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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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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · 2h

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

theophthalmologist.com/issues/2025/...

AI Without Borders

An international coalition aims to tackle health inequities with a globally representative retinal AI model

theophthalmologist.com

INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · 18d

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

bit.ly/48tdK01

Professor Pearse Keane views retinal scans on a computer screen

INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · 22d

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

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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Sep 4

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
bit.ly/4mOHN6R #RETFoundGreen

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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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Aug 28

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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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Aug 21

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

INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Aug 13

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 @insitro.bsky.social · Aug 11

7️⃣ years of using AI differently. That means looking where others don’t. . . or can’t.

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moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social · Aug 5

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

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moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social · Jul 28

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.

🔗 buff.ly/pzox5f5

#NIHRsupported @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social @insighteyehub.bsky.social

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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Jul 23

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

INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Jul 18

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...

www.insight.hdrhub.org

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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Jul 7

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

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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Jul 4

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 · 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

🔗 buff.ly/bSdOuyr

@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.

INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Jun 20

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

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moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social · Jun 20

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.

🔗 buff.ly/4kV5X3W

#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.

moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk

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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Jun 18

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 · 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.

buff.ly/aKz8HQV

#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.

INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Jun 16

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

INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · Jun 4

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

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moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social · May 30

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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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · May 27

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.

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:

friendsofmoorfields.org.uk/friends-shor...

A close-up of a volunteer in scrubs holding a patient's hand. Text reads: 2025 - The Charity Awards - Shortlisted.

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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · May 23

Thanks to @moorfieldsfriends.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social and many others for helping to amplify the event!

INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · May 23

Our #DataSavesSight pop-up at Moorfields Eye Hospital
was a fantastic opportunity to meet patients, staff and members of the public.

We shared how routinely collected eye data is anonymised, curated and made accessible for world-leading research.

Find out more: 🔗 bit.ly/48IdvuH

Pearse Keane stands chatting with three visitors at the entrance to the exhibition space in Moorfields Eye Hospital main corridor

Three people - visitors and the INSIGHT team - smile to the camera during the pop-up event, against the white walls of the exhibition space at Moorfields Eye Hospital

Tara Lee from the Open Data Institute and INSIGHT's Data Trust Advisory Board stands beside the INSIGHT banner at the entrance to the exhibition space at Moorfields Eye Hospital

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · May 21

Congratulations to Prof Matteo Carandini @carandinilab.net @ucleye.bsky.social on his election as a Fellow of the @royalsociety.org in recognition of his invaluable contributions to scientific research in visual neuroscience #RSFellows @uclbrainscience.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

UCL visual neuroscientist elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Professor Matteo Carandini (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his invaluable contributions to scientific research.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · May 21

Meet Siegfried Wagner, who co-founded the field of #oculomics - using data & AI to unlock the eye as a window to human health.

On Thurs 22 May, Siegfried will be at our pop-up event at Moorfields City Rd from 1pm - 2pm.

🔗https://bit.ly/42R7j3V

@ucleye.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social

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