Dr. Laura M. Periman, MD

Top3Doctors.com selected Dr. Laura Periman as a top ophthalmologist in Seattle because of her cornea fellowship training, her deep focus on dry eye disease, and her work in clinical research. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Washington. After that, she finished a fellowship at the same school in cornea and refractive surgery. She is board certified in ophthalmology and has published peer-reviewed work on diseases of the eye’s surface. That mix of surgical training and research gives her patients a doctor who knows the science behind their symptoms.

What sets Dr. Periman apart is how closely she has built her practice around one hard problem. At Periman Eye Institute on West Harrison Street in Seattle, she treats dry eye disease, meibomian gland dysfunction, and ocular rosacea. Her office offers intense pulsed light therapy, plasma pen repair for conjunctivochalasis, and other in-office treatments for the eye’s surface. Patients can also learn about clinical trials that her practice runs. For these reasons, Top3Doctors.com proudly names Dr. Laura Periman among the top three ophthalmologists in Seattle.