Dr. Eissa Hanna, MD

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Get to know Ophthalmologist Dr. Eissa Hanna, who serves patients in Nevada.

Trading Seattle rain for Nevada sunshine, Dr. Hanna left his 10-year span at the University of Washington to join the top-rated Wellish Vision Institute. Currently, he is the region’s only Stevens-Johnsons-TENS and GVHD ocular specialist. He has special interest in premium multifocal and toric cataract cases, complex cataracts (traumatic, uveitic), IOL exchange, secondary IOL placement, phakic IOLs, and all the conditions normally treated at eye centers of higher level care.

Wellish Vision Institute prides itself in having some of the most experienced ophthalmologists & eye doctors in the country and in its home base of Las Vegas, Nevada. It has been voted the #1 choice for All-Laser LASIK in Las Vegas by local eye doctors. Along with this major accomplishment, Wellish Vision Institute is represented by its well-known doctors and was voted a Top Doctor in 2019. 

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

He has taught nearly 150 ophthalmology residents and fellows the medical and surgical management of ocular trauma; corneal infections, degenerations, and dystrophies; uveitis; cataracts; macular degeneration; glaucoma; diabetic retinal disease; ocular surface inflammatory disorders; eyelid tumors, trauma, reconstruction, ptosis, infections; papilledema; and other disorders affecting the ocular surface and orbit. He was awarded Teacher of the Year, voted on by his residents.

Specializing in eye care, Dr. Hanna is board-certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO). The ABO is an independent, non-profit organization responsible for certifying ophthalmologists in the United States of America.

Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine and surgery, which deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. Ophthalmologists are experts in the diseases, functions, and anatomy of the eye. They may provide routine care such as vision testing, as well as prescribe and fit eyeglasses or contact lenses. However, ophthalmologists are also surgeons. They repair traumatic injuries to the eye and perform cataract, glaucoma, retinal, and corneal surgery.

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