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Dr. Andy Watkins is the founder, President and Medical Director of the Watkins Eye Center. He has been in practice since 1986 and specializes in cataract and refractive surgery. In his more than 20 years of practice, he has performed more than 7,000 cataract and refractive procedures. 

Dr. Watkins received his undergraduate degree magna cum laude from the University of North Texas, where he also went on to receive a master’s degree in counseling. Dr. Watkins received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston and served an internship in internal medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. He then completed his specialty training in ophthalmology at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston.

Dr. Watkins is a member of the exclusive Society for Excellence in Eye Care and is one of only two physicians in the area to investigate the latest IOL technology that is being considered for approval by the FDA. Prior to FDA approval of the IOL technology, Dr. Watkins reported his experience and patient outcomes to assist the FDA with its evaluation.

Dr. Watkins is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a member of the Texas Ophthalmological Association and the Houston Ophthalmological Society. In addition, he is also a member of the Harris County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association and the American Medical Association.

Dr. Watkins belongs to numerous professional groups including the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the International Society of Refractive Surgery, the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society, Society for Excellence In Eye Care and the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers. He has lectured at meetings of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and Ocular Surgery News Symposia. He has also lectured to ophthalmologists and optometrists about the AMO ARRAY multifocal intraocular lens in multiple venues.