UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

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UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Established1948
DirectorAndrew Dick[1]
Location
WebsiteUCL Institute of Ophthalmology

The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology is an institute within the Faculty of Brain Sciences of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, United Kingdom. The institute conducts research and post-graduate teaching in the area of ophthalmology (the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye).

The institute has a staff of around 200, including around 45 principal investigators, and cooperates closely with Moorfields Eye Hospital, which it is located adjacent to and with which it is a partner in the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology.[2][3] Together with Moorfields Eye Hospital, the institute is the oldest and largest centre for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in Europe.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Heads of academic departments". UCL. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Research". UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  3. ^ "The Moorfields Eye Hospital/UCL Institute of Ophthalmology National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre". Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Europe's largest academic health science partnership created in London". Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Britain's best hospitals: A patients' guide". The Independent. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2011.

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