Background: Intraocular pressure (IOP) is the fluid pressure inside the eye. Tonometry is the method, eye care professionals, use to determine this. IOP is an important aspect in the evaluation of patients at risk of glaucoma. Intraocular pressure usually increases with age and is genetically influenced. Aims & Objective: To study the variation of IOP with age and gender. Materials and Methods: A case control study was conducted in 50 Male and 50 Female subjects above the age of 40 years with normotension, without any glaucoma and raised IOP. Statistical analysis was done by using student "t" test and ANOVA. Results: There is statistically significant difference between the mean IOP in males and IOP in females (P < 0.05). There is significant positive correlation between age and IOP (r =0.911). Conclusion: Mean intraocular pressure increases with increasing age group with higher values seen in females. It would be more accurate if ophthalmologists acquire the habit of approximating measured IOP to the nearest one mmHg and not to the nearest even number.

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Background: Physiology is the link between the basic sciences and medicine. Students learn Human Physiology by attending theory as well as practical classes. For a large group teaching, lecturing is the one of the oldest and commonest forms of delivery of information to the students. Lectures are often supported by Audiovisual Aids to make it effective. Aims & Objective: To know the role of Audiovisual Aids in physiology lecture. Materials and Methods: Cross-Sectional and Descriptive study was undertaken in 105 medical students, appearing for exam in the month of June and July 2013 by questionnaire method, which were validated by pilot study. Results were entered in Microsoft Excel Sheet and Analysis was done. Results: For physiology lecture, students prefer lecturing of theory classes with mix of Audiovisual Aids (44.76%), with Microsoft power point (33.33%), with black board18.09% and with Overhead projector (3.80 %). Conclusion: Depending on the content and objective of the class, effective use of Audiovisual Aids during lecture classes, can make the students actively participate in learning process.

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