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June 10, 2019
Cataract Awareness Month - Timing is Everything!
June is Cataract Awareness month. Although we at Tennessee Retina do not specialize in cataracts, your retina condition may be a factor in your decision or …
May 30, 2019
May is Healthy Vision Month
As May comes to an end, so does Healthy Vision Month, but don't let that stop you from remembering these tips on how to protect your eyesight throughout the …
April 29, 2019
Tennessee Retina Sponsors FFB VisionWalk
Team Tennessee Retina walks to raise money for the 13th Annual Visionwalk. As a proud sponsor and chair for the walk, the Tennessee Retina physicians and staff …
January 23, 2019
Tennessee Retina welcomes Dr. Akshay Thomas!
TENNESSEE RETINA IS PLEASED TO WELCOME AKSHAY THOMAS, MD, specializing in Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Diseases. Dr. Thomas graduated from Case Western …
October 31, 2018
Tennessee Retina Sponsors Tour de Cure Saturday, 11/3!
Team Tennessee Retina is taking to the streets once more for the 2018 Tour de Cure® Our lives are touched by diabetes and chances are your life is, too. You …
August 6, 2018
Dr. Carl Awh presents the first report of an implant that may transform the treatment of wet macular degeneration
Dr. Awh presented the results of the Phase 2 LADDER clinical trial at the 36th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists in Vancouver, BC, …
June 25, 2018
Dr. Recchia talks to Healthline on Coats' Disease
Healthline recently published an article on Coats' Disease, a rare, pediatric eye condition. Tennessee Retina pediatric retina specialist, Franco Recchia, MD, …
May 7, 2018
Join Tennessee Retina in the Fight Against Blindness!
The TNR Walk Team walked to raise money for th12th Annual Visionwalk. The Foundation Fighting Blindness Walk raised more than $43,000 to aid in research for …
May 7, 2018
Tennessee Retina Expanding Its Service for Greater Cookeville!
Tennessee Retina is pleased to announce plans to expand its services for Cookeville and its neighboring areas, including Crossville, Fairfield Glade, …
October 23, 2017
October is Blindness Awareness Month
What does that have to do with diabetes? A lot actually – diabetes is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among adults here in the U.S. Over time, …