The Sunderland Eye Infirmary is a health facility in Sunderland,

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. It is managed by the

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History

The facility has its origins in the Sunderland and North Durham Eye Infirmary established on High Street East in 1836. It subsequently moved to Crowtree Terrace and then relocated to Stockton Road in 1893. It became the Sunderland and Durham County Eye Infirmary in 1903 and the Durham County and Sunderland Eye Infirmary in 1911. 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

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. It joined the

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in 1948.

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