Larry Patterson, MD

Larry E. Patterson, M.D. is the Medical Director and Surgeon of Eye Centers of Tennessee and the Cataract and Laser Center. He is a leader in the field of cataract and refractive surgery and was the first in Tennessee selected to perform Zyoptix, the advanced wavefront treatment for nearsightedness and astigmatism.

He serves as a Consulting Physician for Livingston Regional Hospital and Cookeville Regional Medical Center and the Chief Medical Editor, Ophthalmology Management magazine. He has served two terms as a member of the OOSS Board of Directors and as President of OOSS, and currently chairs the organization’s Government Relations Committee. He recently completed a 3-year term on the board of directors of Health Talents International.

He has done extensive medical mission work in Central America and the South Pacific. Dr. Patterson has presented at many meetings as well as writing numerous publications on office and surgical efficiency. Dr. Patterson received his medical degree and completed his residency at the University of Tennessee. He built and operated a multispecialty surgery center in 1998 and an ophthalmic surgery center in 2002.

Dr. Patterson’s passion is treating residents in underprivileged countries like the Island Kingdom of Tonga. He traveled there in 2000 and performed cataract and minor surgeries on many of their residents. He has made several trips to Mexico frequenting Guatemala the most. He has been there nine times and his most memorable experience was being able to restore sight to a young lady who was blind from cataracts and the lady was able to see her baby for the first time.