To celebrate the kick-off of the 2023 IBSA World Games, Keith sits down with Alaina MacGregor, the CEO of British Blind Sport, and Monica Smith, the British B1 tennis champion, to talk about preparing for the Games and the importance of a sport

Assistive Technology and the need for Reasonable Adjustments

Jul 13th, 2023 40m 30s

Keith chats about assistive technology with Dr Nasser Siabi, OBE.Nasser is the CEO of Microlink PC, which aims to provide disability management and assistive tech to the workplace.He was awarded an OBE in 2011 for his contribution to helping

Overcoming adversity with Paralympian Darren Harris

May 11th, 2023 36m 48s

Former Paralympian Darren Harris is an expert in overcoming adversity, blending lived experience, storytelling and psychological research. He founded Unblind Your Mind, a transformational programme of speaking, coaching and masterclasses. He i

Bench to Bedside: Professor Robert MacLaren and Joe Pepper

Apr 25th, 2023 34m 36s

What does it take to get ground-breaking research out of the lab and accessible to patients so that we can save sight and change lives? In this episode of the Eye Research Podcast, Professor Robert MacLaren discusses gene therapy for choroidere

Episode 12 Louisa Wickham, National Clinical Director for Eye Care

Mar 31st, 2023 33m 54s

Louisa Wickham is their National Clinical Director for Eye Care and medical director at Moorfields Eye Hospital. In this podcast, she talks to Keith about her passion for ophthalmology, how the eyes can be the window to the rest of the body and

Episode 11 - Funding the future generation of sight loss researchers

Mar 15th, 2023 35m 51s

Keith Valentine talks to some of the PhD students we are privileged to be funding. Throughout the interview, the theme is one of determination and inspiration. The students discuss conducting research in a time of Covid and why connecting wi

Keith Valentine in conversation with Dave Clarke, new chief executive of the British Paralympic Association

Mar 8th, 2023 33m 43s

Keith Valentine chats to Dave Clarke, who has just been appointed chief executive of the British Paralympic Association. Clarke represented his country 144 times in blind football, scoring a record 128 goals in the process. Clarke also spent 24

Episode 9 - Dr Zakariya Jarrar discusses AMD and the gut and working on the frontline during Covid-19

Oct 7th, 2020 20m 39s

In this episode of Eye Research Matters, we speak to Fight for Sight’s newly awarded research fellow Dr Zakariya Jarrar from King’s College. Dr Jarrar was due to begin his research into the role of the gut microbiome in age-related macular deg

Episode 8 - Living with Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Sep 22nd, 2020 22m 14s

In this episode of Eye Research Matters, we speak to supporter Amit Patel about living with Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS).CBS is a common side-effect of sight loss in which people experience visual hallucinations.Fight for Sight is funding tw

Episode 7: Professor Gus Gazzard discusses a more effective laser treatment for glaucoma

Mar 9th, 2020 15m 24s

In this episode of Eye Research Matters, our host Róisín speaks to Professor Gus Gazzard about his pioneering glaucoma study, which was part-funded by Fight for Sight.The study identified a more effective laser treatment for glaucoma.For more

Episode 6: Challenge events and living with keratoconus

Feb 24th, 2020 12m 50s

In this episode of Eye Research Matters, our host Róisín speaks to Fight for Sight supporter Ashley Winter about keratoconus and fundraising.Ashley served in the military for 14 years, but a rare eye condition cut his career short.For more in

Episode 5: Professor Robert MacLaren discusses potential gene therapy for Stargardt disease

Feb 6th, 2020 26m 52s

Today's programme focuses on Stargardt disease and the research underway into the condition.Guest: Professor Robert MacLaren, leading Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Oxford, discusses his research into using gene therapy to treat t

Episode 4: Living with Stargardt macular dystrophy

Jan 13th, 2020 11m 44s

In this episode of Eye Research Matters, our host Róisín speaks to Fight for Sight supporters Rose and her mother Tina about Stargardt disease.Rose was diagnosed with Stargardt macular dystrophy when she was seven years old. Now aged 15, Rose

Episode 3: Living with glaucoma

Dec 3rd, 2019 8m 55s

In this episode of Eye Research Matters, our host, Róisín speaks to Fight for Sight supporter Niki de Lara about her experience of uveitic glaucoma.Niki was diagnosed with a condition called uveitis many years ago, which led to her developing

Episode 2: Professor Keith Martin discusses a new way to repair the damage caused by glaucoma

Nov 13th, 2019 23m 10s

Today’s programme focuses on Glaucoma – its causes, the treatments available, and what research is underway into the condition.Guest: Professor Keith Martin, a neuroscientist with an interest in understanding and treating glaucoma, aided by Fi

Episode 1: Professor Pete Coffey discusses the latest breakthroughs in age-related macular degeneration

Nov 13th, 2019 12m 21s

Today’s programme focuses on age-related macular degeneration and the latest ground-breaking research into the condition.Guest: Professor Pete Coffey, Professor of Visual Psychophysics at Institute of Ophthalmology speaks to Fight for Sight's

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