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Ines Maria De Carvalho Lains

Ines Maria De Carvalho Lains, MD, PhD

Comprehensive Ophthalmology

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • French
  • English

Gender

Female

Locations

  1. Mass Eye and Ear Retina Service
  2. Mass Eye and Ear Retina Service

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Vitreoretinal Surgery, 2024
  • Residency: Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Ophthalmology, 2022
  • Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, General Surgery, 2020
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts Eye and Ear, RESEARCH Retina Service, 2018
  • Residency: Coimbra University Hospital, Ophthalmology, 2014
  • Internship: Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Transitional Year, 2011
  • Medical Education: Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 2010

Board Certifications

  • Ophthalmology: American Board of Ophthalmology, 2023

Insurance

Search plans
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
  • Cigna
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Community Health Options
  • Coventry
  • Fallon Health
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • MassHealth
  • Medicaid CT
  • Medicaid ME
  • Medicaid NH
  • Medicaid RI
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Senior Whole Health
  • TriCare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred PPO
  • Tufts Public Health Plan
  • United Health Care
  • Wellpoint
  • WellSense

Ratings & Reviews

4.8 out of 5

154 ratings, 66 reviews

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  • Reviewed on 2/9/2026

    The staff was wonderful and very respectful.

  • Reviewed on 2/10/2026

    Dr. Lains is very knowledgeable and made for an excellent visit.

  • Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    I love my Dr lains always glad to see her

  • Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    She saved the sight in my left eye. What more can I say. She is the best.

  • Reviewed on 1/31/2026

    Very understanding and knowledgably

  • Reviewed on 1/29/2026

    Timely appointments with different tests to be done are hard to stay in-sync, but Dr. Lains runs a tight ship and expects her team to keep everything running on time. Much appreciated!

  • Reviewed on 1/26/2026

    She was quite knowledgeable and very helpful.

  • Reviewed on 1/24/2026

    very knowledgeable and helpful,

  • Reviewed on 1/14/2026

    I was disappointed at my diagnosis but it was honest and they told it like it is. My doctor was positive that I could live with one eye well.

  • Reviewed on 1/11/2026

    Competent, caring professional and thorough in her evaluation and treatment of me as an individual not merely as a patient.

  • Reviewed on 1/11/2026

    She was very nice

  • Reviewed on 1/9/2026

    She was great, she was knowledgeable, and she knew what she was doing, what she was talking about, and if I score, I'll give her 100%.

  • Reviewed on 1/5/2026

    This was an urgent appointment since my vision did not respond to my last AMD treatment as normal or expected. Dr. Ines de Carvalho Lains Took exceptional care to reassure me and to determine what was causing the difficulty.

  • Reviewed on 12/24/2025

    [redacted] The doctor and her staff were very good and efficient without feeling rushed. I would definitely recommend her and ME&E to others.

  • Reviewed on 12/16/2025

    Very impressed with Dr. Lains. Knowledgeable and interested in explaining and answering all of my concerns.

  • Reviewed on 12/11/2025

    Hello, my name is [redacted]. I'm very happy with the providers, the doctors who treated me, the nurses, and the care I received. I'm very grateful [redacted].

  • Reviewed on 12/11/2025

    Excellent

  • Reviewed on 12/7/2025

    I am satisfied

  • Reviewed on 12/4/2025

    Excellent experience

  • Reviewed on 11/30/2025

    Attentive, caring, and compassionate

  • Reviewed on 11/27/2025

    My experience with Mass Eye and Ear was tremendous. Everybody wad attentive to my needs, and the place was busy. I see Dr. Lains and she is wonderful. I have another follow-up visit with her next year. She is great.

  • Reviewed on 11/26/2025

    Very good experience.

  • Reviewed on 12/1/2025

    Dr. Lains is delightful with a positive professional manner. She always listens to my concerns intently and responds until I am comfortable understanding any new changes, and whatever is expected of me for at home participation in my care. I like that she always ends our visits with "do you have any other questions for me?" It reminds me to jot down concerns - that I will have an opportunity to clarify issues at the end visit. I 'm very happy to be under her care!

  • Reviewed on 11/21/2025

    Very thoughtful, courteous, and spent a lot of time answering questions and was not rushed. Wanted to give the best care they could do at the time of the visit. And I was very well happy and respected of that. And I appreciated being able to feel comfortable and just answered all questions and made sure thoroughly all tests were explained to me and everything else in the outcome and follow-up.

  • Reviewed on 11/9/2025

    Good.

  • Reviewed on 11/3/2025

    Dr. Lains is exceptional. I would highly recommend her to anyone. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 11/1/2025

    Dr Lains is exceptional in her knowledge, skills and care and compassion.

  • Reviewed on 10/27/2025

    Excellent doctor and very helpful

  • Reviewed on 10/5/2025

    The entire staff, Doctors, Nurses, Techs and receptionists were super helpful and easy to deal with great and professional staff.

  • Reviewed on 10/5/2025

    I highly recommend Dr. Lains and her staff for any and all retina related treatment

  • Reviewed on 9/28/2025

    They all made me feel at ease and I felt I was getting great care.

  • Reviewed on 9/28/2025

    Care was provided as it should

  • Reviewed on 9/27/2025

    Explained everything in detail. Easy to understand.

  • Reviewed on 9/26/2025

    She clearly knew what she was doing and was efficient during the exam. She explained everything at the end and answered all my questions.

  • Reviewed on 9/26/2025

    Excellent doctor, very caring, knowledgeable, and kind. She is an asset not only for the States but for the world!

  • Reviewed on 9/24/2025

    Dr. Lains is excellent in all aspects. Always prepared, courteous, professional yet friendly and approachable, thoughtful and a great communicator. She is a surgeon and always a pleasure to see. All her patients, myself included, are lucky to have her.

  • Reviewed on 9/7/2025

    It was a very pleasant experience and very helpful and she spent a lot of time with me and I appreciated that.

  • Reviewed on 9/7/2025

    explained that my previous medication received from another doctor was not correct

  • Reviewed on 9/5/2025

    The doctor was very transparent, concerned and extremely confident.

  • Reviewed on 9/5/2025

    She is very capable, knowledgeable and careful. But she is so busy with patients.

  • Reviewed on 8/29/2025

    Hi, I was told that I would find the results of the test and that this would be done by telephone. I don't know when they're calling. If I should call them or they call me, I would like to know the results of the testing. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 8/27/2025

    I Pray, if I should EVER need care for my Eyes in the future this facility and it's outstanding caregivers will be there.

  • Reviewed on 8/26/2025

    Dr Lains is caring, thorough and knowledgeable. I feel lucky to have found her! Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 8/26/2025

    Very thorough & professional

  • Reviewed on 8/18/2025

    All of the appointments and meeting with the doctor has been a very positive and wonderful experience. I will not hesitate to have Mrs. Lane do any surgeries on any of my family members. I thought they were great. Thanks much, bye.

  • Reviewed on 8/17/2025

    Excellent

  • Reviewed on 8/17/2025

    She was excellent!

  • Reviewed on 7/17/2025

    Excellent treatment very professional, knowledgeable and courteous

  • Reviewed on 7/16/2025

    So helpful, Understanding and she made me feel that I was in the best place to treat my problem

  • Reviewed on 7/6/2025

    She was direct and kind

  • Reviewed on 7/8/2025

    Knowledgeable, professional and personable. She made me feel comfortable [redacted]. Answered all my questions well.

  • Reviewed on 6/27/2025

    Very good experience. I did have a wait, then a return to the same machine for a clear test then a dye test

  • Reviewed on 6/23/2025

    The doctor was wonderful. Very clear and kind, I would see her again for sure. [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 6/24/2025

    It was perfect

  • Reviewed on 6/20/2025

    Outstanding system & team

  • Reviewed on 6/19/2025

    I had a good experience.

  • Reviewed on 6/14/2025

    I was very satisfied with my visit with Dr. Lains. Very thorough.

  • Reviewed on 6/11/2025

    Everything about Mass General has been excellent!

  • Reviewed on 6/10/2025

    It was my first visit to this provider and I was treated professionally, efficiently and throughly!

  • Reviewed on 6/8/2025

    Excellent care ! Timely, kind and patient.

  • Reviewed on 6/7/2025

    Dr. Lains is extremely knowledgeable and makes me feel comfortable at my appointment. Very happy with her.

  • Reviewed on 6/5/2025

    I've been very happy with all of my interactions in the last nine years, which is why I went there in the first place. I really can't imagine going anywhere else to satisfy my needs for my current condition. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 6/5/2025

    Great!

  • Reviewed on 6/4/2025

    Terrific.

  • Reviewed on 5/26/2025

    Yes, she sits and she listens to everything I have to say. She explains everything to me very well, that I can understand it. I like her very much and I would recommend her to anybody.

  • Reviewed on 5/15/2025

    I'm very happy it was done in a timely fashion. I went from one room to the other and everybody treated me awesome. I'm very, very, very happy. And that's all I can say. Thank you.