LASIK You Can Trust
The most experienced LASIK team in Dayton!
• Dr. Stahl FIRST to perform laser vision correction in Dayton
• 99% of Stahl Vision’s nearsighted patients see 20/20 or better!
• Dr. Knowles former Chief of Ophthalmology & Refractive Surgery Wright Patterson AFB

Brian Stahl, M.D., O.D.
Dr. Brian Stahl is a board certified ophthalmologist specializing in LASIK. He is one of the top 50 surgeons in the nation and Miami Valley’s most experienced LASIK surgeon. Dr. Stahl is also a national consultant for other LASIK surgeons and laser companies.
EDUCATION
Residency – The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Internship – Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH
Medical School – The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Optometry School – Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Honors and Awards
- Associate Professor of Ophthalmology - The Ohio State University
- VISX Star Surgeon
- Alcon Centurion Surgeon
- Miami Valley’s “Top LASIK Doc” - Wright State Study
- First doctor to do laser vision correction in Dayton
Memebershipts
- International Society of Refractive Surgery
- American Medical Association
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- Ohio State Medical Association
- Ohio Ophthalmology Association
- Dayton Area Society of Ophthalmologists
Certifications
- Alcon LadarVision and Alcon CustomCornea laser certifications
- VISX Star S4 and VISX CustomVue laser certifications
- Ziemer femtosecond ALL-LASER LASIK certification
- CustomVision
- Stahl Formula Custom treatment verification

James Knowles, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. James Knowles is a board certified ophthalmologist specializing in LASIK. He was Chief of Ophthalmology at Wright Patt before joining Stahl Vision, & is one of the military’s, and now civilian’s, most experienced LASIK surgeons
EDUCATION
Residency – Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
Residency – USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, TX
Internship – USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, TX
Masters – Public Health - University of Texas, Austin, TX
Medical School – Mayo Medical School, Rochester MN
- Former Chief of Ophthalmology & Refractive Surgery Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio Associate
- Professor, Department of Surgery
- Wright State University School of Medicine
Memebershipts
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- American Medical Association Ohio State Medical Association
- Ohio Ophthalmology Association
- Dayton Area Society of Ophthalmologists
Certifications
- Alcon LadarVision and Alcon CustomCornea laser certifications
- VISX Star S4 and VISX CustomVue laser certifications
- Ziemer femtosecond ALL-LASER LASIK certification
- CustomVision and Stahl Formula Custom treatment verification