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EyeCare Optical - Farragut is a new concept in bringing quality vision care, designer frames and the latest in lens technology to the West Knoxville area!

10/29/2026

Drugstore reading glasses will not damage your eyes, and for plenty of people they work fine as a spare pair in the car or the kitchen drawer. The limits are worth knowing, though.

Off-the-rack readers use the same strength in both lenses, and most people's eyes are not identical. They do not correct astigmatism, which is very common. And the center of each lens is placed for an average face, so if your eyes sit closer together or farther apart than average, you can end up with tired eyes or a headache after a long stretch of reading.

There is a bigger point, too. Needing readers for the first time, usually somewhere in your forties, is a normal change in the lenses inside your eyes. It is also a good reason to have an eye exam, because that visit checks the health of your eyes, not just the strength you need.

Keep the drugstore pair if you like it. If reading still feels like work, give us a call at (865) 584-0905.

10/27/2026

If you have vision insurance through work, there is a good chance your benefits run on the calendar year, which means anything left unused on December 31 may reset rather than roll over.

Depending on your plan, that can include your yearly eye exam and an allowance toward glasses or contact lenses. Flexible spending accounts often have a similar year-end deadline, and eye exams, prescription glasses, and contacts generally count as eligible expenses. Plans differ, so it is worth checking yours now rather than in the last week of December.

We accept many vision plans, including VSP, EyeMed, Superior Vision, and Spectera, along with a wide range of medical plans. Some visits are billed to medical insurance based on what your optometrist finds, and our team can help you understand how that works.

Finishing the year strong can be as simple as checking one thing off the list. To find a time that works for you, call us at (865) 584-0905.

10/23/2026

Once furnaces start running across East Tennessee, a lot of people notice their eyes feel gritty, burning, or tired by the afternoon. Indoor heat dries the air, and it can make an existing dry eye problem much more noticeable.

Dry eye is not only about having too few tears. Often the problem is the quality of the tears. Tiny oil glands along the edges of your eyelids, called meibomian glands, add an oily layer that keeps tears from evaporating too fast. When those glands clog, a condition called meibomian gland dysfunction, tears dry up quickly no matter how many drops you use. It often travels with blepharitis, an inflammation of the eyelid edges that can leave lids red or crusty in the morning.

A humidifier and pointing heating vents away from your face can help. If your eyes feel this way most days, though, an exam can show what is behind it and which treatment fits. Give us a call at (865) 584-0905.

10/21/2026

Plenty of people with 20/20 vision go years without an eye exam, on the reasonable assumption that if they can see clearly, their eyes must be healthy. Clear vision and healthy eyes are not the same thing.

20/20 only measures how sharply you read letters on a chart. It tells us nothing about the pressure inside your eyes, the health of your optic nerve, or the condition of your retina. Glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and early macular degeneration can all develop while the eye chart still looks perfect, and they are much easier to manage when they are found early.

An exam with one of our optometrists checks how well you see and how healthy your eyes are. If anything medical turns up, you are seen by the ophthalmologists in our own practice, Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun, with one chart and no starting over. That is what complete vision care means to us.

If it has been a few years because nothing seemed wrong, you can reach us at (865) 584-0905.

10/20/2026

The first cold mornings of fall bring back a familiar moment: you walk from a chilly car into a warm store, or lift a cup of coffee, and your glasses fog over instantly.

It happens because your lenses are colder than the air around them. Warm, humid air hits the cold surface and condenses into tiny droplets, the same way a glass of iced sweet tea sweats on the porch. Coffee steam and breath trapped under a scarf both make it worse.

A few habits help. If you wear a scarf or face covering, keep it snug across the top so your breath escapes downward instead of up into your lenses. Anti-fog sprays and wipes made specifically for eyeglasses can help too. Skip household tricks like shaving cream or toothpaste, which can leave residue or scratch lens coatings.

If your frames sit very close to your face, a small adjustment can sometimes give air more room to move. Stop by any of our locations, or give us a call at (865) 584-0905.

10/16/2026

Pink eye, or conjunctivitis, makes the rounds every fall once school and cold season get going, and most people assume it always needs antibiotic drops. Often it does not.

There are three common causes. Viral conjunctivitis is the most common, usually clears on its own much like a cold, and spreads easily. Bacterial conjunctivitis tends to bring a thicker yellow or green discharge, and antibiotic drops can help it clear. Allergic conjunctivitis, which flares with fall ragweed, usually affects both eyes, itches more than anything, and is not contagious at all.

Because they can look so similar, an eye exam is the best way to tell which one you have. That matters, since antibiotic drops do nothing for a virus or allergies.

Real eye pain, sensitivity to light, or blurry vision that does not clear when you blink can point to something other than ordinary pink eye. If you notice any of those, or you wear contacts, take your lenses out and call us at (865) 584-0905.

10/08/2026

Today, October 8, is World Sight Day, a global day led by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, and this year's campaign asks everyone to . One of the best ways to do that is to get a clear look at the back of them.

The retina is where many serious conditions first leave a trace, often before you notice any change in your vision. An Optomap retinal exam captures a wide, panoramic digital image of your retina in a matter of seconds, without the dilating drops that leave you blurry and light-sensitive for the afternoon.

That image can show early signs of glaucoma, macular degeneration, and retinal detachment, along with changes linked to diabetes and high blood pressure.

Optomap is an optional part of your visit, and your optometrist will let you know if dilation is still the better choice for your eyes that day. If you would like it added to your next exam, you can reach us at (865) 584-0905.

10/06/2026

October is Halloween Safety Month, and the eye safety risk we most want people to know about before costume shopping starts is decorative contact lenses bought without a prescription.

Cat eyes and solid white lenses show up in costume shops, gas stations, and all over the internet. But in the United States, every contact lens is a medical device, including lenses that do not correct vision at all, and selling them without a prescription is against federal law. A lens that is not fitted to your eyes can scratch the cornea and let bacteria in. The American Academy of Ophthalmology warns these lenses can lead to corneal ulcers and infections that may cause scarring and lasting vision loss.

If you want the look, the safe route is an eye exam and a proper fitting, even with perfect vision, and lenses from a seller who requires a prescription. If your eyes become red, painful, or have discharge after wearing any contacts, take them out and give us a call at (865) 584-0905.

10/02/2026

The drop aisle at the pharmacy is genuinely confusing, and one whole category in it can leave your eyes worse off than when you started.

Redness-relieving drops work by constricting the blood vessels in the white of your eye. They do exactly what the box promises for a few hours. But with regular use, many people find the redness comes back harder as the drops wear off, which leads to reaching for them more often. That loop is worth staying out of.

Lubricating artificial tears are the ones to reach for instead. Preservative-free versions in single-use vials are gentler if you are using them more than about four times a day. Allergy drops are a third category entirely, working on a different problem.

If you need something daily just to feel comfortable, that is worth a conversation rather than a permanent habit. Call us at (865) 584-0905.

09/18/2026

Prescriptions carry expiration dates, usually one to two years out, and people reasonably assume it is a mechanism to make them come back. It genuinely is not.

A prescription is a medical finding about your eyes on the day it was written. Vision shifts. More to the point, the exam that produced it also checked things a prescription never records: the pressure inside your eye, the health of your retina and optic nerve, changes to the surface of the eye. An old prescription tells us nothing at all about any of that. The number is the smallest part of what happened at that appointment, and the rest of it is what complete vision care means.

Filling glasses or contacts from a lapsed prescription can also leave you with a fit that no longer matches your eyes.

If yours has expired, updating it is a short visit. Call us at (865) 584-0905.

Address

12744 Kingston Pike
Farragut, TN
37934

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Website

http://eyecareoptical-knoxville.com/

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