
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- French
- English
Gender
FemaleLocations
- Mass Eye and Ear Retina Service
- 1 Montvale Avenue, Stoneham, MA 02180
- Get Directions
- phone: 781-662-5520
- fax: 781-662-5519
- Mass Eye and Ear Retina Service
- 243 Charles Street, Floor 12, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-573-3288
- fax: 617-573-3698
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
- 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 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- 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.