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David Goad | 
04th May 2012 at 15:20 | 4747 views | 
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Worried About AMD?
Many people now take dietary supplements to help protect their eye site in later years. Conditions such as Macular Degeneration (MD or AMD) seem to be ever more pr...
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David Goad | 30th Mar 2012 at 10:52 | 1187 views | 0 comments(s)
We always happy to discuss any aspect of eyes, vision and generally all things optical with our patients or anyone who has a question. Over the years some questions prove themselves to b...
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David Goad | 10th Mar 2012 at 11:39 | 1913 views | 0 comments(s)
What’s The Difference
Between a Contact Lens Consultation and an Eye Examination
I am often asked the difference between an eye examination and a contact lens consultation....
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David Goad | 01st Feb 2012 at 18:29 | 52389 views | 15 comments(s)
Great Expectations
I am one of those optimistic people who always expect great customer service and constantly live with disappointment when it doesn't happen. Imagine this then,...
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David Goad | 01st Feb 2012 at 18:12 | 4126 views | 0 comments(s)
85 Years In The Making
2011 was the 85th anniversary of the founding of Robert Frith Optometrists (then called Frith Bros). January this year saw all the current staff joined by many past ones ...
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David Goad | 21st Dec 2011 at 16:00 | 2637 views | 5 comments(s)
The Trials of Driving at Night
Seeing this article on headlights http://ow.ly/86xZm and looking out of my office window into the gloom reminded me of how important anti reflective co...
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David Goad | 14th Dec 2011 at 13:53 | 3917 views | 0 comments(s)
The Seasons Greeting
Now we are all looking forward to a few days off for Christmas, being with family and friends and celebrating the season whatever that may mean to you in pa...
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David Goad | 14th Dec 2011 at 13:31 | 4003 views | 0 comments(s)
"Enjoying" the winter snow
What with this being the 100th anniversary of the death Scott of the Antarctic and some of us receiving our first fall of snow I thought it a goo...
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David Goad | 28th Nov 2011 at 10:36 | 4299 views | 0 comments(s)
In need of inspiration for a Christmas gift this year?
Well one idea, and one that I've been asked for a lot this year, is gift vouchers for new spectacles. In these difficult financial tim...
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David Goad | 24th Oct 2011 at 15:13 | 7075 views | 3 comments(s)
4,000 drivers lose licences over failing eyesight!
The importance of having a regular eye examination if you are a driver was bought home to me in this article from the Daily Telegra...
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David Goad | 24th Oct 2011 at 14:57 | 2030 views | 0 comments(s)
How are you being served?
I am well known throughout Robert Frith Optometrists and the wider optical community, for my passion, no obsession, with customer service. When I go anywher...
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David Goad | 24th Oct 2011 at 14:51 | 4272 views | 1 comments(s)
Whatever next?
When I think of how technology has changed the world it amazes me more every day. In my Fathers lifetime we have gone from the early flying experiments through to spac...
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David Goad | 10th Oct 2011 at 09:40 | 1995 views | 0 comments(s)
World Sight Day: 14th October 2011
Did you know that:
80% of all cases of blindness world wide can be prevented or treated.
180 million people world wide are visually disable...
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David Goad | 07th Oct 2011 at 11:42 | 1456 views | 0 comments(s)
Halloween
The name Halloween derives from All Hallows Even meaning the eve of All Hallows Day. The name in turn derives from the old English “Hallowed” meaning sanctified...
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David Goad | 23rd Sep 2011 at 15:12 | 1380 views | 0 comments(s)
This is the time of year when days shorten and your arms need to lengthen! For many of us as the bright long summer days become a distant memory, with the increasingly gloomy evenings co...
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