up for grabs at this year’s Big Half! 🏃

We have multiple slots available at the Big Half in London this year for runners wanting to make a difference and raise vital funds for sight-saving research! Register your interest to run for Sight Research UK before midnight on Monday 2 March 2026 for the chance to be selected.

Register today: https://sightresearchuk.org/fundraising/fundraising-big-half/

12/02/2026

It's official... SIGHT RESEARCH UK TURNS 40 TODAY! 🎉 🎂 🎈

On this very day 40 years ago, our charity was founded by the remarkable Professor David Easty. Over the past four decades, we have grown out of one man's earnest endeavour to save eyesight to become one of the country's leading charities funding eye research. It is his legacy that we honour today.

We may have evolved and transformed over the years - we began life in the Bristol Eye Hospital focusing on corneal transplants, but now we invest millions into any and all eye conditions, whether common or rare, mild or severe.

Despite our growth, our primary purpose has never altered. At our core, we strive to improve the lives of real people who are experiencing sight loss and blindness. That has never changed - and never will.

11/02/2026

Multiple charity slots still up for grabs at this year’s Big Half! 🏃

We have multiple slots available at the Big Half in London this year for runners wanting to make a difference and raise vital funds for sight-saving research! Register your interest to run for Sight Research UK before midnight on Monday 2 March 2026 for the chance to be selected.

Register today: https://sightresearchuk.org/fundraising/fundraising-big-half/

09/02/2026

Throughout December 2025, we partnered with Newmedica for a second year running to carry out our ‘Seeing is Believing’ festive fundraiser.

We have once again been blown away by the unrelenting kindness and generosity of our community. And we are delighted to announce that your doubled gifts bring this year’s total to an impressive £26,690!

We cannot thank you enough. Every gift you’ve given this December will go towards novel ways to treat and prevent blindness. Our Chief Executive, Lucy Culkin, says:

“We are overjoyed to announce this year’s Christmas campaign result, smashing the previous year’s total of £25,135. Your support year-on-year truly makes a difference. We are also extremely grateful to Newmedica, whose team has once again gone above and beyond to double every donation made to eye research this season. Together, we have achieved something extraordinary. Thank you.”

31/12/2025

It’s your LAST CHANCE to make a donation to our ‘Seeing Is Believing’ charity campaign, which closes at midnight tonight.

Why your support is critical:
We are searching for answers surrounding eye conditions and diseases by investing in vital research. Without sight-saving research, those diagnosed with sight loss and blindness are left in the dark.

We need you for this final hurdle. Please help us make these last few hours count!

DONATE TODAY to save sight tomorrow: https://bit.ly/4pDl0vX