Dr. Shannon Wong is an Austin native.  He graduated from St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Austin.  He received his undergraduate degree from Rice University in Houston, TX.  He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX before beginning his Internship at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, CA.  His residency in ophthalmology was completed at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA where he was also the Chief Resident in Ophthalmology.  He is past Chief of Ophthalmology at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin.  He is currently an affiliate faculty member in the department of ophthalmology at the University of Texas at Austin Dell medical school.

Austin Eye was the first practice to perform LASIK in Austin in 1995. We were also the first ophthalmologists providing all-laser iLASIK in Austin in 2002.

In addition to iLASIK, Dr. Shannon Wong routinely performs cataract and premium lens replacement surgery.  Most procedures are done at the Austin Eye Laser and Surgicenter located at 2700 Bee Cave Road in Austin.  Since 2004, he has been using advanced technology lens implants to enable seamless vision far, near and in-between without glasses.   Bausch and Lomb has recognized Shannon Wong and Austin Eye as a cataract surgery center of excellence.  Over the past 17 years, he has used advanced technology lenses in thousands of patients with excellent results to date.  In 2012, Dr. Shannon Wong performed the first laser cataract surgery procedure in Austin. Laser cataract surgery is designed to make cataract surgery outcomes more precise, predictable and safe.

Dr. Wong’s focus is on surgical vision correction – primarily premium lens replacement and premium cataract surgery, and LASIK.  He is skilled and considered an expert in management of complex surgery to the lens, iris and cornea.

Dr. Shannon Wong has been recognized by the Summit Autonomous Society for ranking among the highest volume LASIK surgeons in the United States.  He has been recognized by the Intralase Corporation as a pioneer in iLASIK surgery.  His expertise in surgical vision correction has been featured in news reports in the Austin American Statesman, the Austin Business Journal, Fox 7 News, KXAN (NBC) news, and KVUE (ABC) news over the past 23 years.  Austin Monthly magazine has recognized Shannon Wong as a “Top Doctor” in Ophthalmology from 2019-2022.  Texas Monthly magazine selected Dr. Shannon Wong as an Ophthalmology “Super Doctor” in every year from 2012-2021.