A study to show prevalence of dry eye disease among postmenopausal women in a second tire Government Hospital in West Bengal, India

Background: Dry eye disease or keratoconjunctivitis sicca refers to a wide variation of disorders which causes decrease in secretion tears1 due dysfunctional anatomy increased evaporation the formed tear film. Objective: The primary purpose this study is open establish occurrence DED Postmenopausal woman second tire Government Hospital WB, India. Methodology: Study design: This cross sectional clinical study. place: It was conducted outpatient department Obstetrics and Gynaecology ophthalmology T.L.J.S.G Hospital, Howrah, West Bengal. Period study: Data collection analysis time took over period 6 months. Sample size: In total 500 eyes were selected as sample size. Schirmer`s test done on patients without topical anaesthesia. Thus avoiding any chance alteration result. Whatman`s Filter Paper No. 41 used assess lateral part lower eyelid. filter paper removed after 5 minutes results taken. Results: *Menopause its association with dry very common problem. taken among 182 found have eye. prevalence 33.4%. *Among those majority be age group person above 65 years. As other factors exclusion criteria, so we can highlighted postmenopause an important factor here.*Also it noted that different individuals had percentage presenting symptom redness & grittiness are often experienced by patients. There various studies showing old person. Several data suggest gender sex hormone play quiet role process. Conclusion: there level menopause could possibly cause some physiological changes lacrimal meibomian glands thus affecting mechanism film production. our study, such correlation.