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Background: Traditional method of learning via face to face lecture has been in curriculum since timesimmemorial. E-learning via multimedia has been a recent introduction in education system. Purpose: Tocompare e-learning with the traditional method of teaching in medical education. Material and Methods: Thetwo different methods of teaching were applied on the same group of students. A total of six lectures wereconducted. Three of them were taught by traditional method of teaching and three by e-leaning. Formativeassessment in the form of written examination was carried out, followed by qualitative assessment at the endof session. Results: The mean marks obtained after Exam-1 (i.e. following traditional teaching method) was6.46 ± 1.48 and mean marks obtained after Exam-2 (i.e. following e-learning) was 8.37 ± 1.27. The meandifference score was 1.91 ± 1.55. The paired t-test was applied, and the value of t was 11.96 with p-value<0.001. The results between two teaching methods were statistically significant. For qualitative analysisLikert scale was used. 66% of students strongly agreed that e-learning is a superior method than traditionalmethod of learning. Conclusion: The e-learning proved to be more efficient and uniform method of studentlearning with revision facilities.
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Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) isusually asymptomatic till advanced stages of the disease. Intraocular pressure (IOP) is the primary risk factorfor development of POAG. But in spite of control of IOP, some cases progress which strengthens the viewthat there must be other independent risk factors in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Serum lipids have beenfound to be associated with glaucoma in few studies. We conducted a study to assess the relation betweendyslipidemia and glaucoma on 100 cases of glaucoma and 100 age-matched controls. Detailed ophthalmicexamination was done in all subjects and fasting lipid profile was compared between cases and controls.Levels of total cholesterol, total triglycerides and LDL were significantly higher in cases than in controls witha p value < 0.0001. We conclude that dyslipidemia is an independent risk factor for POAG.
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The current study was done to evaluate the utility and safety of Trypan Blue staining of the anterior capsule for enhancing visualization of capsulorrhexis in mature and hypermature cataracts.This study included 100 eyes of 100 patients with a unilateral mature or hypermature cataract. In all these cases 0.2ml of 0.1% Trypan blue dye was used to stain the anterior capsule in cataract surgery. In all 100 eyes the Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorrhexis (CCC) was completed. Successful cataract surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation was performed in all eyes. Adverse reactions related to the dye such as raised intraocular pressure or anterior chamber inflammation was not observed in the immediate postoperative period or at the end of mean follow-up of 3 months.Trypan blue dye staining of the anterior capsule was found to be an effective and safe technique that helps in completion of Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorrhexis (CCC) in mature and hypermature cataracts.