Dr. Joseph Lao

Dr. Joseph Lao was born and raised in Las Vegas. He is a Bishop Gorman High School alum and had earned his Bachelor of Sciences Degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. In May 2013, Dr. Lao graduated from Western University College of Optometry.

He had completed internships at various locations including: the special populations and vision therapy focused Alderwood Vision Care Therapy Center (WA), Ernest Childers Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic (OK), The Villages V.A.Hospital (FL) and the Lyons/East Orange V.A. Outpatient Hospital (NJ).

He has participated in multiple community vision projects such as Angels for Sight, Lion’s Club Vision screenings, CareNOW L.A., and the Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH) mission trip to villages in Peru.

Upon graduation, he was presented with the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) Award for Excellence in Vision Therapy at Western University. He conducts vision therapy and binocular vision evaluations including technology which analyzes eye movements while reading.

Dr. Keith Shimizu

Dr. Keith Shimizu was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Irvine. In 2014, he then graduated with a Doctorate of Optometry degree from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Optometry.

His clinical training includes externship rotations at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, The Villages VA Hospital, and experienced some vision therapy training at the North Park Vision Center in Colorado. Upon graduation, he received the university’s Johnson & Johnson Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Award and has been proficient in fitting spherical, toric and multifocal contact lenses.

Dr. Shimizu moved to Las Vegas in 2014 and has been practicing here since graduation. He is Board Certified for the treatment and management of ocular disease and has experience with refractive co-management care and vision therapy. He enjoys seeing patients of all ages.

Dr. Justin Ng

Dr. Ng was born in San Francisco, CA. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences at California State University Sacramento and his Doctorate degree from Illinois College of Optometry. During his time in school, Dr. Ng completed his externship rotations at VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas, NV, Ochsner Medical Center in Metarie, LA, and Vision Source in Midwest City, OK. Following graduation, Dr. Ng completed a residency program in ocular disease and primary care at VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System and became board certified in the treatment and management of ocular disease. In his free time, Dr. Ng enjoys working out, gaming, snowboarding, and craft beer tasting.

Dr. Maria Felix

Dr. Maria Felix was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology with a minor in Education Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles and her Doctorate of Optometry Degree from the Southern California College of Optometry.

Her clinical training includes externship rotations at Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital (Oceanside, CA), NVISION Eye Center (Newport Beach, CA), South Central Family Health Center (Huntington Park, CA), Castle Family Health Center (Atwater, CA), and the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (Las Vegas, NV).

Upon graduation, Dr. Felix completed a residency program in Ocular Disease at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System. She is fluent in Spanish and enjoys seeing patients of all ages. In her free time, Dr. Felix enjoys spending time with friends and family and trying new food across the Las Vegas Valley.