Doctors & Staff
Meet the experienced and friendly doctors and staff who make Vision Source of Tyler the leading provider of vision care products and services in Tyler.
Dr. Katie E. Marshall
Dr. Marshall’s ownership of Vision Source of Tyler is rooted in a love for serving our community with the highest level of vision care.
A Tyler native, Dr. Marshall’s Vision Source of Tyler journey started as a patient, where she was prescribed her first pair of glasses from Dr. Larry Chism in 1992. She graduated from Grace Community High School in 2002, received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Mississippi in 2006, and obtained her Doctor of Optometry degree, graduating Magna Cum Laude, from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis in 2011.
Professional associations and activities include American Optometric Association, Texas Optometric Association, involvement in the East Texas Optometric Society, and member of Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society.
Dr. Marshall enjoys living in the heart of Tyler’s historic Azalea District with her optometrist husband Matt and their three beautiful girls. She loves cheering them on in their extracurricular activities, and is involved in the PTA at their school.
Dr. Larry Chism
Dr. Chism has been providing comprehensive primary eye care in a private practice setting since 1980.
He received his Bachelor of Science in 1975 from the University of Houston and his Doctor of Optometry from the College of Optometry at the University of Houston.
Professional associations and activities include membership in American Optometric Association and Texas Optometric Association. He has also been a past president of East Texas Optometric Society, a past board member of the Tyler Lions Club and East Texas Society to Prevent Blindness, and a past chairman of the Texas Optometric Association Public Relations Committee.
Dr. Chism and his wife reside in Tyler and have three sons.