Dr. Stahl is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in LASIK laser eye surgery and has been practicing in Dayton for 14 years. Dr. Stahl is perhaps the area's best known surgeon for providing LASIK and Custom LASIK to patients from Dayton and throughout the Miami Valley. He has been selected as the leading LASIK surgeon in Dayton, and the overwhelming choice of fellow doctors by a Wright State University study. Dr. Stahl pioneered laser eye surgery (LASIK, PRK, Custom laser eye surgery) in Dayton and was the first to do laser eye surgery for a Dayton patient, first to do laser eye surgery for farsightedness, and first to offer wavefront guided Custom LASIK treatments (Custom LASIK, CustomCornea, & CustomVision™).

      Dr. Stahl received his Medical Degree at the Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed his Residency in Ophthalmology at the Ohio State University Medical Center. He continues to hold the academic title of Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Ohio State University Department of Ophthalmology where he teaches Ophthalmology residents techniques of LASIK Eye Surgery in Ohio.

     Dr. Stahl is a member of numerous academic groups including the International Society of Refractive Surgery, American Medical Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Ohio State Medical Association, Ohio Ophthalmological Association, and Dayton Area Society of Ophthalmologists.

James Knowles, M.P.H., M.D.

     James R. Knowles, M.P.H., M.D. is a LASIK surgeon and is Board Certified in both Ophthalmology and Aerospace Medicine. Dr. Knowles received his Medical Degree at Mayo Medical School and completed a Residency in Ophthalmology at Wilford Hall Medical Center as well as a Residency in Aerospace Medicine at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Prior to joining Stahl Vision, Dr. Knowles served as the Chief of Ophthalmology and Refractive Surgery at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio where he provided Laser Eye Surgery as part of the Warfighter's Laser Eye Center sponsored by the Department of Defense. He is regarded as the most accomplished LASIK surgeon at Wright-Patterson as well as being a highly experienced cataract surgeon.

    Dr. Knowles is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

    Dr. Knowles is a welcome addition to the Stahl Vision team as they continue to provide advanced LASIK Eye Surgery, Cataract Surgery and Refractive Lens Exchange Surgery with the ReSTOR Lens Implant to patients throughout Ohio.

Kelley Basinger, O.D.

     Dr. Basinger is our full time staff optometrist who specializes in refractive surgery and general eye care.  Dr. Basinger did her undergraduate work in applied physiological optics at Miami University in Ohio and at The Ohio State University.  Dr. Basinger completed her optometry doctorate at Ohio State College of Optometry. Dr. Basinger joined Stahl vision in 1999 and remains a valuable part of our vision care team seeing general eye care patients, examining patients for refractive surgery, and assisting in post-op care and ongoing research.  She is an active member of the American Optometric Association.