Help local services for blind and vision impaired people bloom this spring. 

Two young people with vision impairment on a farm visit. They are sat on a sofa, having a conversation.

What we do

Imagine being told that you, or someone you love, is losing their sight.

At that moment, two profound questions demand urgent answers: Can this be stopped? How will I live my life? Fight for Sight exists to answer both questions positively. We find and fund brilliant minds and bright ideas, putting change in sight for everyone impacted by vision loss. 

Our researchers are at the forefront, making breakthroughs and discoveries that will help us to better understand, prevent, diagnose and treat eye disease. The partnerships we build and initiatives we support are changing lives for blind and vision impaired people.

We won’t stop until we: 'Save Sight. Change Lives.'

  • Every 6 minutes
    a person in the UK hears that they will lose their sight
  • Just 1.2%
    of public investment in medical research goes into eye research
  • 2.7 million
    people will be living with vision loss by 2030. We’ll make sure life after vision loss is not a lonely one
  • Almost £30m
    is how much we plan to invest across scientific and social change over the next 5 years

Our impact

  • Our impact

    Read how your support enables us to fund brilliant minds and bright ideas putting change in sight for everyone impacted by vision loss.

    Minnie, Mariya, and Minnie's mother in a clinic.
  • Our Research Funding

    We fund brilliant minds working to put change in sight for everyone impacted by vision loss.

    Group of researchers working together in the lab
  • Social change fund

    For projects with the potential to transform the lives of blind and vision impaired people.

    A group of young people with vision impairment taking part in a farm visit. They are sitting around a table exchanging stories and laughing.