Founded in 1897, The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH) in Dublin is the National Referral Centre for eye, ear, nose, and throat disorders. A National Centre of Excellence providing tertiary and quaternary services in ophthalmology and otolaryngology, it is the main tertiary provider for complex subspeciality eye disorders. RVEEH offers primary and secondary care services to South Dublin areas, and provides for all complex diseases of the eye that require medical and/or surgical care, including a dedicated ophthalmology A&E service for acute retinal detachment for Greater Dublin. RVEEH is a national tertiary referral centre for services not provided elsewhere, e.g., uveitis, ocular oncology, cornea, and strabismus. In the specialities of glaucoma, plastics, and retina, some of the procedures necessary are only available at RVEEH.