Welcome to Wellish Vision Institute

Eye Care, Vision Correction, Cataract Surgery, LASIK & Laser Eye Surgery Las Vegas

Wellish Vision Institute is a leading Las Vegas LASIK, ophthalmology & laser eye surgery practice. Our commitment to patient care has led us to create a practice where our patients receive individualized treatment for LASIK laser vision correction, laser-assisted cataract surgery, advanced dry eye treatment, Glaucoma treatment and much more! Las Vegas ophthalmologist Dr. Wellish and his staff make it a top priority to seek out the most innovative technology and combine it with decades of experience for our patients. If you’re looking for a cataract and LASIK surgeon in Las Vegas, look no further than the Wellish Vision Institute.

According to a recent poll amongst area eye doctors concerning to whom they refer their patients, family, and friends, Dr. Kent Wellish was the #1 choice for LASIK in Las Vegas, more than any other LASIK eye surgeon in the greater Las Vegas area.

Wellish Vision Institute is the only permanent on-site, all-laser LASIK center in Las Vegas owned and operated by a “Top Doc;” an honor bestowed upon Dr. Wellish by peer physicians on multiple occasions. Our very own Dr. Wellish has also been nationally recognized by Premier Surgeon Magazine for his outstanding work in cataract surgery. On top of that, Wellish Vision Institute has been nationally recognized as a Dry Eye Center of Excellence, offering Las Vegas residents some of the most innovative and up-to-date treatments for moderate to severe dry eye.

Welcome to Wellish Vision Institute

Our Vision Services

At Wellish Vision Insitute, we pride ourselves on offering an extensive list of eye care treatments. Whether you are in need of LASIK or you are suffering from cataracts or dry eye, we have your vision needs covered. We diagnose and treat a variety of conditions through laser eye surgery in Las Vegas & Henderson, Nevada.

Best Surgeon

Best Surgeon

Top Doctor

Top Doctor

Best By Docs

Best By Docs

Wellish Vision Insitute has an excellent team of doctors that provide an impeccable quality of care, a passionate love of their work and a commitment that endears them to their laser eye surgery patients. Dr. Wellish has been recognized nationally by his peers as one of the leading LASIK surgeons in the country. He has also been honored as a Top Doctor in Las Vegas, Nevada as well as voted the best surgeon and best doctors doctor by local and national doctors.

Meet Our Doctors

Meet Our Doctors

Kent L. Wellish, MD

Founder and Medical Director

Dr. Wellish has served as a reviewer for the Journal of Refractive Surgery and is a clinical assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. Dr. Wellish is the first surgeon in Nevada to perform laser vision correction (July 1994), and has been honored twice by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and has also been honored by several members of Congress for his work.

Dr. Wellish’s published work is used to train surgeons to perform laser vision correction. He also performed pioneering research in Excimer Laser Vision Correction and became one of the first surgeons in the world to complete a two-year university fellowship in corneal and laser refractive surgery.

William May, MD

Dr. May attended the University of California at San Diego where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1978. He then went to the University of California at Davis School of Medicine where he graduated as the Morton Levitt Research Scholar in 1984. He did his internship and residency in Ophthalmology at the Los Angeles County- University of Southern California Medical Center finishing in 1988. He stayed in private practice in Southern California until 2012 when he began working for Johns Hopkins in Saudia Arabia as the Chief of Cornea and refractive surgery at Saudia Arabia’s The King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital.

In 2015 Dr. May returned to the US where he worked at the Johns Hopkins Hospital for 3 years. In addition to his expertise in cataract, cornea and refractive surgery Dr. May has developed extensive skill in caring for Dry Eye Disease.

Tigran Kostanyan, MD

Dr. Kostanyan was born in Armenia. He graduated from Yerevan State Medical University with honors at age 21. He completed ophthalmology residency at Malayan Eye Center in Yerevan. While in residency Dr. Kostanyan worked at Armenian Eye Care Project, a nonprofit organization providing medical and surgical eye care in underserved areas of the country.

After moving to United States he joined Ophthalmic Imaging Research Laboratory and worked with world-renowned glaucoma specialist and one of the inventors of optical coherence tomography Dr. Joel Schuman. Dr. Kostanyan has since completed his second ophthalmology residency and prestigious glaucoma and anterior segment fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Eissa Hanna, MD

Dr. Hanna earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Davis, where he later attended medical school on full academic scholarship. He left his West Coast roots for a residency at Penn State and a fellowship with the Harvard Medical School.

In 2012 Dr. Hanna moved back to the West Coast to join the nation’s top medical school at the University of Washington, serving as both a premier ophthalmologist and a professor of ophthalmology.

There, Dr. Hanna ran one of the busiest ophthalmic practices in the Greater Seattle area, caring for in-state, out-of-state, and internationally referred patients. Additionally, Dr. Hanna served as the Chief of Ophthalmologic Trauma Services.

Andrew Tran, MD

Dr. Andrew Tran is an ophthalmologist who provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for adults. Dr. Tran specializes in diagnosing, monitoring and treating patients with glaucoma and cataracts.

After earning his Medical degree, Cum Laude, and a Master of Business Administration at SUNY University at Buffalo, Tran completed a residency in ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he served as residency morale chief. He then completed a fellowship in Glaucoma at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He has also served as an instructor at the University of Texas, teaching residents basics and advanced techniques in glaucoma and cataract surgery.

K.C. McCandless, OD, FAAO

Dr. McCandless received his undergraduate degree in zoology with a minor in business from Brigham Young University (BYU). While attending BYU, he completed a VOSH (Volunteer Optometric Service to Humanity) trip to Mexico, where he assisted in the distribution of 15,000 pairs of eyeglasses – 10,000 of which he personally collected – to underprivileged people. For his service, las vegas optometrist Dr. McCandless was awarded the college’s Community Outreach Award by the faculty and staff.

At Ohio State University (OSU), he excelled while working on his O.D., graduating Beta Sigma Kappa, cum laude and with OSU honors. During his schooling, he worked all four years at an optometry clinic, where he participated in the treatment and prevention of ocular disease.

Matthew Chiapa, OD

Dr. Matthew Chiapa was born and raised in the city of Bakersfield, California. He received his bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of California at Riverside

After college he immediately attended the Southern California College of Optometry where he earned his degree in Optometry. He was a member of the Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society all four years of his attendance and was the recipient of the Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship. He developed an interest in the management of ocular disease as he attended clinical rotations at the Spark M. Matsunaga Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Hawaii, the David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base in California, and finally at the Wellish Vision Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada.