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Oculomics & the NHS: translating eye-derived biomarkers into population health
The UK is uniquely placed to realise the potential of oculomics and translate eye biomarkers into population health.
INSIGHT communications team
8 hours ago1 min read


Landmark dataset to accelerate research on anterior segment eye disease
Landmark dataset to accelerate research on anterior segment eye disease
INSIGHT communications team
Jun 254 min read


BBC News Arabic on how How AI is Revolutionising Healthcare
BBC News Arabic service interviewed INSIGHT director Pearse Keane for a recent feature on AI in healthcare
INSIGHT communications team
Jun 117 min read


Oculomics, Multiomics and the Future of Eye Health
The latest edition of Acuity, the professional development journal of the College of Optometrists, explores how the eye is becoming one of medicine's most powerful windows into whole-body health
INSIGHT communications team
May 192 min read


Meet the data & AI researchers: Pearse Keane’s Lab at ARVO 2026
researchers from the Keane AI lab are sharing their latest projects at the annual conference of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
INSIGHT communications team
May 15 min read


Using medical AI as ‘autopilot’ risks deskilling of clinicians, caution doctors and aviation safety experts
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into healthcare services, there are important lessons that the medical profession can learn from the aviation industry, which faced widespread loss of human skills after the adoption of autopilot.
INSIGHT communications team
Mar 195 min read


Researchers use health data to tackle a growing challenge in glaucoma care
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide, and detecting it in short-sighted (myopic) patients can be significantly more difficult.
INSIGHT communications team
Mar 124 min read


Decoding disease: The College of Optometrists reports on AI in eye care.
Decoding Disease: the latest edition of Acuity, the journal of the College of Optometrists, explores how AI is transforming eye care by supporting earlier disease detection, clearer tracking and more accurate referrals.
INSIGHT communications team
Feb 101 min read


Protecting privacy and ensuring best practice in data protection
Marked annually on 28th January, Data Protection Day is a timely opportunity to highlight how INSIGHT at Moorfields safeguards data, while enabling world-leading medical research.
INSIGHT communications team
Jan 285 min read


Working with faith communities can overcome trust barriers to build eye health equity, finds report
Engaging with faith groups to encourage responsible health data sharing could play a critical role in improving eye health outcomes for underserved communities, says a new report that surveyed Christian, Jewish, and Muslim worshippers in London.
INSIGHT communications team
Jan 134 min read


Celebrating the legacy of patient advocate Elaine Manna
Elaine Manna passed away in July 2025 after many years of valued contribution as a patient champion for the benefits of health data research and artificial intelligence to improve healthcare. Here, Pearse Keane shares the eulogy he gave at Elaine's funeral, reflecting on their friendship, Elaine's resolve to make a difference, and her lasting impact on eye health research.
INSIGHT communications team
Nov 20, 20253 min read


New initiative to transform UK eye health research by linking national data resources
The UK will benefit from a new initiative to scale the INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub for Eye Health and Oculomics – the world’s largest collection of curated eye imaging and linked clinical data at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
INSIGHT communications team
Nov 5, 20254 min read


AI can identify treatment gaps for patients with macular disease, study shows
Using artificial intelligence (AI) in eye clinics could reduce both undertreatment and overtreatment of neovascular or ‘wet’ age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
INSIGHT communications team
Oct 30, 20254 min read


Pearse Keane elected to the US National Academy of Medicine
Professor Pearse Keane has been elected to the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in recognition of his pioneering role developing medical artificial intelligence (AI) in ophthalmology and forging the novel field of Oculomics - using biomarkers in the eye to detect systemic disease.
INSIGHT communications team
Oct 20, 20252 min read


AI detects eye changes that lead to sight loss in young people
AI can accurately predict when young people with the sight-threatening eye condition kerataconus need treatment to stabilise the cornea and prevent loss of vision
INSIGHT communications team
Sep 18, 20253 min read


Quest to build the first medical AI foundation model with globally representative data
A research consortium of over 100 study groups in more than 65 countries has launched the Global RETFound initiative, a collaborative effort to develop the first globally representative Artificial Intelligence (AI) foundation model in medicine, using 100 million eye images.
INSIGHT communications team
Sep 8, 20253 min read


Greener AI model costs less to accurately diagnose eye disease
In a step forward for sustainable medical artificial intelligence (AI), researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,...
INSIGHT communications team
Sep 4, 20254 min read


AI predicts eye damage from autoimmune drug, years before symptoms appear
A novel AI tool could transform screening for patients taking hydroxychloroquine by spotting early signs of eye damage
INSIGHT communications team
Aug 28, 20253 min read


Professor Pearse Keane awarded Royal Society’s Gabor Medal 2025
The Royal Society has announced that Professor Pearse Keane is the recipient of the 2025 Gabor Medal, in recognition of pioneering retinal imaging research driven by artificial intelligence (AI).
INSIGHT communications team
Aug 27, 20252 min read


ITV news covers medical AI advances at Moorfields Eye Hospital
ITV News has reported on how medical Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools being developed at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University College London’s Institute of Ophthalmology could lead to improved care for patients.
INSIGHT communications team
Jul 22, 20252 min read
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