Congratulations to Dr Ana Catalina Rodriguez Martinez who passed her #PhD viva yesterday 🥳 Well done @anarod7.bsky.social, well deserved, you worked incredibly hard! The whole @ucleye.bsky.social lab are all so pleased for you ❤️

We look forward to welcoming you to Leicester this summer! -UK-EGG 2026 Annual Meeting Committee Mervyn Thomas, @profmariya.bsky.social Cecile Mejecase Chloe Stanton Neeru Vallabh @karkstaphonsen.bsky.social Chloe Brotherton Alessia Amato

Today, on my way to London to host an #UsherSyndrome patient information day for 250 people living with this condition. @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social A little bleary-eyed, stayed up late preparing for the day!

Welcomed the team from #SepulBio, who are sponsoring the antisense oligonucleotide #Ultevursen clinical trial for #UsherSyndrome, to @moorfields.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social for a tour of our Clinical Research Facility.

Its been an intense week! I visited #Roche headquarters in Basel, #Switzerland on Monday. What a fantastic place to work. Check out the view from their research laboratories!

Congratulations to all those on the #Ophthalmologist #PowerList 2026. So proud of my fellow @moorfields.bsky.social and @ucleye.bsky.social colleagues. They are truly real drivers for change! 💙 theophthalmologist.com/power-list/2...

We are seeking two part-time Research Assistants to join a research group lead by Professor Mariya Moosajee, @profmariya.bsky.social, focused on understanding ocular development and genetic diseases of the eye. Deadline to apply is 23 March. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

We are hosting an #UsherSyndrome Patient #Information Day on Sat 21st March in London with @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social. Its free and will be hugely informative to those touched by this rare condition. Please register to attend using this link👉🏼 www.eventbrite.com/e/usher-synd...

Usher Syndrome Information Day 2026

Join us in person for Usher Syndrome Info Day 2026 to learn, share, and connect with the community!

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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Thank you to the brilliant ladies in my research lab @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social who make such a difference to vision research #WomeninScience @anarod7.bsky.social Dr Nicky Cronbach, Dr Randa Li 💙

New UK clinical guidance published in Eye aims to improve the identification and management of Charles Bonnet syndrome, a common but under-recognised consequence of sight loss. Read the full article: moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/new-uk-clini... @profmariya.bsky.social | @charlesbonnetsyndrome.uk

Very well-deserved! 🥳 (Fun fact: Prof. Moosajee was only the second woman to be awarded the Lang Medal since 1965)

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I collected my engraved #LangMedal today from the Royal Society of Medicine #SoProud #RSM

I collected my engraved #LangMedal today from the Royal Society of Medicine #SoProud #RSM

#HappyNewYear to everyone. We’ve had some spectacular sunsets recently with the icy cold air and clear skies. Look at that orange #fiery!

Our @ucleye.bsky.social research lab #Christmas party! Big thank you from me to each team member. I think you’re all fabulous 🥰 Hard working and dedicated to helping patients with rare #genetic eye diseases! 🙌🏼 💙

I attended the #WomenInVisionUK annual conference today. Empowering women to lead from the heart 💙 As one of the founders, it was so heartening to see how the organisation is thriving and growing #WomenSupportingWomen ❤️ #WomenInSTEM @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @anarod7.bsky.social

Followed by my second engagement @ukparliament.parliament.uk this afternoon supporting the launch of the eye care pathway for children & young people with vision impairment hosted by MPs @shockatadam.bsky.social @marshadecordova.bsky.social and @guidedogsuk.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social

Busy day today with a visit to @ukparliament.parliament.uk to help support Judith Potts & #EsmesUmbrella lobby goverment for a dedicated diagnostic pathway for #CharlesBonnetSyndrome with fellow Trustee Helen Khan from @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social

Stunning firework display yesterday @leedscastle.bsky.social The theme was L❤️VE!

We have arrived at #Seirei Hamamatsu Eye Centre #Japan to deliver an educational workshop on #CharlesBonnetSyndrome #CBS with Dr Lee Jones and Dr Bethany Higgins. @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social Thank you to #EsmesUmbrella and #DaiwaFoundation for sponsoring us 🙏🏼

Genetic eye diseases affect 1 in 1000 people, but there is currently only one gene therapy available on the NHS, which can only help about 80 patients in the UK. Join Crick group leader and ophthalmologist @profmariya.bsky.social as she explains gene therapy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5qG...

What is Gene Therapy and How Can it Help Genetic Eye Disease? – with Mariya Moosajee

YouTube video by The Francis Crick Institute

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Its #WorldSightDay and I have been invited to deliver the #LangLecture at @roysocmed.bsky.social this evening! #SoHonoured!

The 28th @wellcometrust.bsky.social Photography Prize is showcasing its top 25 entries @crick.ac.uk. I was struck Madeleine Waller’s entry, who took photos of her mother, who lives alone in Australia. The series is entitled; I spend more than 150 hours alone each week… #Loneliness #Heartbreaking

Thank you #CureUsher for hosting a wonderful charity ball to raise vital funds for #research and raising #awareness of #UsherSyndrome 💙

Here is my wonderful #Genetics team at Moorfields marking #JeansForGenesDay #DreamTeam looking after patients with rare genetic eye diseases and giving their very best! @anarod7.bsky.social @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social

🚨ATTN: UK EGG community! 👀🧬 On Thursday October 9th at 5:30pm we invite you to attend the prestigious Lang Lecture delivered by our President, Prof @MariyaMoosajee @RoySocMed entitled "A Genetic Trip Around the Globe" Register here: tinyurl.com/3hs6b6ar 👀🫵 UK Eye Genetics Group Executive

A Genetic Trip Around the Globe

Get updated on the most recent advances in genetic eye diseases and novel treatments

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Very proud that #Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has come top of the #NHS league tables compared to all other trusts in England 🏆 Its a wonderful place to work with great colleagues & very special patients #GeneticEyeDisease We are honoured to provide you with the best care 💙

Thanks to Dr Manoj Parulekar and Prof Tony Moore for inviting me to speak at the Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium at St John’s College, Cambridge University. #SharingKnowledge on #Eye development with great discussions. It has been truly stimulating!

Just arrived in #Cambridge at St John’s College for the 53rd Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium focused on one of my specialties #Embryogenesis and the #Eye.

Dr Ngozi Oluonye and I had a fantastic #WAGR weekend in Arundel hosted by the International WAGR Syndrome Association. To learn about this ultra #RareDisease, visit #GeneVision: gene.vision/knowledge-ba... W=Wilms tumour A=Aniridia G=Genitourinary abnormalities R=Range of developmental issues

Looking to join a great #research team @ucleye.bsky.social & work in my group to push new frontiers of #DigitalHealth in #Ophthalmology, then please apply here 👇🏼 New start for the academic year!

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We are seeking a Research Fellow to join an innovative research programme at @ucleye.bsky.social at the intersection of digital health and eye care research. Closing date: 28 July. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...