Ground was broken on July 11 at an event to mark the start of construction to build a new eye care, research and education project in London.
The Oriel project in Camden will house Moorfields Eye Hospital, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity.
Dr Martin Kuper, Moorfields Eye Hospital chief executive, said: ‘We have been looking forward to this breaking ground event for a long time. It signifies we are now in the construction stage of the project to build the new home for Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.
‘Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to get us to this stage. This centre will support our global reputation for excellence and help us deliver outstanding care for all our patients.’
The centre was designed to harness the expertise of all three partners under one roof and speed up the delivery of the highest quality treatments and therapies for patients.
Guests at the event included Lord Markham CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, key staff involved in the development and design of Oriel, NHS leaders and leadership donors who supported the project.