Shannon Wong, MD is the CEO of Austin Eye – One of Austin’
Dr. Shannon Wong is one of Austin’s most experienced ophthalmologists performing surgical vision correction procedures. He has performed well over 7,000 laser vision correction procedures and 15,000 cataract and premium lens replacement procedures.
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.
Dr. Wong’s focus is on surgical vision correction – primarily premium lens replacement, premium cataract surgery, and LASIK. He is skilled and considered an expert in the 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 27 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 2012-2024.
In 2016, Dr. Shannon Wong and his wife Betty along with his parents – Dr. Mitchel and Rose T. Wong – and his brothers made a transformative gift to the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School to found the Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute (MSWEI). The mission of the MSWEI is to create a world-renowned center where doctors learn and provide and patients receive the finest medical and surgical eye care possible, where research leads to the improvement and preservation of vision, and ophthalmologists of the future are trained to become leaders in ophthalmology.
Dr. Shannon Wong serves as an Affiliate Faculty member in Ophthalmology at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School where he is actively involved in teaching the next generation of medical doctors and ophthalmologists.
As part of his endeavor to share his experience and teach, he shares his thoughts and opinions on his YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/shannonwongmd and on X @ShannonWongMD.
Dr. Wong and his wife Betty have 3 sons.
Austin Eye
2700 Bee Cave Road
Austin, TX 78746 USA
Telephone – 801-876-6000
Email – Shannon@AustinEye.com
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