The Armenian EyeCare Project, “Save the Beautiful Armenian Eyes,” was founded in 1992 through the extraordinary efforts of Orange County ophthalmologist Roger V. Ohanesian, MD. The Armenian American Medical Society, Dr. Ohanesian and Richard L. Kasper, MD, with generous donations from Alegran, Inc., Algon Surgical, Inc., Eye Technology, Inc., and others; sent specialized eye surgery equipment, totaling more than 1.2 million dollars to Armenia, establishing one of the most progressive retinal surgery centers in Armenia and the region.
The mission of the Armenian EyeCare Project is to eliminate preventable blindness in Armenia and to make 21st-century eye care accessible to every Armenian man, woman, and child. Dr. Ohanesian and Dr. Kasper traveled to Armenia on numerous occasions to perform surgeries and to train Armenian ophthalmologists. Through the efforts of the Armenian American Medical Society, several Armenian eye surgeons were brought to United States for training in retinal surgery. The Armenian EyeCare Project continues to thrive and has recently undertaken a project to create mobile eye surgery units will travel to remote areas of Armenia to treat underprivileged patients.
