Development and introduction of a communication skills module for postgraduate students of ophthalmology.

Purpose: Effective communication lies at the heart of a patient--doctor relationship. Communication skills (CS) teaching and assessment is not a part of the postgraduate (PG) curriculum. Lack of effective CS in current PG students' results in patient distrust and dissatisfaction, conflicts, and compromised healthcare.

Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in Western India - Report from A Regional Institute of Ophthalmology.

Introduction: Retinopathy of prematurity is an important cause of childhood blindness amongst premature babies in developing as well as developed world.

Objectives: To report the incidence and risk factors of ROP from a regional institute of Ophthalmology in western India and compare it with the existing scenario.

Materials And Methods: This was prospective observational study of babies born at <34 weeks of gestational and/or <1700 grams birth weight between January 2012 and October 2013.