Reviews

Through out my childhood and my adult life, I had to wear glasses with some very thick lenses. Every morning, I had to grope around for my glasses before taking my first step out of bed. I was not to far off from being legally blind. In 2001, I met Dr. Shannon Wong at Austin Eye. He performed Lasik Surgery on my eyes. The results were amazing! I went from not being able to see in front of my face to being able to pass my vision test at the Department of Public Safety. I received my driver license without any restrictions! Recently, I experienced a severe eye injury after being hit with a tree branch. My cornea was torn and everything was a blur. I was concerned that I could have some permanent damage. Again, I put my trust in the hands of Dr. Shannon Wong. He performed a surgical procedure on my eye requiring stitches and several follow up visits. I am so thankful: my vision has been completely restored! Dr. Wong and his staff are very experienced, friendly, and genuinely concerned about their patients. I would not go any where else!

Great doctor! The staff was friendly and the process was easy. Most importantly, the surgery was the best thing I’ve done for myself.

My experience with Dr. Shannon Wong was more than I could have possibly wished for — after two Crystalens surgeries performed consecutively in one week, I now have perfect 20/20 vision in both eyes and I can read documents or a computer screen without reading glasses and at the same time my distant vision is crisp and clear. All my life I have struggled with high myopia — as a teen I even wore nickel-sized hard contacts to play water polo. I depended heavily on contact lenses, but as I got older I began to have several problems with contacts which caused my vision to get even worse. I developed dry eyes which affects the lens refraction against the cornea so things become blurry. Then I developed bilateral cataracts, and finally I was having trouble seeing even with corrective lenses — trouble driving, trouble working ( I am a physician). My home ophthamologist recommended cataract surgery but he didn’t mention Crystalens — an accommodating lens. I did some research on my own and started watching cataract surgeries performed on Youtube and learned about the advantages of Crystalens. I recently moved to Texas and found Dr. Shannon Wong on the Crystalens website. He had excellent credentials and a great deal of experience. I also noticed that Dr. Wong performs the Crystalens surgery with lasers and computer-guided assistance, while most of the other surgeries I viewed on YouTube were performed “by hand”. I could see that Dr. Wong used the latest leading edge technologies, and was an expert highly-experienced and talented surgeon. As Dr. Wong performed my surgery, I was completely comfortable in his hands. Furthermore, as Dr. Wong performed step after step I heard his reassuring voice say “perfect……..yes perfect…………there we are………..perfect”. In fact, every step of the operation was indeed perfect and the outcome was also perfect. When I returned home I decided to use my 20/20 vision to get re-certified as a private pilot. My flight instructor wore tri-focals. He asked me ” how is it that you have 20/20 vision but you are my age and you don’t need reading glasses ? I replied “just lucky I guess”. Someday maybe I will tell him my Crystalens story…….

I have been a patient of Dr. Mitchel Wong for many years. In 2013 Dr. Wong told me my cataracts would probably be removed in 2-3 years. However, in February 2014 my left eye deteriorated quite a bit and by August I could no longer read or see much of anything with my left eye. I had my annual visit with Dr. Wong whereby he told me I was using one eye (right) and he had me scheduled for cataract surgery on October 20th. The staff presented an explanation of the cataract and had me watch a video for further information on cataracts, the surgical procedure, and other pertinent information. On the day of the surgery, the nurses were fabulous and very caring; they explained the procedure and provided medication and eye drops for prepping. During the procedure, Dr. Wong patiently told me what to do – I felt comfortable during the surgery. I will tell you it is cold in the surgery suite. I got a kick out of the talking computer as each process was completed. I went home with a patch over my eyes and instructions on the use of the eye drops and what not to do. At bedtime I had to take off the patch and put the eye drops in my eyes. I noticed the crystal lamp being so clear and bright. Upon awakening the next day I took off the eye patch and was astounded by the clarity, crisp, colorful world I had long missed. I went outside and become engrossed in everything I was seeing. The world was beautiful – even the paved street. I stood there closing the left eye and comparing the difference between it and my right eye’s vision. To say the least I was on cloud nine. Dr. Wong had given me one of the greatest gifts – my vision and I am looking forward to getting a new lens for my right eye. I knew Dr. Wong was a great Ophthalmologist when he restored some vision and color back for my mom’s eyes during the early1990s. So, I knew that if ever I needed treatment for my eyes, I would have the best care. I would like to mention that Dr. Wong has state-of-the-art equipment that are complex in structure that perform amazing tasks. Whether or not anyone reading this has a problem with vision, it is important to have yearly checkups. Having just a slight blurred vision and using readers may not take care of the situation. There could be an underlying issue. If you are diabetic, is it crucial to have examinations done by an Ophthalmologist. I highly recommend Dr. Mitchel Wong for all your visual needs. He is very caring and understands how valuable your vision is. Also, his staff are amazing. Thank you, Dr. Wong for giving my sight back!!!!!!!!!!

It was a great experience, she do her job very professionally, she treated me better than any other doctor that I have seen before. If I need another surgery, I would definitely go back and see her. I am very thankful and happy with the surgical job she did to my eye.