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Dr. Heath Gilbert joined the practice in 1992. He was born in Dayton, where he graduated from Northmont High School. He earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from The Ohio State University College of Optometry.

At Ohio State, he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. He served an internship in vision therapy and pediatrics at the State University of New York.

His areas of expertise include low vision, pediatric eye care, contact lenses, general optometry, and anterior eye disease treatment.

He is a member of the Miami Valley Society of Optometrists, the American Optometric Association, the Ohio Optometric Association, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry.

He served as president of the Miami Valley Society of Optometrists from 1999 to 2000. He served as president of the Ohio Optometric Association in 2011. He lives in Washington Township with his four children.

Dr. Megan Wells earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science from Grace College in Indiana, then went on to study optometry at The Ohio State University College of Optometry. She completed her Doctor of Optometry and Master of Vision Science degrees in 2023.

Dr. Wells completed training rotations at Columbus Ophthalmology Associates and the Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic in Columbus, Ohio. She provides primary and medical eye care, with a focus on treating dry eye disease.

Dr. Wells lives in Germantown with her husband, Tyler, and an energetic corgi. In her free time, Dr. Wells enjoys reading, gardening, lampworking, and traveling.

Dr. Molly Papio grew up in Beavercreek, Ohio and earned her B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of Cincinnati.

She graduated from the Ohio State University College of Optometry with her Doctor of Optometry degree in 2024. She received the Lawrence D. Shaefer Endowed Scholarship for excellence in Vision Therapy and was a part of the Beta Sigma Kappa Honors Society.

Dr. Papio then completed a residency/master's program at the Ohio State University. In this program gained both clinical and research experience in the areas of pediatrics, binocular vision, and community health. Her master’s thesis focused on understanding the role of vision screenings in four-month-old infants to prevent future vision problems. She also worked as a clinical attending to 3^rd and 4^th year optometry students at Ohio State.

Dr. Papio is especially interested in pediatric care, binocular vision, and community health. She spends time volunteering and performing school eye exams within the community.

Outside of optometry, Dr. Papio enjoys reading, hiking, camping, and spending time with her family.