Dr. Mariya Moosajee's Lab

10/10/2021

Exciting times, yesterday we began offering our patients
Moorfields Eye Hospital
whole genome sequencing as the gold standard genetic test for their genetic eye condition through the heart!

Here is a helpful information leaflet for future patients & familieshttps://england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/genome-sequencing-rare-disease-patient-information.pdf

10/08/2021

WATCH: Dr Mariya Moosajee highlights therapies approved as well as under study to improve treatment for patients with inherited retinal disease.

Dr Mariya Moosajee highlights therapies approved as well as under study to improve treatment for patients with inherited retinal disease.

02/07/2021

It's week!

We’re launching a chat bot for our http://gene.vision website to make it even more to learn about genetic eye conditions. You can use Amazon’s with it!

Watch this: http://vimeo.com/568527543

NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre

Have a look to see how our new chat bot works to make our information on https://gene.vision even more accessible. Simply type in your questions and allow artificial…

22/06/2021

June 21st is Aniridia Day! I’m on the scientific organising committee of the European Aniridia Conference to be held virtually from London on 31st July-1st August 2021.
Mark Aniridia Day today by booking a place at the next big learning and networking event about aniridia
Free registration is open- all patients and healthcare professionals welcome: http://2020.aniridiaconference.eu

02/03/2021

Well done to Jo Milne for raising awareness of .

I’m wearing my ribbon today to celebrate

Today is the birth date of Charles Usher back in 1865, who first described the condition! Molly Watt Trust - Registered Charity Number 1154853 Usher Kids UK CUREUsher

15/02/2021

I’ve just had the privilege of being interviewed by Charlie Haynes for BBC Breakfast showing tomorrow Tue 16th Feb about our latest research on effects of Covid-19 lockdown on

Please look out for our new paper published in BMJ reporting on Charles Bonnet Syndrome! This study along with & the great work of Esme's Umbrella Awareness Campaign for Charles Bonnet Syndrome and other sight loss charities Macular Society, RNIB, Fight for Sight and Retina UK are greatly helping to raise awareness of . Think sight loss, think CBS- we must inform our patients!

Over 50% of CBS patients had increased hallucinations, more disturbing content with fear/anxiety during the lockdown. Social isolation was the main trigger.

Big thanks to Lee Jones, Lara Ditzel-Finn & Judith Potts
Please Esme's Umbrella Awareness Campaign for Charles Bonnet Syndrome

https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000670

11/02/2021

Today is International Women in Science Day for .

https://bit.ly/3aT67AP
I also spoke to UCL Brain Sciences to celebrate this day!

I couldn’t be prouder to represent Women in Vision UK. Collectively over 350 amazing women working in ophthalmology & research, making a huge difference to our knowledge base, scientific advancements & most importantly improving patients lives. Well done .

Professor Mariya Moosajee is a clinician-scientist, and holds a Chair in Molecular Ophthalmology at the Institute of Ophthalmology specialising in genetic eye disease. She is also a Wellcome Trust Beit Prize Clinical Research Career Development Fellow and a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields E...

11/02/2021

Johnny Connor, played by in last night's episode of Coronation Street reported seeing cockroaches & mice in prison. None of his other cell mates could see them. He’s suffering from visual hallucinations due to his sight loss . If you need advice, please visit:
Esme's Umbrella Awareness Campaign for Charles Bonnet Syndrome.

Soaps like Coronation Street play a massively important role in . I’ve been following Johnny Connor’s multiple sclerosis storyline & his sight loss from optic neuritis. So thrilled that Charles Bonnet syndrome will be highlighted to the nation!

04/01/2021

I’m constantly fascinated by my field of medicine. The human is mind boggling- just a single molecular letter spelling mistake amongst 3 billion of our genetic code can lead to such debilitating diseases. My is tackle this & find treatments for my patients!

Happy new year !! May 2021 bring good news for us all!

08/12/2020

So thrilled with with over 5000 page views by nearly 1100 visitors from 50 countries! Please take a look https://gene.vision and spread the word!

30/11/2020

Massive thanks to everyone who has contributed to over the past year. Especially NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre and Retina UK for their joint funding, Alex Yeong and Pete Thomas for the content and web design, my clinical and research teams at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital for their input and advice.

Further thanks to MACS, Aniridia Network
International WAGR Syndrome Association (IWSA), Nystagmus Network, The Molly Watt Trust, Usher Kids UK and The Norrie Disease Foundation for endorsing making sure the content is accurate & understandable for patients affected by the spectrum of