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Leading Optometrists In Maryville - Blount County Eye Center



Blount County Eye Center has been serving this community for over 50 years! Today, we are proud to be Blount County's most comprehensive eye care provider offering the region's largest eyewear selection through The Optical Shoppe. We're humbled by our past and extremely excited about where we're headed in the future!

Looking after yourself never looked so good!

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How often should your child's eyes be examined? Children should have their eyes evaluated by a pediatric eye doctor at 6 months, and then yearly until they start school.

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Having your routine eye exam is critical. Our Maryville optometrists will check for any underlying eye diseases that may affect your vision and health.

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We have after hours urgent eye care at our vision center. Our optometric team will look after all of your eye care needs at our convenient Maryville location.

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The whole staff at our friendly optometry practice gets to know each individual patient in order to customize eye exams and treatment options. Our family eye care services include eye exams for kids and adults, vision correction and eye disease management. We’re located conveniently to serve Maryville, Alcoa, Madisonville, and Seymour residents and offer hours to suit every family’s schedule.

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Your eye care clinic in Maryville - Blount County Eye Center
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Contact Lenses For You


We offer a wide selection of contact lenses including disposable soft contacts, bifocal/multifocal, toric, conventional lenses and colored lenses. Our highly skilled optometrists will evaluate your eye shape and prescription to determine the best and most comfortable type of contact lenses for your unique eyes. We ensure that you get the best possible contact lens fit for optimal visual clarity and daily comfort.

Contact Lenses Fitting

Designer Eyeglasses


Blount County Eye Center has the designer labels you want, right here in Maryville, Tennessee. Our passionate opticians will be thrilled to help you find something that will have you feeling confident as ever. Our wide range of sunglasses, eyeglasses, and reading glasses guarantee that you'll achieve great vision while bringing your best features forward. So come on over and snag a pair of runway-ready frames and express your personal style, whenever, wherever!

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Our Caring Eye Doctors
Sarah Watkins O. D., F.A.A.O.

Sarah Watkins O.D., F.A.A.O.

Matt McBride O. D.

Matt McBride O.D.

Alex Bonk O. D.

Alex Bonk O.D.

Q&A with Your Optometrists

Q: Today it seems that many children are very quickly diagnosed as learning disabled or dyslexic. Does vision play a role?
A: In some cases a large undetected prescription (farsightedness or astigmatism) or an eye muscle imbalance (binocular vision problem) can make reading and learning a challenge. Once properly diagnosed and treated, reading and learning tasks can become much more comfortable, visually.

Q: I have eye allergies, are daily contact lenses better for me than monthlies?
A: The main benefits of daily disposable contact lenses are comfort, convenience and eye health; it's often worthwhile even though they cost a little more. Daily lenses only stay in your eyes for one day, and then get thrown away, eliminating any buildup of bacteria on the lenses that could cause infections or allergic reactions. So for patients who suffer from allergies, dailies are better than monthlies.

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