Dr. Frank Edward Covington O.D.
Optometrist
1620 Live Oak St Suite A Beaufort NC, 28516About
I'm from Sanford, NC originally. Attended UNC Chapel Hill for my undergraduate work, then Southern College of Optometry for my Doctorate degree. My Wife, April, and I moved to Beaufort, NC in 1987 and ...
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