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Comprehensive Eye Exams in Knoxville

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Your Vision. Your Future.

Is your child having a hard time seeing the board in class?

Do you struggle to read fine-print in books and menus?

Regular comprehensive eye exams involve a series of tests that enable your Knoxville eye doctor to check your eye health and vision. This type of eye exam can only be performed by an eye doctor, and shouldn’t be confused with the vision screenings given in schools or other non-professional settings.

Having regular comprehensive eye exams is crucial when it comes to protecting your eyes from sight-threatening diseases, and ensuring that your optical prescription is up-to-date.

A comprehensive eye exam can also reveal signs of a general health condition like diabetes, hypertension or high cholesterol.

Contact our eye care clinic today to schedule your comprehensive eye exam!

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Why Is It Important to Get Your Eyes Tested Regularly?

Comprehensive eye exams are an important part of maintaining great vision and eye health for the entire family.

During your eye exam, your eye doctor will check for any refractive errors or visual skill deficiencies that may hinder development or learning, and diagnose, manage, and treat eye diseases and conditions, including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration that can cause severe vision loss in adults.

Many of these sight-robbing conditions show little to no symptoms until they’ve already caused learning difficulties, significant damage to the eye, and/or irreversible vision loss. Routine eye exams ensure early diagnosis and treatment of these and other conditions.

What to Expect From Your Eye Exam

  • Glasses/contact lens prescription updates

    We’ll provide you with an updated prescription so that you can see clearly. Some people require a new prescription every year, whereas others only need a new prescription every 2-3 years.

  • Evaluating your child’s vision for learning

    Conditions such as strabismus and amblyopia, and visual skill deficiencies such as convergence insufficiency can negatively impact your child’s learning.

  • Diagnosis & treatment of eye diseases

    Eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy may show no symptoms until it’s too late. The earlier the treatment, the more effective the outcome.

  • Rule out signs of systemic diseases

    Common systemic diseases such as diabetes and stroke can first be detected in the eyes as part of a comprehensive eye exam.

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Meet our Eye Doctors

Lora Cretella
Lora Cretella O.D.
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Family Friendly
  • In Person Appointments

Lora Cretella, O.D., received her Doctor of Optometry from the University of Houston, graduating in 2019. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from North Carolina State University, completing her undergraduate…

Nicole Lamb
Nicole Lamb O.D.

Nicole Lamb, O.D., received her Doctor of Optometry from the Ocular Disease Residency at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, completing her training in 2019. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science from Marist…

Dorian Lain
Dorian Lain O.D.
Language: English
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Family Friendly
  • In Person Appointments

Dorian Lain, O.D. received his Doctor of Optometry from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. He earned his undergraduate degree at Manatee Community College.  Dr. Lain and Dr. Manning founded the Farragut office…

Joseph Manning
Joseph Manning O.D.
Language: English
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Family Friendly
  • In Person Appointments

Joseph Manning, O.D. received his Doctor of Optometry from Southern College of Optometry. He studied for his Bachelor of Science in Biology at Covenant College and the University of Tennessee.  Dr. Manning had always been interested…

Harrison Amburn
Harrison Amburn O.D.
Language: English
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Family Friendly
  • In Person Appointments

Dr. Harrison Amburn is a native of Farragut. He graduated from Farragut High School in 2010. From there, he attended the University of Tennessee where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology in 2014. Dr. Amburn continued…

Robert Kevin Cross
Robert Kevin Cross O.D.
Language: English
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Family Friendly
  • In Person Appointments

Dr. Kevin Cross was born and raised in Byrdstown, Tennessee. He attended Tennessee Tech University, is a 1986 graduate of Southern College of Optometry, and is board-certified in therapeutic optometry. Dr. Cross was in practice with the…

Patient Reviews

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King T. - Jun 8, 2026
Great Service and Doctor
Diane W. - May 18, 2026
Dr Kevin Cross listened to my concerns , then diagnosed my vision problem. I picked up my glasses wi... th new prescription and I almost cried. For over a year I have had vision problems which were ignored by the specialists..and I put on the new glasses and my double vision was gone. I cannot recommend Dr Cross enough! He is kind and caring and willing to figure out the problem. Five stars plus!

Comprehensive Eye Exams in Knoxville

11124 Kingston Pike
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Hours
  • Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Tuesday 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • Thursday 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • Friday 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed
Insurance Plans
  • VSP
  • United Healthcare
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Spectera
  • Davis Vision
  • EyeMed
  • Superior Vision
  • Tricare
  • Anthem
  • Avesis
  • AARP
  • AlwaysCare
  • Amerigroup
  • TriWest
  • EyeQuest
  • Blue Care
  • TennCare
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