Patient-Focused Care

The Harman Eye Surgery Center was opened in 1998 and is the area’s first and only  independent ambulatory surgery center dedicated to eye surgery. The surgery center is Medicare-certified and accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, and is conveniently located adjacent to Harman Eye Center’s main office in Forest. The highly trained and experienced staff is focused on your care and comfort to leave you feeling confident about your procedure. Harman Eye Center is happy to offer its patient’s access to this contemporary medical facility, which offers a safe, convenient, and affordable alternative to having your eye surgery performed at a hospital. We are proud to report such a high patient satisfaction rate and improve the quality of life of our patients.

Groundbreaking Technology

Our medical facility includes state-of-the-art eye surgery technology and is the only practice in the region to use a VICTUS Femtosecond laser for cataract surgery and All-Laser LASIK surgery.  The surgeons of Harman Eye Center have performed over 30,000 cataract surgeries, so you will be in good hands.  The Harman Eye Surgery Center is an innovative facility that provides high volumes of both laser cataract and laser vision correction procedures. An expansion of the facility, including a Laser Vision Center, was completed and offers our patients LASIK services in the same building!

Convenient Affordability

Procedures performed at the Harman Eye Surgery Center can be significantly lower cost than a traditional surgery setting. To make your visit as convenient as possible, we participate with most major insurance companies, including Medicare, Anthem, and Piedmont Community Health Plan. Additionally, we have convenient parking and quick check-in for surgery.

Kevin Lowder

M.D.

Dr. Lowder received his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, TX. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Louisville where he received the Melvyn M. Koby, MD Educational Excellence Award for graduating residents.

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  • "I love my doctors and the staff! They have taken care of me for so many years and I wouldn't trust my eyes to anyone else"

    - Edward, Routine Eye Exam

  • "I have been looking for an eye doctor since I moved to Lynchburg. I never found one that was quite the right fit and felt like my small hometown optometrist...until now! I saw Dr. Haley at the Graves Mill Road location. He was thorough and actually showed me that the place that I had previously gone had over-corrected my vision and had me in the wrong prescription! Thank you, Harman Eye Center!"

    - Leah, Routine Eye Care Patient

  • "I received my eye care at the Amherst practice and I was pleased with my every part of my visit from scheduling my appointment all the way through to picking up my glasses. Everyone I encountered was friendly and knowledgeable. I wanted advice on my choice of glasses and the optician was so helpful in narrowing down my frame choice too."

    - Bryan, Routine eye exam and optical patient