As already noted, eye diseases are more prevalent among the population of 50+. Table 8 demonstrates that the prevalence of eye diseases causing blindness among the population of the Republic of Armenia of 50+ is significantly higher than among the population on the whole and makes up 37% as opposed to 13.3% for the general population.
The AECP has developed and calculated the Index of Eye Health Vulnerability (EHV) among the RA population of 50 years old and above. Those persons of 50+ who were screened by the AECP and were diagnosed with at least one eye disease (glaucoma, cataract, cornea diseases, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration) were considered vulnerable from the eye health point of view. The EHV is the percentage of people having at least one of the mentioned diseases and disorders in the total number of population above the age of 50. The AECP data evidence, that 37% of the 50+ population has vulnerable eye health. This means that each fourth citizen of the Republic of Armenia has at least one disease causing blindness. Moreover, on the marz level, the highest EHV indicators were identified in the Ararat, Armavir and Aragatsotn marzes (see Map 7).
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