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The Orange Foundation and the Armenian Eye Care Project (AECP) announce the launch of 2014 free eye care project, as part of which inhabitants of Ararat, Vayots Dzor, Gegharkunik, Syunik and Armavir regions will benefit from free eye care services. The works in Gegharkunik will be conducted at a special request of the Ministry of Healthcare of Armenia, the press service of Orange Armenia reports.

It is envisaged that around 11,300 adults and 4,600 children will undergo eye screenings, over 2,000 eyeglasses will be provided. The hospital is ready to perform around 1,000 surgeries and laser treatment in these 5 regions. Along with eye screening, special classes on eye care will as well be organized in the regional schools.

Chairmen of Orange Foundation and AECP have visited the mobile eye hospital located in Masis town these days. The visit aimed at reviewing the current works implemented in Ararat region, where the project estimates to screen around 3,000 adults and 1,200 children, implement 250 surgeries and provide 300 eyeglasses. Mobile eye hospital will further move from Masis to Artashat on April 7-26 and to Ararat town on April 28 - May 14. Along with eye screening, special classes on eye care will as well be organized in nine regional schools in April.

“It is already 4 years in a row that, together with Armenian Eye Care Project, Orange Foundation implements this major project, thanks to which already more than 50,000 people have had the opportunity to have eye screenings and more than 3,700 underwent surgeries free of charge. This project really makes a difference in people’s lives, in particular by providing socially vulnerable inhabitants and families with the possibility to benefit from quality eye care treatment for free. We are very glad to announce that 2014 project has been launched, and that this year the ophthalmological teams will visit inhabitants of Ararat, Vayots Dzor, Gegharkunik, Syunik and Armavir regions,” said Francis Gelibter, Chairman of the Board of the Orange Foundation.

“From now on, the very important task of first screenings will be performed solely by local ophthalmologist. This means that to undergo eye care treatment, inhabitants of towns should refer to their local ophthalmologists, while the inhabitants of rural communities will be able to participate in eye screenings organized in their areas in accordance with a confirmed time schedule that they can find in announcements available at local medical points,” said Nune Yeghiazaryan, Country Director of the Armenian Eye Care Project.

Thanks to the recent 3-year cooperation of Armenian Eye Care Project and Orange Foundation, more than 50,000 people (40,688 adults and 9,997 children) have had eye screenings, 6,498 inhabitants have undergone second more detailed checking. 3,768 surgeries and laser treatment have been conducted in the mobile eye hospital, 18,140 glasses have been prescribed, 3,659 children in 53 regional schools have participated in the special eye care classes. The project has covered 9 regions of Armenia, out of which Shirak and Aragatsotn have been visited twice.