"OPEN-DOORS DAY" TO BE HELD IN CENTER OF OPHTHALMOLOGY NAMED AFTER MALAYAN IN YEREVAN ON AUGUST 15
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2007
YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. An "Open-Doors Day" will be held in
the Center of Ophthalmology named after S. Malayan in Yerevan on August
15 during which the leading specialists of this medical institute will
provide visitors with free consultations. According to the information
provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent by Alexandre Malayan, the
Head of the Center, this action is dedicated to the 80th anniversary
of Svyatoslav Fyodorov, a famous Russian oculist, who will become 80
years old in September. According to him, academician S. Fyodorov,
who has made a considerable investment in modern ophthalmology,
has provided the Armenian people with a great assistance, especially
during the earthquake of 1988.
A. Malayan also declared that there has been an increase in eye
deseases in Armenia for the recent years. According to him, eye
deseases, such as glaucoma, cataract, myopia, and presbyopia, in
particular, are spread. The above-mentioned deseases mainly appear
among the elderly, therefore, in the opinion of the Head of the Center,
it would be better if those, who are over 40, went to see an oculist
at least once a year.