Austin Medical Technologies, Inc. (OTC-PK: AMTK) announces sales growth of 202% in 2003 and adds new customer, ForTec ON-SIGHT

AUSTIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. (OTC-PK: AMTK), announces sales in 2003 grew by 202% over prior year to $1,133,600. In continuing the explosive trend from last year, Austin Medical Tech announces yet another new customer, ForTec ON-SIGHT. This contract represents over $200,000.00 in additional sales and is a multi-year contract.

Plano TX (PRWEB) June 16, 2004 -- Kurt Tarter, President and CEO, states: We are very pleased to have ForTec ON-SIGHT as a customer. Companies like this provide depth and greater market penetration for our products and services. Our market is receptive to the value proposition we are delivering, and our core business is instrumental to lowering cost and improving efficiencies in our customers businesses. We expect the upward sales trend to continue with double-digit sales growth quarter over quarter for the foreseeable future. Our business is a recurring revenue business with 95% retention year after year."

About ForTec ON-SIGHT:
ForTec ON-SIGHT is the premier mobile excimer laser company with corporate headquarters' in Ohio. ForTec ON-SIGHT specializes in Refractive Surgical Procedures (LASIK) with offices located throughout the United States. ForTec ON-SIGHT has been providing physicians with a variety of lasers to meet the needs of several different medical specialists since 1988. ForTec ON-SIGHT has become a leader in the mobile laser industry by providing patients quality care with the latest available technology. The tradition of excellence and experience that has been established over the past decade is the foundation for ForTec ON-SIGHT excimer laser service. www.forteconsight.com

About Austin Medical Technologies, Inc./eyeDirectiÔ (Brand)
Austin Medical Technologies delivers "DIRECT" from the manufacturer to the Surgeon, the only technology based, "Single Source Supply Solution" for custom sterile surgery trays made up of 80% of all disposable surgical devices utilized in surgery. Currently the company has contracted with nearly 1200 eye surgery centers including the 2 largest eye surgery centers in the USA. The market for custom sterile surgery trays is a $2.1 Billion dollar market here in the USA.

Austin Medical is dedicated exclusively to the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) market. Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC), also called outpatient surgery, and same-day surgery, refers to surgical procedures which are complex enough to require a dedicated operating room and specially trained staff, but do not require an overnight stay. According to 1996 U.S. government statistics, ambulatory surgery centers account for 31 million or 44% of the total surgeries performed in the United States. Five million surgeries were performed on eyes. New surgical techniques such as laser surgery allow procedures to be done more quickly and/or with less surgical trauma.

Under the brand name eyeDirecti, Austin Medical is initially focused on Ophthalmology owned and operated surgery centers which is the fastest growing segment of the ASC market, growing by 25% per annum, consisting of 2,500 practices with 15,000 surgeons performing over 5 million surgical procedures annually at a supply cost of $400,000,000 per year. Austin Medical is positioned to capture $40,000,000 (10%) of this $400,0000,000 market within the next 4 years. Visit our e-commerce site at www.eyedirecti.com

Note: Any statements released by Austin Medical Technologies, Inc, or any of its affiliates that are forward- looking, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Editors and investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements invoke risk and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business prospects and performances. These include economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors discussed in the statements and in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact Information:
Austin Medical Technologies, Inc.
Keith Tarter
972-370-0197
investors@austinmedtech.com