The Manchester Royal Eye Hospital is one of the largest eye teaching hospitals in Europe and was founded on its present site in 1884. In the next 2 years we will be moving to a brand new Eye Hospital, thus continuing our tradition of providing the best care for patients in the Manchester and the North of England. The Royal Eye Hospital is part of the Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Manchester Royal Eye Hospital is acknowledged as a centre of excellence for all aspects of ophthalmology, including out patient care, surgery, education and research, and is renowned both globally and nationally for its pioneering work.

The hospital provides an extensive range of eye services for both adults and children. All types of eye surgery are carried out by the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital consultants, many having practiced at the hospital for many years. All the consultants are ably assisted by the superb after-care team that prides itself on the delivery of the very best in patient care.

Manchester Centre for Vision (MCV) is the private patient / fee paying unit of the Royal Eye Hospital and is based within the hospital. It is one of the few places in the United Kingdom where all aspects of laser and surgical vision correction are provided on one site.

All the surgeons are on the specialist register of the General Medical Council and are Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeons at NHS hospitals and have undergone rigorous training in all aspects of Ophthalmology.