About Us
Around 1.1 million people in the UK currently have glaucoma. Half of them don’t know they have it. At Glaucoma UK, we want to end preventable sight loss caused by glaucoma.
We campaign to raise awareness, so glaucoma is detected early and can be treated. We support people to live well with glaucoma, by ensuring people can access reliable help and access when and how they need it. We support sight saving research and development by funding high-quality research into glaucoma prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure. We advocate for glaucoma patients with those who develop policy, commission services and deliver care.
Who are we?
Glaucoma UK is a membership charity passionate about making sure that people living with glaucoma have a say in how and where their care and treatment are delivered. We provide a host of support services to help people at all stages of their glaucoma journey, but we’re also here for the professionals too – providing support and resources and helping them keep in touch with what matters most to people with glaucoma.
Get to know us
You can read more about the breadth of our work and the impact that it has on our blog.
Join the Glaucoma UK team
If you’re interest in joining our team, you can find information about any vacancies on our ‘Recruitment’ page.
Are you a journalist?
If you have a media or press enquiry, everything you need to get in touch is on our media & press page.
Annual Report and Financial Statements
Annual report and financial statements 2024-25
Meet the team
Trustees
Glaucoma UK is governed by a Board of Trustees who oversee our strategy, activity and performance, finances, and policies. The Board includes some of the UK’s top glaucoma specialists. Half of our trustees have first-hand experience living with glaucoma.
Professor Cecilia Fenerty MD PGCert FRCOphth
Chair
Stephen Epstein BSc (Hons) FCOptom
Vice Chair
Prabhakar Sundaresan
Honorary Treasurer
Teresa Borsuk RIBA
Trustee
Ray Spendiff FCCA
Trustee
Dr Susan Blakeney PhD FCOptom
Trustee
Professor Roshini Sanders DO FRCS FRCSophth
Trustee
Professor Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi RN NMP PhD FRCN
Trustee
Christopher Hunton
Trustee
Ms Winifred Nolan MD FRCOphth
Trustee
Mr James Kirwan MA FRCOphth
Trustee
Trevor Jones
Fundraising Trustee Advocate
Members of staff
Our Executive Team oversee the day to day running of the charity, supported by a dedicated staff team.
Joanne Creighton
Chief Executive
Kay Cox
Head of Finance
Dan De-Buriatte
Head of IT
Natallie Hoare
Head of Fundraising
Joanna Hodgkinson
Head of Research
Rachel Nunn
Head of Communications
Daniel Whitbread
Head of Support Services
Insight magazine
Our quarterly membership magazine is full of useful information for people with glaucoma and their loved ones. Glaucoma UK members receive the printed magazine delivered direct to their home.