• LASER VISION
  • ARE YOU A CANDIDATE?
  • iLASIK
  • WAVE FRONT TECHNOLOGY
  • INTRALASE
  • IRIS REGISTRATION

• WATKINS PRELEX
  • WHAT IS PRESBYOPIC LENS EXCHANGE?
  • GARY PLAYER SPEAKS
  • ReZOOM

• CATARACT TREATMENT
  • EARLY DETECTION
  • WHAT IS A CATARACT?
  • SURGERY
  • MULTIFOCAL LENSES
  • FORMER CATARACT PATIENTS

• DRY EYES
  • MORE THAN A NUISANCE
  • TREATMENT OPTIONS
  • WOMEN AND DRY EYE
  • WHAT CAN I DO?

In the more than 10 years that LASIK surgery has been performed, it has safely and effectively improved the vision of more than 32 million people. Dr. Watkins is a leading provider of LASIK in the Houston area and was among one of the first surgeons in our region to begin performing LASIK procedures when the technology was first introduced.

The latest innovation in LASIK is the iLASIK procedure. It’s safe, fast and virtually painless. Watkins Eye Center’s iLASIK patients receive Advanced CustomVue treatment, an individualized two-step laser vision correction procedure that combines the WaveScan WaveFront™ System and the VISX STAR S4 IR™ Excimer Laser with Iris Registration. This process enables a doctor to measure unique imperfections in a person’s vision and design an individualized treatment. Iris registration technology increases accuracy and precision by centering the treatment correctly, regardless of changes in the pupil center from measurement to treatment.

Dr. Watkins and his staff are skilled professionals who can answer any question you may have before the procedure and will provide top-notch care and support during the process.

In answer to patients’ most common questions:

• You are awake during the iLASIK procedure, but you may be given medication to relax
• Your eyes will be numbed with drops, and aside from a little pressure, you most likely won’t feel a thing during the procedure
• Typically both eyes are treated during the same visit
• The iLASIK procedure generally takes less than 10 minutes per eye