| Bristol Eye Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Map Type: | Bristol |
| Coordinates: | 51.4585°N -2.5948°W |
| Region: | Bristol |
| State: | England |
| Country: | UK |
| Healthcare: | NHS |
| Type: | Teaching |
| Speciality: | Ophthalmology |
| Emergency: | Daytime |
| Affiliation: | University of Bristol, Faculty of Health and Social Care University of the West of England |
| Beds: | 11[1] |
| Founded: | 1808 |
Bristol Eye Hospital is a specialist ophthalmic hospital in Bristol.[2] It is part of the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.[3] The University of Bristol Dental Hospital is adjacent, and the Bristol Royal Infirmary is nearby.[4]
The hospital was founded in 1808 by Dr William Henry Goldwyer as "The Institution for the Cure of Disease of the Eye Amongst the Poor" in Lower Maudlin Street.[5] In 1839, and again in 1898, it expanded into adjoining buildings. In 1935 a new building was completed, which was in turn replaced in 1982 creating the present hospital which opened in 1986. A refurbishment and expansion took place between 2010 and 2011.[6]