Mark W. O'Donoghue, OD

Clinical Director, Commonwealth Practice

Clinical Associate Professor of Optometry, New England College of Optometry

In July, 2006, Dr. O’Donoghue joined the staff of New England Eye Institute to serve as the clinical director of its Fenway Practice.  At that same time, he also assumed the rank of Clinical Associate Professor of Optometry at The New England College of Optometry.  Prior to joining New England Eye, Dr. O’Donoghue previously worked as an optometrist for Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston (OCB).  Beginning in 1993, he worked with world renowned cataract and glaucoma specialist, Dr. Bradford J. Shingleton while at OCB O’Donoghue had moved to OCB after having worked at Eye Associates in Burlington Massachusetts. 

Dr. O’Donoghue has had experience working as a member of the medical staff for New England Rehabilitation Hospital and the Tewksbury State Hospital, as well as, various other private practice settings in the Greater Boston area.  He completed a fellowship in Clinical Practice at Omni Eye Services in Memphis, TN July 1987, and is a 1982 graduate of the New England College of Optometry.

Dr. O’Donoghue is a nationally respected figure in the field of optometry, and has served in a leadership capacity for various professional organizations.  He acted as chairman of the Massachusetts Society of Optometrists for the Merrimack Valley District from 1985 to1986, and for the Charles River District from 1993 to 2001. He is currently the Society’s First Vice President.  

Dr. O’Donoghue has had eleven articles published in referred medical journals, and currently has two articles pending publication.  Most notably, along with Dr. Shingleton, he co-authored a review article titled Blurred Vision, which appeared in the August 2000 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.