Optometry jobs in Tennessee
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Tennessee passed a law in April 2026 letting certified optometrists perform three laser procedures, but it does not take effect until January 1, 2028. Until then, optometry jobs in Tennessee work under the older scope, so read any mention of laser work closely.
Your Tennessee association is Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians, listed with its counterparts across the country in the association directory.
About Optometry jobs in Tennessee
The procedures are laser peripheral iridotomy, selective laser trabeculoplasty, and YAG capsulotomy. Tennessee had 660 optometrists in May 2025 at a median of $134,170, and the Southern College of Optometry trains doctors in Memphis. Opticians here are licensed, with a board that requires written tests and an eyeglass practical. That comes to 5 live optometry jobs in Tennessee, the largest share of them from Nashville Regional Eye Care PC and Tennessee Retina, and Athens, Franklin, and Lonsdale carrying the most.