Sunderland Eye Infirmary
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Sunderland Eye Infirmary
Shown in Tyne and Wear
Geography
Location	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	54°53′21″N 1°22′52″W / 54.8892°N 1.3812°W / 54.8892; -1.3812
Organisation
Care system	Public NHS
Type	Eye Hospital
Services
Emergency department	No Accident & Emergency
History
Opened	1836
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England

The Sunderland Eye Infirmary is a health facility in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. It is managed by the South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The facility has its origins in the Sunderland and North Durham Eye Infirmary established on High Street East in 1836.^[1] It subsequently moved to Crowtree Terrace and then relocated to Stockton Road in 1893.^[1] It became the Sunderland and Durham County Eye Infirmary in 1903 and the Durham County and Sunderland Eye Infirmary in 1911.^[1] The current facility, which was financed by a gift from Sir John Priestman, a shipbuilder, was opened by Princess Elizabeth as the Sir John Priestman Durham County and Sunderland Eye Infirmary shortly after the Second World War.^[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.^[3]