Eye Care

St. Elizabeth’s is committed to protecting and preserving the precious gift of sight.  As home to St. Elizabeth’s own renowned eye specialists and the Tufts Medical Center’s New England Eye Center (NEEC), we provide exceptional care in a patient-focused environment, bringing proven new treatments and technological advances to the community.

At St. Elizabeth’s, board-certified physicians and surgeons, highly skilled in every ophthalmic specialty, provide comprehensive eye care for children and adults – with services ranging from routine eye examinations to eye surgery for the most complex conditions. 

Services include:

• Customized Vision Correction using the latest techniques in laser surgery
• Cataract surgery using phacoemulsification technology and standard or premium intraocular lens implants
• Glaucoma treatments including medical, laser and surgical techniques
• Vitreoretinal disease therapies including advanced evaluation and treatment of retinal diseases and age-related macular degeneration
• Cornea Service for evaluation and management of cornea, uveitis and dry eye disease; corneal transplant and laser therapeutics
• Aesthetic Eye Services  in which expert eye plastic surgeons perform both corrective and cosmetic surgery around the eye
• Optometry  and Contact Lens Services – with a full optical shop on site in the Medical Office Building.

All procedures are carried out in state-of-the-art facilities by devoted, experienced staff and adhere to the highest standards of care.  Most take place in convenient locations on or adjacent to the hospital grounds with plentiful, inexpensive parking and easy patient access.