Who is running and who is funding the trial?
LENS is being led by experienced doctors and researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. The trial is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), which is funded by the Department of Health. The NIHR exists to improve the health of the nation through medical research. Treatment for this trial has been obtained from Mylan (a pharmaceutical company), however the company plays no other role in the trial. LENS results will be analysed by researchers at the University of Oxford.