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OPTOMETRISTS
Glasses, lenses and all round eye health care
Davis Optometrists was established in 1963, and this September they are celebrating their 60 year anniversary! Having grown from one to five branches across three counties, the lovely people at Thrapston branch tell us more about their services.
What is the best thing about your job?
Being able to help people every day, making a difference to their lives. Our patients are lovely and we’ve seen many of them since they were children, so catching up with them is always a
What made you choose Thrapston?
Our founding partner Rod Davis was offered the opportunity to work part
time out of a practice in the doctor’s surgery. He was already working in Kettering, and Thrapston was the
perfect progression. All of our practices are in market towns, we like to be part of a community.
We like seeing friendly faces passing by our window!
joy.
How have you seen products change? We do far more complex contact lenses, more interesting and beautiful frames that people want to wear, and sophisticated spectacle lenses so we can give patients the best vision possible. There are new innovations in
Favourite thing about your store? We
love the building – it used to be the butcher’s shop – and our position is right in the heart of Thrapston. We like seeing friendly faces passing by our window!
technology that we love to keep up with. This means we can offer patients the best eye care possible – there’s always something new.
Any other services you offer? Retinal scanning, dry eye clinics, help for patients with visual stress, emergency eye care, audiology, and sports vision.
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