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
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