Laura Fine, MD

Education

Bio

Dr. Laura C. Fine is a caring and committed person who enjoys helping her patients and serving the field of ophthalmology. She specializes in cataract surgery and the medical, surgical and laser treatment of glaucoma. Her principal goals are to deliver the highest quality care and guidance to patients and their referring doctors while remaining active in teaching, research, and patient advocacy.

Dr. Fine attended Wesleyan University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, she received the Oliver Memorial Prize for Excellence in Ophthalmology. As a resident at the University of California San Francisco, she was awarded the Taylor Asbury Award for Clinical Research. Dr. Fine was honored with the prestigious Heed Foundation Award and completed her glaucoma fellowship training through Harvard Medical School at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

In 2003, Dr. Fine joined Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, where she currently serves as President and Medical Director.  She also served as Medical Director of the Boston Eye Surgery and Laser Center.  She has lectured regularly to primary care physicians through Harvard Medical School’s Primary Care Internal Medicine Course. Dr. Fine is an instructor at both Harvard Medical School and Tufts Medical School, where she helps train medical students, residents, and fellows. She is the medical editor for The Aging Eye Newsletter, an informative patient education brochure produced by Harvard Health Publications.

Dr. Fine is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. She has served on several AAO committees including the Digital Media, Self-Assessment and Eye Care America Committees. She is currently chair of the Eye Care America Seniors Committee and received an AAO Achievement Award in 2014.  Dr. Fine is Past President of the New England Ophthalmological Society and the Chandler-Grant Glaucoma Society. She is a co-founder of the Women Ophthalmologists of New England Society and is a physician ambassador to the Glaucoma Research Foundation.

Dr. Fine is committed to providing her patients with the highest quality, compassionate eye care. She has special interest in advanced technologies for early glaucoma detection and surgical innovations for cataracts and glaucoma. Dr. Fine has a deep appreciation for teamwork and works hard to be an effective team member with patients, staff and colleagues.

Certifications

• American Board of Ophthalmology – Board Certified
• American Medical Association – Member
• American Academy of Ophthalmology – Member
• American Glaucoma Society- Member
• Chandler-Grant Glaucoma Society – Member
• New England Ophthalmological Society – Member
• Massachusetts Medical Society – Member
• Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons – Member
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery – Member