Our Practice
Dr. Tom Smith started his practice of Optometry in late 1976. We have been in this location for many years. Dr. Mark Smith joined Dr. Tom in 2010. We have convenient parking with handicap parking marked clearly. There is a portico for foul weather where patients can be dropped off and retrieved. We often valet park and retrieve your car if necessary. The reception area will be kept neat, clean, and will be stocked with reading materials that are in date. Your wait should be very short upon arrival for your appointment.
We ask you to fill out a questionnaire concerning your health, employment, and insurance information. Its very helpful if you have a current list of medications with you and your insurance cards. We will make every effort to prepare your insurance before your arrival with the information given to us when making your appointment.
We ask you to fill out a questionnaire concerning your health, employment, and insurance information. Its very helpful if you have a current list of medications with you and your insurance cards. We will make every effort to prepare your insurance before your arrival with the information given to us when making your appointment.
Our office hours are 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday and Saturday 8am to 12 noon.
You may call in toll free 1-877-710-2020 or 731-352-2020 for the first available appointment.
You may call in toll free 1-877-710-2020 or 731-352-2020 for the first available appointment.
Thomas K. Smith, O.D.
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Dr. Tom was born in Jackson, TN, lived in Memphis, TN, when his father Dr. T.H. Smith was a student at Southern College of Optometry. He was born into Optometry. He attended McKenzie schools and graduated from McKenzie High School. He was a member of the TN National Guard, locally, where he was a tank commander. Dr. Smith attended University of TN at Martin where he majored in Biological Science and Secondary Education. He was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, Epsilon Sigma chapter. Dr. Smith received his professional education in Memphis at Southern College of Optometry. He was President of his fraternity, and a student council member.
After graduation he had additional education in therapeutic pharmacology and glaucoma diagnosis and management. He also had training in pre and post op lasik, and cataract surgery management. He is trained at the highest available level. |
Dr. Tom and his wife Rhonda are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church where he has been an Elder for a number of years.
He is also an avid bass fisherman, having fished competitively for more than 20 years. He likes outdoor sports including duck hunting, boating, and fishing. Dr. Smith likes to do mechanics and fix things in his shop, and grow tomatoes and peppers in his garden.
Dr. Smith and his wife Rhonda have 2 children, Mark and Julie. Rhonda sees over the house and Tom the office. Mark joined Dr. Tom at Smith and Smith Optometry in 2010. Julie graduated from APSU in nursing and the graduated from the University of Akron in 2013 as a Certified Registered Nursing Assistant and is currently employed at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio.
Dr. Tom will let you know that he's never had a "job". He looks forward to daily challenges of the practice. He says "work" is mowing the yard!
He is also an avid bass fisherman, having fished competitively for more than 20 years. He likes outdoor sports including duck hunting, boating, and fishing. Dr. Smith likes to do mechanics and fix things in his shop, and grow tomatoes and peppers in his garden.
Dr. Smith and his wife Rhonda have 2 children, Mark and Julie. Rhonda sees over the house and Tom the office. Mark joined Dr. Tom at Smith and Smith Optometry in 2010. Julie graduated from APSU in nursing and the graduated from the University of Akron in 2013 as a Certified Registered Nursing Assistant and is currently employed at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio.
Dr. Tom will let you know that he's never had a "job". He looks forward to daily challenges of the practice. He says "work" is mowing the yard!
Mark T. Smith, O.D.
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Dr. Mark was born and raised in Mckenzie, Tennessee. He attended McKenzie schools and graduated from McKenzie High school in 2001. He then attended the University of Tennessee at Martin. He graduated Magna Cum Laud in 2005 with a Bachelor of science Degree in Biology. Mark attended the Southern College of Optometry. He completed three internships during his fourth year of optometry school, including the Memphis Veterans Affairs, The Eclectic Eye in Midtown Memphis, and at the Southern College of Optometry. He received his Doctorate in Optometry in April 2010. Mark received Clinician of the Year and Excellence in Contact Lenses Awards during his time at the Southern College of Optometry.
Mark is a third generation optometrist, following in his father, Dr. Thomas K Smith's, and grandfather, Dr. Thomas Howard Smith's footsteps. |
Dr. Mark is practices full scope Optometry including glasses, contacts, treatment and management of ocular diseases such as Glaucoma, Dry Eyes, and Macular Degeneration and much more.
Mark is married to Amy Jackson Smith from Booneville, Mississippi. Mark's wife, Amy, is a Physician Assistant. She received her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at Bethel University. Mark and Amy have a beautiful daughter, Hadley. Mark is an elder of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in McKenzie and is a past-President of the Rotary Club of McKenzie.
Mark is married to Amy Jackson Smith from Booneville, Mississippi. Mark's wife, Amy, is a Physician Assistant. She received her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at Bethel University. Mark and Amy have a beautiful daughter, Hadley. Mark is an elder of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in McKenzie and is a past-President of the Rotary Club of McKenzie.
Mark is an avid golfer, loves being outdoors, and enjoys playing or watching just about any sport.
Janet Goodrum
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Janet has been a part of our office family for over 31 years. She is crossed-trained and can handle just about any task in our office. Janet is most likely the smiling, polite voice you'll hear when you call for an appointment. She handles pre-certification of your insurance before you arrive, and enters your data into our patient data base.
She keeps up with our insurance panel enrollment to make sure we're on your plan, charges out your visit, and accepts private reimbursements. |
April Minor
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April has been a part of our office family for over 15 years. She brings a vast sales experience from her personal business. She also is crossed-trained and assist patients with eyewear selection to fit your lifestyle. She knows all the latest trends and information on new lens styles and coatings that are necessary for your lifestyle. She'll help you optimize your eye wear experience. April is also responsible for ordering contact lens, frames, lenses, along with doing lab work, including lens fabrication.
You'll be happy with your eye wear selection before you leave our office. April is married with four children. |
Melissa McClure
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Melissa is a certified optometric technician at the highest level. She has been with the office for over 14 years. She is cross trained in many areas too! Melissa knows how to get any job in the office done quickly and with accuracy. She performs pre-testing with patients before their external and internal vision examinations. Areas of expertise includes visual fields, tonometry, fundus photography, and filing insurance claims. Melissa also trains contact lens insertion and removal as well as dispensing and adjusting your glasses.
She knows insurance and can help our patients navigate the many options in our endless sea of insurance plans. Melissa is married with five children. |
Tasha Mayo
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Tasha has been with our clinic for over 7 years. She works in pre-testing, taking patients blood pressure, blood sugar, auto refraction, tonometry, and preparing the exam rooms for Dr. Smith's patients. She also sends recall mailings to you. She is proficient in fundus photography and optical coherence tomography and is able to email your photographs and OCT's to specialist that require our testing to complete diagnosis and treatment in other locations.
Tasha is married and has two children, Macey and Cason. |
Betty Sublett
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Betty has been part of our family for over 6 years. Betty is a Certified LPN who has worked in the medical field for over 35 years. She may check your blood pressure, blood sugar, take a photo of your eye or gladly help you with your frame and lens decisions.
Betty is proudly married and just welcomed her first grandchild! |
Lindsey barker
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Lindsey is our newest staff member starting in 2016. She comes from a highly professional background. Lindsey will be one of the first smiling faces you see when you enter our office. She will be performing pre-testing and preparing the rooms for the Doctors.
She is married with one daughter. |
