Migraine headache and other risk factors associated with glaucoma among the adult population living in Armenia: a case-control study.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the association between migraine headache and glaucoma among the adult population living in Armenia.

Methods: This case-control study recruited 145 cases with glaucoma and 250 controls without glaucoma and other ocular disorders except refractive error from Optomed Canada Diagnostic Eye Center in Armenia. A structured questionnaire contained questions on socio-demographics, family history of glaucoma and stroke, ocular health, smoking, migraine, and obstructive sleep apnea.

Factors associated with delay or avoidance of medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia: results from a nationwide survey.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted healthcare systems throughout the world. Many patients faced delays and cancellation of care due to scaled back services, mobility restrictions, and concerns related to the risk of infection. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of and risk factors associated with the avoidance or delay of medical care due to COVID-19 in Armenia.

Health-Related Quality of Life after Cataract Surgery in Armenia: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Cataract surgery helps to enhance visual function and improve the quality of life of cataract patients. The present study assessed visual outcomes and explored health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and factors associated with it following cataract surgery in Armenia. An interviewer-administered survey along with the ophthalmologic examination was conducted among 248 patients.

Cataract Blindness in Armenia: The Results of Nationwide Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB).

Purpose: This study assessed the prevalence of cataract blindness, cataract surgical coverage (CSC), effective CSC, visual outcome after cataract surgery, and barriers to cataract surgery in a population aged 50 years and older in Armenia using Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) methodology.

Methods: The study sample included 2258 individuals aged 50 years and older who were randomly selected from 11 provinces of Armenia in 2019 following the RAAB methodology. The study team randomly selected 50 clusters, 50 people in each.

Factors associated with health-related quality of life among people with visual impairments living in nursing homes in Armenia: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: The study aimed to examine the effect of visual impairment (VI), eye diseases, and other risk factors on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in nursing home residents in Armenia.

Methods: This cross-sectional study administered an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire to collect information about socio-demographics, chronic diseases, HRQoL, smoking, receiving and giving instrumental/emotional social support, and sleeping disorders among 313 nursing home residents. An ophthalmic examination of the participants was conducted.

Nationwide Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) in Armenia.

Purpose: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and main causes of blindness and visual impairment in population aged 50 years and older in Armenia using Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) methodology.

Methods: The study team randomly selected 50 clusters (each consisting of 50 people) from all 11 regions of Armenia. Data on participants' demographics, presenting visual acuity, pinhole visual acuity, principal cause of presenting visual acuity, spectacle coverage, uncorrected refractive error (URE), and presbyopia were collected using the RAAB survey form.

Qualitative study of barriers and facilitators of health entrepreneurship in rural and semirural communities of Armenia.

Introduction: Low- and middle-income countries often face the issue of unequal distribution of healthcare services and human resources between rural and urban areas. Globally, there are many factors negatively affecting the willingness of physicians to work in remote and rural areas, such as low wages, poor living conditions, poorer and sicker patients, suboptimal equipment and supplies, and a lack of quality infrastructure and transportation.

Methods: This study explored the perceptions of barriers and facilitators of medical entrepreneurship and the impact of medical entrepreneurship on the served communities among the owners of private medical practices in rural and semirural areas of Armenia.

Visual impairment and associated risk factors in patients with diabetes mellitus in Tavush and Armavir provinces of Armenia.

Background: Visual impairment (VI) and blindness remain serious public health problems among patients with diabetes. This study assessed the prevalence of VI and its associated risk factors in individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) in Armenia.

Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 1287 people with DM.

Risk Factors for Developing Myopia among Schoolchildren in Yerevan and Gegharkunik Province, Armenia.

Purpose: Myopia is a complex condition leading to visual impairment and blindness. This study assessed the prevalence of and risk factors for myopia among schoolchildren in urban and rural areas of Armenia.

Methods: A cross-sectional interviewer-administered survey together with eye screenings was conducted among schoolchildren in the capital Yerevan and in Gegharkunik Province.

The prevalence of and major risk factors associated with diabetic retinopathy in Gegharkunik province of Armenia: cross-sectional study.

Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of blindness in adults in industrialized countries and the emerging cause of blindness in developing countries. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of DR and risk factors associated with it among diabetic patients.

Methods: The analytical cross-sectional survey and eye screenings were carried out among 625 diabetic patients from urban and rural areas of Gegharkunik region.

Visual impairment and depression among socially vulnerable older adults in Armenia.

Objectives: Visual impairment in older adults is a major public health problem. Untreated visual impairment might negatively impact physical and psychological health. This study assessed the association between visual impairment and depression among socially vulnerable older adults (those aged 50 and above) in Armenia.