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Eye care center in Lexington, KY
4.4 · 49 reviewsOpens today at 8 AMOpens today at 8 AM
Dr. Cowen is a highly trained and specialized ophthalmologist who concentrates on the management of deformities and abnormalities of the eyelids, lacrimal (tear) system, the orbit (bony cavity surrounding the eye) and adjacent facial area. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the prestigious American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In addition to our Lexington office, Dr. Cowen serves the people of Eastern and Southern Kentucky by providing satellite clinics in Ashland, London, Corbin and Pikeville.
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What Dr. David E. Cowen, MD offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
Dr. David E. Cowen, MD lists 5 services on its website. Here's each one, with how many reviews mention each.
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Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
What reviews, press and directories say about Dr. David E. Cowen, MD.
4.4from 49 reviews on Google
Dr. Cowen is highly regarded for his surgical skills and patient care, but billing practices and staff interactions may detract from the overall experience. Patients describe Dr. Cowen as personable and attentive, often highlighting his thoroughness and excellent bedside manner. Many appreciate his follow-up calls post-surgery, creating a sense of care and concern. However, some report issues with office staff and billing transparency, leading to frustration.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
40 Lexington avg
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Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Lexington, KY · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated July 16, 2026.
Published July 16, 2026 · Updated July 16, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Dr. David E. Cowen, MD is an eye care center in Lexington, KY. Its AI Score is 32 of 100, which is poor.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 771 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (859) 219-0299 |
| Rating | 4.4 across 49 reviews on Google |
| Updated | July 16, 2026 |
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location info | Address | 771 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Dr. Cowen is a highly trained and specialized ophthalmologist who concentrates on the management of deformities and abnormalities of the eyelids, lacrimal (tear) system, the orbit (bony cavity surrounding the eye) and adjacent facial area. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the prestigious American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In addition to our Lexington office, Dr. Cowen serves the people of Eastern and Southern Kentucky by providing satellite clinics in Ashland, London, Corbin and Pikeville. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Dr. David E. Cowen, MD | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (859) 219-0299 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Cosmetic surgery | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Eyelids | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Facial reconstructive surgery | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Laser patient story | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Laser rejuvenation | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Oculoplastic | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Orbital surgery | AI guess | |
| Links | https://facebook.com/davidcowenaesthetics | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | https://instagram.com/davidcowenaesthetics | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | Website | http://www.davidcowenmd.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
These are the 5 services Dr. David E. Cowen, MD offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.
| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser rejuvenation | From their website | |||
| Oculoplastic | From their website | |||
| Laser patient story | From their website | |||
| Eyelids | From their website | |||
| Cosmetic surgery | From their website |
Address: 771 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503, USA. Phone: (859) 219-0299. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "Dr. Cowen is a highly trained and specialized ophthalmologist who concentrates on the management of deformities and abnormalities of the eyelids, lacrimal (tear) system, the orbit (bony cavity surrounding the eye) and adjacent facial area. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the prestigious American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In addition to our Lexington office, Dr. Cowen serves the people of Eastern and Southern Kentucky by providing satellite clinics in Ashland, London, Corbin and Pikeville."
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Harrodsburg @ Corporate Inbound | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Texas Roadhouse | Steak house | 4 min walk |
| Waffle House | Breakfast restaurant | 4 min walk |
| Harrodsburg @ Beaumont Centre | Bus stop | 4 min walk |
| Campestre Bar and Grill | Mexican restaurant | 5 min walk |
| BRU Burger Bar Lexington | Restaurant | 5 min walk |
4.4 average across 49 reviews: Google 49. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)
Dr. Cowen is highly regarded for his surgical skills and patient care, but billing practices and staff interactions may detract from the overall experience. (AI guess, from 49 reviews.)
We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Dr. David E. Cowen, MD. These are the answers that don’t match this page.
ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 22, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026.
| Fact | What AI says | What this page says |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 22, 2026: 8 Bluegrass Eyecare Center | 771 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503, USA |
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Lexington eye care centers run 32 to 44. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Dr. David E. Cowen, MD scores 32, below the Lexington average of 40. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Dr. David E. Cowen, MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 33 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 88 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 52 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 84 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 57 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 56 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |
Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology
How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery
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| Dr. David E. Cowen, MD | MedicalBusiness | #business | http://www.davidcowenmd.com/ | Subject of this page |
| Lexington, Kentucky | City | #city | City Dr. David E. Cowen, MD is in | |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |
Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Lexington, linked to the lists and towns around it.
This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.
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# Dr. David E. Cowen, MD, Lexington KY: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ky/lexington/dr-david-e-cowen-md-lexington-ky. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-07-16. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ky/lexington/dr-david-e-cowen-md-lexington-ky ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short Dr. David E. Cowen, MD is an eye care center in Lexington, KY. Its AI Score is 32 of 100, which is poor. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Eye care center | | Address | 771 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun | | Phone | (859) 219-0299 | | Rating | 4.4 across 49 reviews on Google | | Updated | July 16, 2026 | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 771 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | Dr. Cowen is a highly trained and specialized ophthalmologist who concentrates on the management of deformities and abnormalities of the eyelids, lacrimal (tear) system, the orbit (bony cavity surrounding the eye) and adjacent facial area. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the prestigious American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In addition to our Lexington office, Dr. Cowen serves the people of Eastern and Southern Kentucky by providing satellite clinics in Ashland, London, Corbin and Pikeville. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | Dr. David E. Cowen, MD | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (859) 219-0299 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Cosmetic surgery | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Eyelids | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Facial reconstructive surgery | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Laser patient story | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Laser rejuvenation | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Oculoplastic | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Orbital surgery | AI guess | | | Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/davidcowenaesthetics | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/davidcowenaesthetics | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Website | http://www.davidcowenmd.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices These are the 5 services Dr. David E. Cowen, MD offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Laser rejuvenation | | | | From their website | | Oculoplastic | | | | From their website | | Laser patient story | | | | From their website | | Eyelids | | | | From their website | | Cosmetic surgery | | | | From their website | ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team Add your team so AI can name who works here ## Visiting Dr. David E. Cowen, MD Address: 771 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503, USA. Phone: (859) 219-0299. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "Dr. Cowen is a highly trained and specialized ophthalmologist who concentrates on the management of deformities and abnormalities of the eyelids, lacrimal (tear) system, the orbit (bony cavity surrounding the eye) and adjacent facial area. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the prestigious American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In addition to our Lexington office, Dr. Cowen serves the people of Eastern and Southern Kentucky by providing satellite clinics in Ashland, London, Corbin and Pikeville." ### Parking and getting in Add your parking so AI can tell people where to park Add how to find your door so AI can walk people in ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Harrodsburg @ Corporate Inbound | Bus stop | 3 min walk | | Texas Roadhouse | Steak house | 4 min walk | | Waffle House | Breakfast restaurant | 4 min walk | | Harrodsburg @ Beaumont Centre | Bus stop | 4 min walk | | Campestre Bar and Grill | Mexican restaurant | 5 min walk | | BRU Burger Bar Lexington | Restaurant | 5 min walk | ## Reputation 4.4 average across 49 reviews: Google 49. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.) Dr. Cowen is highly regarded for his surgical skills and patient care, but billing practices and staff interactions may detract from the overall experience. (AI guess, from 49 reviews.) ### What people like - Upper eyelid surgery results - Post-surgery follow-up calls ### What people do not like - Lack of transparency in billing - Long wait times for results - Rude office staff ### Press Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you ### Awards Add an award so AI can name it ### Directories Get listed in directories so AI can tell you're real ## Questions people ask ### going rate for eye doctors locally, any idea ### best ophthalmologist in Lexington ### the good stuff about Dr. David E. Cowen, MD, what is it? ### people keep recommending Dr. David E. Cowen, MD, what for? ### what else is on Corporate around Dr. David E. Cowen, MD? ### where does this place post updates ### do I need to book this place or can I just turn up? ### pain wise, what is it like here ### is there parking at Dr. David E. Cowen, MD or is it street only? ### bad experiences at Dr. David E. Cowen, MD, anyone? ### Are the hours on Google right for Dr. David E. Cowen, MD in Lexington? ### Any membership pricing here? ### real doctors here, or is it beauticians ### picking between the two, is Dr. Gary the safer bet? ### services here, what do people go in for? ### somewhere cheaper in Lexington that is not a risk? ### planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip ## What AI gets wrong about Dr. David E. Cowen, MD We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Dr. David E. Cowen, MD. These are the answers that don’t match this page. ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 22, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026. | Fact | What AI says | What this page says | | --- | --- | --- | | Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 22, 2026: 8 Bluegrass Eyecare Center | 771 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503, USA | ## The AI Score: 32 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Lexington eye care centers run 32 to 44. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Dr. David E. Cowen, MD scores 32, below the Lexington average of 40. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Dr. David E. Cowen, MD | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | 33 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor | | Reviews & response | 12 | 88 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 52 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 84 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 57 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 56 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Dr. David E. Cowen, MD | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Dr. David E. Cowen, MD | MedicalBusiness | #business | http://www.davidcowenmd.com/ | Subject of this page | | Lexington, Kentucky | City | #city | | City Dr. David E. Cowen, MD is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Lexington, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best eye care centers in Lexington: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ky/lexington/eye-care-center - Best businesses in Lexington: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ky/lexington ### Nearby - /louisville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ky/louisville ### Every list - Every leaderboard in Kentucky: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ky ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJF636t89cQogRU0YC0fIBeUg (accessed Jul 16, 2026) - [2] davidcowenmd.com, https://www.davidcowenmd.com/cosmetic-surgery (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [3] davidcowenmd.com, https://www.davidcowenmd.com/eyelids (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [4] davidcowenmd.com, https://www.davidcowenmd.com/patient-story (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [5] davidcowenmd.com, https://www.davidcowenmd.com/laser-rejuvenation (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [6] davidcowenmd.com, https://www.davidcowenmd.com/oculoplastic (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [7] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 22, 2026; Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Lexington, KY · Editorial</p>
<h2>Dr. David E. Cowen, MD, Lexington KY: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated July 16, 2026.</p>
<p>Published July 16, 2026 · Updated July 16, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
</header>
<section id="ai-in-short">
<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Dr. David E. Cowen, MD is an eye care center in Lexington, KY. Its AI Score is 32 of 100, which is poor.</p>
<p>What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-key-facts">
<h3>Key facts</h3>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Type</td><td>Eye care center</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>771 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(859) 219-0299</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.4 across 49 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>July 16, 2026</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-all-the-details">
<h3>All the details</h3>
<p>Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>771 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Dr. Cowen is a highly trained and specialized ophthalmologist who concentrates on the management of deformities and abnormalities of the eyelids, lacrimal (tear) system, the orbit (bony cavity surrounding the eye) and adjacent facial area. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the prestigious American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In addition to our Lexington office, Dr. Cowen serves the people of Eastern and Southern Kentucky by providing satellite clinics in Ashland, London, Corbin and Pikeville.</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Dr. David E. Cowen, MD</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(859) 219-0299</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>8:00 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Cosmetic surgery</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Eyelids</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Facial reconstructive surgery</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Laser patient story</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Laser rejuvenation</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Oculoplastic</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Orbital surgery</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Facebook</td><td>https://facebook.com/davidcowenaesthetics</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Instagram</td><td>https://instagram.com/davidcowenaesthetics</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>http://www.davidcowenmd.com/</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
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</section>
<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<p>These are the 5 services Dr. David E. Cowen, MD offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Service</th><th scope="col">Price</th><th scope="col">Price mark</th><th scope="col">Price evidence</th><th scope="col">Service mark</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Laser rejuvenation</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Oculoplastic</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Laser patient story</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Eyelids</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cosmetic surgery</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
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</table>
<h4>Known for</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
</section>
<section id="ai-visiting-dr-david-e-cowen-md">
<h3>Visiting Dr. David E. Cowen, MD</h3>
<p>Address: 771 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503, USA. Phone: (859) 219-0299. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>From Google Business Profile: "Dr. Cowen is a highly trained and specialized ophthalmologist who concentrates on the management of deformities and abnormalities of the eyelids, lacrimal (tear) system, the orbit (bony cavity surrounding the eye) and adjacent facial area. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the prestigious American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In addition to our Lexington office, Dr. Cowen serves the people of Eastern and Southern Kentucky by providing satellite clinics in Ashland, London, Corbin and Pikeville."</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Harrodsburg @ Corporate Inbound</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Texas Roadhouse</td><td>Steak house</td><td>4 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Waffle House</td><td>Breakfast restaurant</td><td>4 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Harrodsburg @ Beaumont Centre</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>4 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Campestre Bar and Grill</td><td>Mexican restaurant</td><td>5 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>BRU Burger Bar Lexington</td><td>Restaurant</td><td>5 min walk</td></tr>
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</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.4 average across 49 reviews: Google 49. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)</p>
<p>Dr. Cowen is highly regarded for his surgical skills and patient care, but billing practices and staff interactions may detract from the overall experience. (AI guess, from 49 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Upper eyelid surgery results</li>
<li>Post-surgery follow-up calls</li>
</ul>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Lack of transparency in billing</li>
<li>Long wait times for results</li>
<li>Rude office staff</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>going rate for eye doctors locally, any idea</h4>
<h4>best ophthalmologist in Lexington</h4>
<h4>the good stuff about Dr. David E. Cowen, MD, what is it?</h4>
<h4>people keep recommending Dr. David E. Cowen, MD, what for?</h4>
<h4>what else is on Corporate around Dr. David E. Cowen, MD?</h4>
<h4>where does this place post updates</h4>
<h4>do I need to book this place or can I just turn up?</h4>
<h4>pain wise, what is it like here</h4>
<h4>is there parking at Dr. David E. Cowen, MD or is it street only?</h4>
<h4>bad experiences at Dr. David E. Cowen, MD, anyone?</h4>
<h4>Are the hours on Google right for Dr. David E. Cowen, MD in Lexington?</h4>
<h4>Any membership pricing here?</h4>
<h4>real doctors here, or is it beauticians</h4>
<h4>picking between the two, is Dr. Gary the safer bet?</h4>
<h4>services here, what do people go in for?</h4>
<h4>somewhere cheaper in Lexington that is not a risk?</h4>
<h4>planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-what-ai-gets-wrong">
<h3>What AI gets wrong about Dr. David E. Cowen, MD</h3>
<p>We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Dr. David E. Cowen, MD. These are the answers that don’t match this page.</p>
<p>ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 22, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">What AI says</th><th scope="col">What this page says</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 22, 2026: 8 Bluegrass Eyecare Center</td><td>771 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY 40503, USA</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 32 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Lexington eye care centers run 32 to 44. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Dr. David E. Cowen, MD scores 32, below the Lexington average of 40. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Signal</th><th scope="col">Weight</th><th scope="col">Score</th><th scope="col">What it measures</th><th scope="col">Dr. David E. Cowen, MD</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>0</td><td>Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>41</td><td>Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>AI visibility</td><td>14</td><td>33</td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>88</td><td>The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Backlink & citation authority</td><td>8</td><td>52</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>84</td><td>Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed & mobile</td><td>7</td><td>57</td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>56</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
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</table>
<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
<p>How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-entity-map">
<h3>Entity map</h3>
<p>Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Entity</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">ID on this page</th><th scope="col">Same as</th><th scope="col">Relationship to Dr. David E. Cowen, MD</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Dr. David E. Cowen, MD</td><td>MedicalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>http://www.davidcowenmd.com/</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Lexington, Kentucky</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Dr. David E. Cowen, MD is in</td></tr>
<tr><td>Local AI Registry</td><td>Organization</td><td>#publisher</td><td>https://localairegistry.com</td><td>Publisher of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Steve Lee</td><td>Person</td><td>#author</td><td>https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee</td><td>Author of this page</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-topical-map">
<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Lexington, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best eye care centers in Lexington: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ky/lexington/eye-care-center</li>
<li>Best businesses in Lexington: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ky/lexington</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/louisville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ky/louisville</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in Kentucky: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ky</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-references">
<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
<ul>
<li>[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJF636t89cQogRU0YC0fIBeUg (accessed Jul 16, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] davidcowenmd.com, https://www.davidcowenmd.com/cosmetic-surgery (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[3] davidcowenmd.com, https://www.davidcowenmd.com/eyelids (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[4] davidcowenmd.com, https://www.davidcowenmd.com/patient-story (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[5] davidcowenmd.com, https://www.davidcowenmd.com/laser-rejuvenation (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[6] davidcowenmd.com, https://www.davidcowenmd.com/oculoplastic (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[7] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 22, 2026; Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
</ul>
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</html>This is the evidence for every fact on this page, across Locals, Services, Team, Visit, Reputation and Updates. Each reference names the fact, the source, what kind of source it is, and the date it was checked, with a link and an archived copy so anyone can verify it. Visitor references are dated firsthand accounts. AI guesses record what an AI engine said on that date, not what is true.