eyeYPAG is a young persons’ advisory group for eye and vision research which had their first meeting on 2nd March 2019.
The group meets in London at or near Moorfields Eye Hospital 4-5 times a year on a Saturday to:
The Eye-YPAG is supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre.
The group has 12 members aged 8-21 years. All the young people involved have experience of eye problems and treatment and/or have taken part in clinical trials or other research.
Group members said they got involved to:
Read the news item on the Moorfields website about our first meeting.
Jacq Miller: moorfieldsbrc@nihr.ac.uk
NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre
2nd Floor, Wolfson Building
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
11-43 Bath Street
London, EC1V 9EL
Between 12 – 17 July 2026, five eyeYPAG members, three parents and our eyeYPAG facilitator attended the iCAN SUMMIT – a week long meeting for the international Children’s Advisory Network. Children and young people attended from all over the world, including South Africa, Mexico, Spain, France, USA, Poland and England, 72 children and young people […]
On Saturday 20 June eyeYPAG helped co-deliver UCL200 Child Health Science for All. Eyes and Vision Station At our ‘eyes and vision’ station we had two epic researchers with us from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, sharing their research with children and their families: Dr Ameenat Lola Solebo who shared her Citizen Science project teaching […]
On Sunday, 28 June, eyeYPAG members walked the Eye to Eye route to raise funds for Moorfields Eye Charity. We teamed up with the Moorfields Patient Experience Team who run the Moorfields Youth Forum, and together we raised £1,805 thanks to the generosity of our families and friends who sponsored us!
