Fight for Sight ensures continuation of eye research

Fight for Sight has announced that it will continue to award research funding despite the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic to ensure that work to end sight loss does not stop.

The charity plans to fund up to nine PhDs to establish a pipeline of research that could lead to breakthroughs in treatments for sight loss and eye conditions.

Sherine Krause, chief executive at Fight for Sight, said: ‘This is a challenging time and there’s a real risk that funding in this area is reduced, so we feel it’s vital that we can carry on funding the best research in the sight loss sector.

‘Although it’s inevitable that some research will be delayed as the doctors and NHS staff we fund are redeployed to the frontline and labs and equipment are redirected into efforts to beat Covid-19, we remain as committed as ever to the fight against sight loss. We will be working closely with our researchers over the coming months to make sure they can continue their work. We thank all our researchers, funding partners and supporters for helping to find solutions for sight loss and blindness.’