We have begun 2020 with some great news to mark the extra-special year for our organization: the first ophthalmologist from our Next Generation Fellowship Program, Dr. Vahan Papoyan, has arrived in the U.S. from Armenia and is currently completing his medical fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia.
Amidst flowing cocktails, a five-course dinner and elegant décor, hundreds of donors and friends of the Armenian EyeCare Project gathered at the beautiful Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach to support and celebrate the organization on another momentous year.
The Armenian EyeCare Project organized a range of engaging events for World Sight Day this year to raise public awareness about vision problems and steps that should be taken to avoid preventable blindness.
Working with Children’s Hospital L.A., we have launched a large-scale School Screening Program, which uses innovative technology to screen children in schools across Armenia in hopes of detecting common eye diseases found in these children early on and possibly preventing them in the future.
Earlier this year, we shared the story of how one donor was able to adopt two villages in Armenia by selling her embroidery work to friends and family online. We are happy to announce that thanks to this sponsorship, over 500 residents in Khndzoresk and Karashen have been able to get their eyes screened and will receive advanced treatment if needed.
It is with great sorrow that the Armenian EyeCare Project announces the recent passing of Leslie Newquist, the organization’s longtime Executive Director and dear friend.
As the physician who undeniably performs the most cataract surgeries in Armenia, it was clear to the EyeCare Project that Dr. Asatur Hovsepyan – and by association the patients in Armenia that he treats — could benefit tremendously from learning of the industry’s latest updates and advancements in cataracts.
When Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte learned she could be the reason residents in two villages in Armenia receive eye care, she got creative.
This holiday season, your donation to our Cornea Transplant Program will bring sight… and smiles… to Armenian eyes.
Spirits were high as we rounded out another successful year — the EyeCare Project’s 26th year of service to Armenia — with our annual Gala in Newport Beach.
