Around 4,200 people to benefit from free eye care program of the Armenian Eyecare Project and Orange Foundation in Shirak region

Free eye screening and treatment program of the Armenian Eyecare Project (AECP) and Orange Foundation has launched.

The program will be implemented in 2 stages – eye screening and treatment. In the first stage the AECP medical staff will examine all those who want to be examined just on the spot. The works of the second stage will be carried out on the Mobile Eye Hospital, parked in the center of the given region, where all preliminarily examined patients will pass double screening and laser interference will be performed. All socially disadvantaged residents of the region will undergo free eye surgery, if necessary. Such people will be also provided with glasses for free.  

In the period of September-October the AECP medical staff will visit Ani, Artik, Akhuryan, Amasia and Ashotsk districts. The Mobile Eye Hospital will stop in Maralik, Artik and Akhuryan.

The children from 9 schools of the region will be screened together with adults. They will also participate in comprehensive courses on eye care.

Today the representatives of the Orange Foundation and Armenian Eyecare Project were present in eye screening processes in Isahakyan village.

“This is already the 10th region visited together with the Armenian Eyecare Project. Before that the AECP medical staff has been to Lori region, where around 4,000 people have benefited from free eye care services. Thanks to the works carried out jointly with the Armenian Eyecare Project, we were able to help tens of thousands of people. People with visual impairments have communication difficulties, our vocation, as a telecommunication company, is to facilitate communication between people. We are happy to bring real changes into the life of many people and families thanks to this program,” said Nazareth Seferian, the General Secretary of the Orange Foundation.
“We are planning to examine around 3,000 adults and 1,200 children in Shirak region. We anticipate performing around 300 surgeries and providing 1,200 glasses,” said AECP Country Director Nune Yeghiazaryan.

As a reminder, for more details the residents of Shirak region should apply to their local health center and follow the announcements posted there. For more information they may also call the AECP office (010 55 90 68). The schedule of visit to Shirak region can be downloaded from ՝ http://goo.gl/ekkIvA.