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Background: Dry eye syndrome arises due to chronic lack of sufficient lubrication and moisture on the surface of the eye. Symptoms of dry eye syndrome includes burning sensation, itchy eyes, blurred vision, and fatigued eyes, redness of eyes, gritty and dry eye sensation / foreign body sensation. Studies reveal that post-menopausal women are at greater risk of developing dry eyes than men of same age. Aims and objectives were to determine the prevalence of dry eye syndrome among post-menopausal women at tertiary care center, Hyderabad and to assess the socio-demographic factors related to dry eye syndrome among study population.Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out from March to June 2017 among post-menopausal women attending Gandhi Hospital, in Hyderabad, Telangana. A convenient sample of 200 post-menopausal women was taken. Schirmer’s test was used to determine presence of dry eyes.Results: The mean age of study population was found to be 51.66±5.8 years. The mean age of onset of menopause in study subjects was 45.63±1.8 years. The prevalence of dry eye syndrome was found to be 39.5%. Mild dryness of eyes was most common among study subjects (20.5%). Prevalence of dry eyes increased with age and had significant association.Conclusions:Dry eye syndrome is not a life threatening disease, but causes ocular discomfort and compromises quality of life. If neglected, can even lead to blindness and debility due to complications arising due to dry eye.
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Background: Role models play a very vital role in clinical training in medical schools. Medical students gain professional expertise by being exposed to experienced and knowledgeable preceptors. There have been very few studies on the association between role models in medical education and the choice of the clinical field, the medical students intends to choose later on. Literature on the specific attributes the faculty should possess to become role models are also sparse. Methodology: An observational cross sectional study was conducted in AIMSR involving 100 interns. A well-structured pre-validated questionnaire pertaining to the impact of role models on medical students was distributed to the interns at the initiation of their internship. The student’s responses for the questionnaire were tabulated and analyzed to see, if any association exists between the role models and the clinical field, the students intend to choose by calculating the P-value using Chi-square test in SPSS-24 Version. An attempt was done to explore what are the specific attributes of role models chosen by our students. Results: There was 74% correlation between role models in a particular speciality and the career choice of students when the students chose role models from the clinical departments only. Developing rapport with students was the most important attribute that was important for students to choose their role models followed by creating enthusiasm in students, treating students with respect, effectively communicating with patients and their family and demonstrating clinical signs to the students. Conclusion: There exists a significant correlation between speciality to which the role models belong and career choice of students. Developing rapport with the students is very important attribute, the students look for in their role models.