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AUA EYE CARE PROGRAM REACHES OUT TO ORPHANAGES
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2012-08-08-aua-eye-care-program-reaches-out-to-orphanages-
Published: Wednesday August 08, 2012
Kids line up for eye exams.
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Yerevan - This summer, American University of Armenia's Garo Meghrigian
Institute for Preventive Ophthalmology (Meghrigian Institute)
continued its annual eye screenings among socially vulnerable and
orphaned children.
This time the visit was to Mary Ismirlyan Orphanage, which currently
serves 90 children. Sixty six children were available for detailed eye
screening. Among them, 23 children were found to suffer from different
types of refractive errors such as nearsightedness, farsightedness,
and astigmatism. Twelve children were prescribed eye glasses which
were distributed to them for free by Meghrigian Institute.
Forty-four children were diagnosed with more serious eye conditions
such as infections, allergic conjunctivitis, dry eye syndrome,
amblyopia, retinal dystrophy, blefaritis and eyelid chalasion. All
children with eye diseases received medical assistance from AUA's
Meghrigian Institute.
The next stop will be at Kharberd Specialized Orphanage.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) is a private, independent
university located in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded in 1991, AUA is
affiliated with the University of California. Through teaching,
research, and public service, AUA serves Armenia and the region
by supplying high-quality, graduate and undergraduate education,
encouraging civic engagement, and promoting democratic values.
The American University of Armenia is accredited by the Accrediting
Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges, 985 Atlantic Avenue, #100,
Alameda, CA 94501, 510-748-9001.
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2012-08-08-aua-eye-care-program-reaches-out-to-orphanages-
Published: Wednesday August 08, 2012
Kids line up for eye exams.
Related Articles
Eye care project for diabetes patients implemented in Gegharkunik province
Yerevan - This summer, American University of Armenia's Garo Meghrigian
Institute for Preventive Ophthalmology (Meghrigian Institute)
continued its annual eye screenings among socially vulnerable and
orphaned children.
This time the visit was to Mary Ismirlyan Orphanage, which currently
serves 90 children. Sixty six children were available for detailed eye
screening. Among them, 23 children were found to suffer from different
types of refractive errors such as nearsightedness, farsightedness,
and astigmatism. Twelve children were prescribed eye glasses which
were distributed to them for free by Meghrigian Institute.
Forty-four children were diagnosed with more serious eye conditions
such as infections, allergic conjunctivitis, dry eye syndrome,
amblyopia, retinal dystrophy, blefaritis and eyelid chalasion. All
children with eye diseases received medical assistance from AUA's
Meghrigian Institute.
The next stop will be at Kharberd Specialized Orphanage.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) is a private, independent
university located in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded in 1991, AUA is
affiliated with the University of California. Through teaching,
research, and public service, AUA serves Armenia and the region
by supplying high-quality, graduate and undergraduate education,
encouraging civic engagement, and promoting democratic values.
The American University of Armenia is accredited by the Accrediting
Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges, 985 Atlantic Avenue, #100,
Alameda, CA 94501, 510-748-9001.