Michael Bowen: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- director of knowledge and research at the College of Optometrists
- Quoted on
- Elderly care & frailty
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“The study's findings highlight how many people are not attending for regular eye tests, where these eye conditions would be picked up, even though the over-60s are eligible for free NHS eye tests across the UK.”
Where Michael Bowen has been quoted
- Millions of over-50s have undiagnosed sight and hearing problems, UK study suggeststheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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