Well done to Moorfields Eye Charity cyclists who took to the roads of London
On the 2 August, 68 riders took part in the annual 100-mile cycle event, Prudential RideLondon, to raise money for Moorfields Eye Hospital.
The riders had places with the hospitals' charity, Moorfields Eye Charity and will join 20,000 cyclists on a scenic adventure pedaling from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park all the way through the picturesque Surrey countryside and back to the Mall outside Buckingham Palace.
Consultant ophthalmologist Mr Keith Barton, who is participated for the third time this year said: “It is a fantastic event but not for the faint-hearted. The most memorable part of the ride last year was cycling non-stop across London with thousands of other cyclists – no traffic lights, no buses, no traffic all the way from the Olympic Stadium along the embankment, through Trafalgar Square, past Harrods and the museums, and out into the country.”
Special mention also goes to the Fairy Queen Dream Team a strong team from Northumberland, led by James Chapple who cycled to raise money for research into Aniridia. James daughter Ella has the disorder.
A great big thank you to all our cyclists for taking part; your efforts are much appreciated.
Notes to editors
• Moorfields Eye Charity supports the incredible and pioneering work of Moorfields Eye Hospital and its research partner, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, making a difference for patients at the hospital and for people with sight problems around the world.
• We raise money to help the hospital provide the best possible care for its patients, educate the researchers and clinicians of tomorrow and support leading-edge research that aims to develop new treatments for blinding diseases.• Moorfields is one of the world’s leading eye hospitals, providing expertise in clinical care, research and education. We have provided excellence in eye care for more than 200 years and we continue to be at the forefront of new breakthroughs and developments. We are an integral part of one of the UK’s first academic health science centres, UCL Partners, and also one of the new academic health science networks. We were one of the first NHS organisations to achieve foundation trust status in 2004.
• We treat the entire range of eye diseases, from common complaints to rare conditions which require treatments not available anywhere else in the UK. We dealt with more than 528,824 attendances in 2012/13 at our main hospital base in London’s City Road and at 21 other sites in and around the capital, enabling us to provide expert care closer to patients’ homes.
• With our research partners at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, we run one of the largest ophthalmic research programmes in the world and have the highest measure of scientific productivity and impact in the world for our research activity. For further information, please visit www.moorfields.nhs.uk.
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