Clinical Services

Eye Care

Whittier Street Health Center is a full service primary care health center integrating a wide range of health services including eye care. Our state of the art equipment allows us to service all age groups from Pediatric to Geriatrics.  We treat a wide range of visual problems and eye disease such as refractive errors, amblyopia, glaucoma management, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, cataract, dry eye and other ocular conditions.

The Eye Department consists of 6 providers.

Eye Services available at Whittier Street Health Center:

  • Routine Eye Exams
  • Contact Lens Fittings (Cosmetic and Specialty fittings)
  • Emergency Services
  • Ophthalmology Services
  • Optical with Onsite Laboratory

For more information, please call (617) 989-3058

Fax Number: (617) 858-2662

A note about Whittier and COVID-19

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in our area, we ask all clients and patients to call ahead before coming to any of our sites. We are working to take care of most clients/patients via phone/video encounter so we can meet your ongoing healthcare needs. This is for your safety and so we can provide the highest quality of care to you while following CDC guidance for COVID-19. Please call 617-427-1000 for any questions or concerns.

Whittier will provide COVID-19 testing from 10 am to 4 pm on Monday to Friday. Following CDC guidance, we recommend testing if you have a fever AND one of the following three symptoms: cough OR shortness of breath OR sore throat. Please bring your picture identification and your insurance card (if you have insurance).