BI-ANNUAL
TRIPS & FELLOWSHIPS
started in 1992
About
62 mission trips 100 volunteers
more than 20 million USD of equipment and medication
25 programs in action 20 international conferences
more than 20 US fellowships and observerships
5000 healthcare providers’ training
BRINGING SIGHT TO ARMENIAN EYES
started in 2003
Main results from 2003 to 2022
479,410 people screened, including children
60,180 detailed eye examinations conducted
on the Mobile Eye Hospital
32,032 surgery and laser treatment, namely
• 22,158 surgeries
• 9,874 laser treatments
78,832 pairs of eyeglasses provided
WORK WITH CHILDREN
started in 2004
201,128 children screened in schools since 2004, as part
of the AECP field mission in all regions of Armenia.
Including 22,669 schoolchildren’s screening (2018- 2019)
from 60 schools throughout Armenia in cooperation with the
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. 4,300 referred to specialized
eye clinics for detailed examination. Sample survey done
(5,994 schoolchildren) to discover prevalence data among
children aged 6-15. 18,934 schoolchildren underwent eye screening in cooperation with the USAID, and around 4,034 of them referred to specialized eye clinics for further examination and treatment.
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6,100 screened with AYO in
the age of 4-6 -
6,670 Books of Desunik and
1,200 Desunik’s Game of Sight distributed at schools all over
Armenia.
RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY (ROP) & CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS
started in 2010
Main results from 2010 to 2022
• 13,004 target group newborns’ screenings
• 35,266 ROP screenings
• 253 newborns‘ 457 laser treatments
(photocoagulation)
• 182 newborns’ 326 anti-VEGF treatment
• 168 vitreoretinal and other related surgeries
for 102 newborns
CREATION OF REGIONAL EYE CENTERS
started in 2015
• Ijevan, Tavush – 2015
• Spitak, Lori – 2016
• Kapan, Syunik – 2017
• Gyumri, Shirak – 2018
• Yeghegnadzor, Vayots Dzor – 2020
Main results from 2015
to 2022
• 40,793 detailed eye examinations
• 8,358 surgeries
• 1,372 laser treatments
DIABETES & EYECARE
Main results from
2017 to 2022
• 21,219 patients with diabetes (PWD)
undergone eye exam with the use of
Fundus cameras and AI
• 8,981 PWD diagnosed with diabetic
retinopathy or macular edema
• 1,857 PWD with diabetic retinopathy
received laser treatment
• 930 PWD undergone diabetes-related
cataract surgery
• 1,504 Healthcare Professionals
undergone training on Diabetes
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