Dr. Thomas Frye was born in Jackson TN, and grew up in South Carolina where he attended USC prior to his studies at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis TN. He secured a medical externship at Fort Jackson, graduating as a Doctor of Optometry in 1987.His practice focus in Hendersonville for over 30 years is upon contact lens fitting and ocular pathology.

Dr Frye approaches optometry as a “whole body care,” maintaining that “the eye is not an island, but rather a fascinating window interconnected to our overall systemic health.”Dr Frye’s passion for learning is reflected by his maintenance of expanded scope credentials in 3 states including TN, KY and SC, where he attends rigorous continuing education courses ranging from injectable medication to treatment by ophthalmic lasers.Not only known as the “contact lens whisperer,” having extensively examined their characteristics and benefits, he is also an avid antiques collector and gardener, 30 years married to the wonderful Mrs. Karen. They have a son named Seth as well as several canine kiddos who keep their lives and kennels full.