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David Goad | 
16th May 2013 at 14:31 | 91 views | 
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Do you suffer from Dry Eye Syndrome?
If so you are not alone, millions of people suffer unnecessarily because they assume that these irritating and sometimes painful symptoms are caused by exte...
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David Goad | 29th Apr 2013 at 15:05 | 82 views | 0 comments(s)
So why should I have my eyes tested at Robert Friths?
At Robert Frith Optometrists providing the highest quality eye care to our patients has been at the heart of what we do since ou...
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David Goad | 27th Mar 2013 at 10:25 | 347 views | 0 comments(s)
Caveat emptor
(buyer beware!)
Like many people nowadays, I make a number of purchases via the internet, and find it a very easy and economical way to buy books, music and the like....
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David Goad | 15th Mar 2013 at 15:52 | 244 views | 0 comments(s)
IT’S ALMOST HERE
The New Water Gradient Daily Disposable Soft Lens with the highest Oxygen Transmissibility and the highest lubricity of any daily disposable lenses on the mark...
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David Goad | 13th Feb 2013 at 12:24 | 305 views | 0 comments(s)
Avoiding Eye Infections
During a conversation with a patient this morning the subject of the recent two reported cases of people losing vision through fungal infections whilst wearin...
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David Goad | 01st Feb 2013 at 09:42 | 182 views | 0 comments(s)
Going on a ramble
One of the great things about a blog is the way it allows one to go on a verbal ramble without every one around you telling you to shut up! As readers you have the ultimate sa...
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David Goad | 18th Jan 2013 at 12:03 | 172 views | 0 comments(s)
'A view from a room with no windows'
A further insightfull instalment from Yeovil Partner and Optometrist Simon Fraciewicz
“Be prepared”
Having been a boy scout...
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David Goad | 18th Jan 2013 at 11:58 | 254 views | 0 comments(s)
‘A view from the room with no windows’
There is a great deal of mystery surrounding what actually happens during an eye examination, and indeed what an optometrist, ...
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David Goad | 10th Jan 2013 at 12:05 | 254 views | 0 comments(s)
Proud of my profession
I'm on the train to Birmingham, it's just after 8.00 in the evening and, rather than being at home enjoying the fireside and company of my family I'...
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David Goad | 14th Nov 2012 at 16:47 | 246 views | 0 comments(s)
Nice to see the sun….. or is it?
We all know the situation, up early for work, out of the house, in the car and off we go……………
Directly ...
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David Goad | 05th Oct 2012 at 16:38 | 388 views | 0 comments(s)
FRITHS OPTICIANS BLANDFORD GIVES GIFT OF VISION TOPEOPLE IN NEED
Local optician, Jan Goad of Robert Frith Optometrists in Blandfordis joining the World Sight Day Challenge durin...
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David Goad | 24th Sep 2012 at 09:59 | 472 views | 0 comments(s)
A New Age for Multifocal Progressive Spectacles Lenses
Having just returned from the launch of Hoya Lenses new Lifestyle V+ progressive lens for people over 40 (ish) I’m v...
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David Goad | 07th Jun 2012 at 17:00 | 460 views | 1 comments(s)
I'm not sure if I meet the visual standards for driving
This is a very common question asked by patients, and ultimately there is only one answer: on the basis of vision alone, i...
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David Goad | 07th Jun 2012 at 16:49 | 330 views | 0 comments(s)
Does my child really need to have an eye test
In the previous blog we looked at the importance of eye tests to detect problems with the visual system that may hamper normal visi...
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David Goad | 07th Jun 2012 at 16:40 | 2257 views | 0 comments(s)
When should children have their eyes examined?
It goes without saying that if you have a concern about any aspect of your child’s eye health or vision, then you should book an ...
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