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 and laser eye surgeon in Ohio 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 and LASIK doctor in Ohio 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 at our premier LASIK center.
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