EyeCare Optical - Maryville

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August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, and for most families the biggest change in the last decade is not eye...
08/18/2026

August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, and for most families the biggest change in the last decade is not eyesight itself. It is how many hours a day everyone spends looking at a screen.

If your eyes feel tired, dry, and slightly achy by the end of a school day, that is not imagination. Staring at a screen cuts your blink rate roughly in half, which dries the surface of the eye, and the focusing muscles stay locked at one distance for hours.

The fix is not complicated. Every 20 minutes, look at something about 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Setting the screen slightly below eye level helps, as does turning the brightness down until it roughly matches the room.

Worth knowing: strain that does not improve with any of that is often an uncorrected prescription doing the work the hard way. If that sounds like your house after dinner, give us a call at (865) 584-0905.

People will spend an hour choosing frames and about ninety seconds on the lenses going into them. That is backwards, bec...
08/13/2026

People will spend an hour choosing frames and about ninety seconds on the lenses going into them. That is backwards, because the lens is the part you actually look through all day.

A few things make a genuine difference. Anti-reflective coating cuts the glare that makes night driving miserable and keeps your eyes from vanishing behind reflections in photos. High-index materials let a strong prescription sit in a thinner, lighter lens instead of the thick edges people dread. Polarized lenses knock down glare coming off water and pavement, which you notice on a boat at Douglas Lake or driving into a sunset on Alcoa Highway.

None of that is an upsell. It is matching the lens to your prescription and to how you spend your days. Ask us about it at your next visit, or call (865) 584-0905.

When an eye exam finds something, most optical shops hand you a printout, a phone number, and good luck. That is not how...
08/11/2026

When an eye exam finds something, most optical shops hand you a printout, a phone number, and good luck. That is not how it works here.

Your exam at EyeCare Optical is with one of our optometrists. If what they find calls for medical or surgical care, elevated pressure inside the eye, early diabetic changes, a retina that needs a closer look, you are seen by the ophthalmologists at Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun. Not a practice we recommend to you. The same practice you are already in.

One chart. One set of images. No introducing yourself to a stranger across town and waiting to be worked in as a new patient. That is what complete vision care actually means, and it is why ten convenient East Tennessee locations do not mean you are giving anything up. Call us at (865) 584-0905.

Face shape is the advice everybody gives, and it is not wrong. It is just incomplete. The frames people still love a yea...
08/07/2026

Face shape is the advice everybody gives, and it is not wrong. It is just incomplete. The frames people still love a year later usually got chosen for how they actually live.

If you are on a job site or chasing a toddler, you want something that stays put and can take a hit. If you are in and out of meetings, weight matters more than you would guess by hour eight. If your prescription is on the stronger side, frame size changes how thick the lenses end up, so going smaller can make a real difference in how they look and feel.

Then there is fit, which is the part that gets skipped. Frames that slide down your nose or pinch behind your ears end up in a drawer no matter how good they looked in the mirror.

That is why we would rather you try a few on and let us fit them properly. Call us at (865) 584-0905 for hours at the location nearest you.

August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, which tends to bring little kids to mind. We would like to talk about ...
08/04/2026

August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, which tends to bring little kids to mind. We would like to talk about the ones who are nearly grown.

Most teenagers do not announce that the whiteboard has gone blurry. When vision changes gradually, they assume everyone sees the way they do, so it never occurs to them to mention it.

The signs turn up somewhere else. Headaches after a couple of hours of homework. Sitting closer to the TV than they used to. Squinting at a phone or holding it noticeably close. Losing interest in reading. Saying the classroom lights bother them.

Vision shifts quickly through the teenage years, and a prescription from two years ago may not be doing much anymore. That matters more now, between the screen time, the homework load, and a new driver's license.

School is starting back across East Tennessee, so this is a good stretch to check. Call us at (865) 584-0905 and we will work around practice and class.

If you haven't had an eye exam since last summer, or if you're having trouble remembering the last time you went, July i...
07/30/2026

If you haven't had an eye exam since last summer, or if you're having trouble remembering the last time you went, July is a good reminder that the calendar has a way of moving fast in East Tennessee.

Comprehensive eye exams are recommended annually for most adults, and more frequently for patients managing diabetes, glaucoma risk, dry eye, or age-related changes. Waiting until something feels wrong is often waiting too long for conditions that don't give early warning signs.

EyeCare Optical makes scheduling easy. Ten locations. And a team that genuinely enjoys helping people take care of their eyes. Book before August fills up. Call (865) 584-0905.

Wherever you are in East Tennessee, there's an EyeCare Optical location close to you. And regardless of which one you wa...
07/28/2026

Wherever you are in East Tennessee, there's an EyeCare Optical location close to you. And regardless of which one you walk into, the standard of care is the same: board-certified physicians and doctors of optometry, comprehensive exams, advanced diagnostics, and a direct connection to the specialists at Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun when you need them.

We know you're busy. You pick the location that's convenient for you, close to work, close to your kids' school, or simply on the way. Vision care shouldn't require a long drive or a long wait.

Find your nearest EyeCare Optical location and call us at (865) 584-0905.

We get compliments on our frames all the time. And we love it. But the part of an EyeCare Optical visit that matters mos...
07/23/2026

We get compliments on our frames all the time. And we love it. But the part of an EyeCare Optical visit that matters most happens before you get to frame selection.

Every comprehensive exam at our offices includes a full eye health evaluation: screening for changes in your retina, your optic nerve, your tear film, and more. We use Optomap retinal imaging, which allows our doctors to see a wide-field view of the retina without dilation in many cases.

You can have a perfectly stylish pair of glasses and still have early glaucoma. Or a subtle retinal change that should be monitored. Or a dry eye condition that's affecting your vision quality more than your prescription ever will. The exam is where we find those things.

When you're ready for new frames, we hope you'll love them. We also hope you'll let our doctors check on the eyes behind them. Call (865) 584-0905.

July in East Tennessee is not easy on eyewear. The heat. The humidity. The constant movement between outdoor air and the...
07/21/2026

July in East Tennessee is not easy on eyewear. The heat. The humidity. The constant movement between outdoor air and the polar chill of every air-conditioned building in the county. Your frames deal with all of it.

We carry Ray-Ban and Oakley because those brands engineer for real-world conditions, not just aesthetics. Lightweight materials that don't slip in humidity. Lenses that handle polarization properly. Frame fits that stay comfortable when the temperature is working against you.

Come in and let our team help you find a pair that fits your face, your prescription, and the East Tennessee summer. We have locations across the region, so there's likely one close to you. Call (865) 584-0905.

August comes fast when you're a college student, and eye exams are rarely at the top of the summer to-do list. But betwe...
07/16/2026

August comes fast when you're a college student, and eye exams are rarely at the top of the summer to-do list. But between long hours reading, late nights on screens, and a new semester's worth of lectures and labs, your vision is doing a lot of work.

If you're heading back to UTK, Pellissippi, Carson-Newman, or anywhere else in East Tennessee this fall, now is a good time to get an exam scheduled while you're still home and likely still on a parent's insurance plan. A lot changes between freshman and senior year, and your prescription may have too.

EyeCare Optical has locations across the region, so there's probably one close to wherever you're spending the summer. Call (865) 584-0905.

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104 Keller Lane
Maryville, TN
37801

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