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From taught programmes to research degrees, we deliver world-class ophthalmic education to help you develop your expertise.

Our research
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Our research

Our research is transformative, bringing together scientists, clinicians and patients to make a real difference to people’s lives.

About us
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About us

Working in collaboration with Moorfields Eye Hospital, we aim to generate better therapies, diagnostics and knowledge of eye care.

Institute of Ophthalmology Strategy: 2025-2030
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Institute of Ophthalmology Strategy: 2025-2030

Read our strategic direction for the Institute and find out how we are delivering ground-breaking research ​from bench to bedside,​ through innovation, education ​and knowledge exchange.

Ophthalmology

SCImago Institution Rankings 2025: Ophthalmology

# 1 in Europe

UCL has been ranked the best place in Europe to study ophthalmology (SCImago Institution Rankings 2025 for Ophthalmology).

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Course spotlight

Bioscience Innovation and Enterprise MSc
Bioscience Entrepreneurship MSc - management students in a hub

Bioscience Innovation and Enterprise MSc

Business School for Bioscientists: this MSc's novel integrated curriculum teaches the parts of business and management that are most relevant for applying science to real-world problems.

Discover our featured research

Genetic therapy gives infants life-changing improvements in sight
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Genetic therapy gives infants life-changing improvements in sight

Four young children have gained life-changing improvements in sight following treatment with a pioneering new genetic medicine through UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital, with the support of MeiraGTx.

First treatment for rare sight-threatening infection approved in Europe
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First treatment for rare sight-threatening infection approved in Europe

The European Commission has approved AKANTIOR®, the first treatment for acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare sight-threatening eye infection, after 15 years of research supported by UCL.

UCL eye specialist helps save sight of 24 wounded Bangladeshi students
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UCL eye specialist helps save sight of 24 wounded Bangladeshi students

A UCL eye specialist and a Moorfields Eye Hospital colleague were invited to Dhaka to perform sight-saving surgery for people injured by bullets in protests last summer.

News

Celebrating impact beyond academia
Celebrating impact beyond academia

Celebrating impact beyond academia

Staff and students across the Faculty came together to celebrate the incredible achievements and contributions at the inaugural Faculty of Brain Sciences Celebrating Impact Awards.

11 Jul 2025

Dean’s List of top performing postgraduate students for 2023/24 announced
Dean’s List of top performing postgraduate students for 2023/24 announced

Dean’s List of top performing postgraduate students for 2023/24 announced

Every year the Dean recognises the top postgraduate students, in terms of academic performance, from across the Faculty.

25 Jun 2025

Congratulations to Professor Christiana Ruhrberg for being awarded a grant by the Leducq Foundation
Congratulations to Professor Christiana Ruhrberg for being awarded a grant by the Leducq Foundation

Congratulations to Professor Christiana Ruhrberg for being awarded a grant by the Leducq Foundation

The Leducq Foundation is an international grant-making organisation with a mission to improve human health through international efforts to combat cardiovascular disease and stroke.

24 Jun 2025