Oduruyɛfo titiriw bi a ɔhwɛ w’ani so: Hena ne aniwa ho oduruyɛfo yi?

W’ani ne agyapade a ɛsom bo sen biara a ɛboa wo ma wuhu wiase. Enti ɛho hia yiye sɛ wobɛhwɛ aniwa yi akwahosan ne sɛnea wohu ade yiye. Saa ara nso na aniwa ho ɔbenfo, anaa wɔ Borɔfo kasa mu no, (Optometrist) , a yɛrebɛka ne ho asɛm nnɛ no yɛ ɔbenfo a ɔwɔ hɔ sɛ ɔbɛhwɛ, ahwehwɛ, na wasa w’ani akwahosan sɛ ɔhaw bi sɔre a. Momma yɛnhwɛ onii ko a eyi (Optometrist) yɛ, nea ɔyɛ, ne nnwuma a wubetumi anya afi ne hɔ no yiye.

Hena ne aniwa ho ɔyaresafo yi?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, aniwa ho oduruyɛfo yɛ aniwa akwahosan ho ɔbenfo a wɔatete no sɛ onhu akwahosan ho haw ahorow a ɛfa w’ani ne w’aniwa ho na wasa. Wɔhwehwɛ w’ani mu, hwehwɛ aniwa a apira, nyarewa, ne aniwa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na wɔsa. Nokwarem no, ɛnyɛ w’ani akwahosan nko na wodi dwuma titiriw wɔ, na mmom w’akwahosan nyinaa nso.

So aniwa ho oduruyɛfo yɛ oduruyɛfo?

Yiw, aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nso yɛ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo. Nanso wɔyɛ soronko kakra wɔ w’abusua oduruyɛfo (Primary Care Physician - PCP), a wotaa kɔ ne nkyɛn kɔhwehwɛ ayaresa no ho.

Mpɛn pii no, w’abusua oduruyɛfo (PCP) benya aduruyɛ ho abodin krataa (MD) anaa oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ nnompe mu yare (DO) . Nanso, aniwa ho oduruyɛfo benya oduruyɛfo abodin krataa wɔ aniwa ho nhwehwɛmu (OD) mu . Ɛnyɛ aduruyɛ sukuu a wɔyɛ no daa so na wobewie saa abodin krataa yi, na mmom wɔbɛfa aniwa ho adesua sukuu titiriw bi so.

Bere tenten ahe na egye na obi abɛyɛ Aniwa Ho Ɔbenfo?

Mpɛn pii no, egye mfe anan ansa na wɔawie OD abodin krataa. Aniwa ho animdefo pii nso awie mfe anan adesua a edi kan ansa na ɛno reba. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ obesua sukuupɔn bɛyɛ mfe awotwe. Aniwa ho animdefo binom wie afe foforo ntetee a wɔde ma wɔ baabi a wɔte hɔ bere a wɔawie aniwa ho aduruyɛ sukuu no. Ɛno ma wonya nimdeɛ foforo.

Dɛn ankasa na Aniwa ho Oduruyɛfo yɛ?

Aniwa ho oduruyɛfo betumi ahu aniwa mu nyarewa ahorow ne aniwa mu haw ahorow na wasa. Wɔyɛ nea edidi so yi:

• Aniwa mu Nhwehwɛmu: Wɔyɛ aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ de hwɛ sɛ ɔhaw biara wɔ w’ani ne w’ani so.
• Nhwehwɛmu: Sɛ wɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi wie a, wobehu aduruyɛ tebea pɔtee anaa aniwa a ɛyɛ den a wowɔ.
• Ayaresa a wɔkyerɛw ma:Mpɛn pii no, wobetumi akyerɛw ayaresa a wuhia ama wo. Nhwɛsoɔ:
• Aniwa ahwehwɛ: Wɔkyerɛw ahwehwɛ a wode bɛhyɛ wo ho sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛfata w’ani so.
• Contact lenses: Wɔde contact lenses a wobetumi de adi dwuma sen ahwehwɛ ama.
• Nnuru a ɛboa ma wonhu ade yiye: Wɔkyerɛw mfiri titiriw bi a wɔde bɛboa nnipa a wɔn ani nhu ade yiye koraa.
• Nnuru a wɔde sa aniwa mu tebea horow: Wɔkyerɛw nnuru (e.g., aniwa a wɔde gu aniwa mu ) a wɔde sa aniwa mu yare ne aniwa a ɛyɛ kusuu.

Kae sɛ, ɛwom sɛ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo betumi asa aniwa mu haw ne tebea horow pii a ɛtaa ba de, nanso nnipa dodow no ara nyɛ oprehyɛn. Sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ w’ani oprehyɛn a, ɛho behia sɛ wokɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn . Aniwa ho oduruyɛfo betumi de wo akɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo a ɔfata nkyɛn.

Aniwa ho haw bɛn na aniwa ho oduruyɛfo betumi ahu?

Aniwa ho animdefo betumi ahu aniwa mu haw ahorow pii a ɛtaa ba ne aniwa mu nyarewa.

Anisoadehu ho haw ahorow a ɛtaa ba:

• Nneɛma a ɛbɛn (Myopia): Ɛte sɛ nea nneɛma a ɛbɛn no mu da hɔ, nanso nneɛma a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri no te sɛ nea ɛyɛ kusuu. Sɛ nhwɛso no, fa no sɛ nkyerɛwde a ɛwɔ kyerɛwpon so wɔ adesua mu no yɛ nea wontumi nhu.
• Akyirikyiri (Hyperopia): Sɛ wuhu nneɛma a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri yiye, nanso sɛ wuhu nneɛma a ɛbɛn wo, sɛ nhwɛso no bere a worekenkan nhoma bi a, ɛyɛ nea wontumi nhu.
• Astigmatism: Tebea a ɛma aniwa no kyinkyim na ɛyɛ kusuu esiane aniwa no ahwehwɛ anaa aniwa no nsusuwii a ɛnkari pɛ nti.
• Anisoadehu abien (Diplopia): Ade biako a wubehu sɛ abien.
• Presbyopia: Tebea a ɛtaa ba bere a obi adi mfe 40 akyi, na ɛma ɛyɛ den sɛ obehu ade yiye. Sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woteɛ wo nsa mu kenkan atesɛm krataa a, eyi betumi ayɛ.
• Amblyopia (Aniwa a ɛyɛ ɔkwasea): Anisoadehu a ɛwɔ aniwa biako mu no yɛ mmerɛw sen foforo no. Sɛ wohu ntɛm a, wobetumi asa eyi.
• Kɔla anifurae: Sɛ wontumi nhu nsonsonoe a ɛda kɔla ahorow bi mu yiye.

Aniwa mu nyarewa a ɛtaa ba:

• Aniwa mu yare: Mmoawa, mmoawa, anaa fungi a ɛde sɛnkyerɛnne te sɛ kɔkɔɔ, aniwa a ɛyɛ nsu, ne ɛyaw ba.
• Glaucoma: Yare a ɛma nhyɛso a ɛkɔ soro wɔ aniwa no mu no sɛe aniwa ntini no na ebetumi ama obi aniwa nhu ade nkakrankakra. Sɛ wohu ntɛm a, wobetumi adi eyi so.
• Cataracts: Aniwa no ahwehwɛ a ɛyɛ mununkum, na ɛma obi nhu ade yiye. Eyi nso bɛyɛ nea abu so kɛse bere a obi nyin no.
• Nsɛm a ɛfa wo retina ho: Retina ne ntini a ɛte hann nka wɔ aniwa no akyi. Sɛ nhwɛso no, eyi ho haw ahorow betumi ayɛ asikreyare retinopathy .
• Macular degeneration: Yare a ɛka aniwa a ɛwɔ mfinimfini titiriw esiane macula, retina no mfinimfini fã a ɛsɛe nti.

Mpɛn ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ m’ani?

Ɛdenam aniwa ho oduruyɛfo a ɔbɛhwɛ w’ani ne w’ani so daa so no, obetumi ahu ɔhaw ahorow ntɛm. Mpɛn pii no, mpɛn dodow a ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ w’ani no gu ahorow sɛnea mfe a woadi te:

• Mmofra: Ɛho hia sɛ wo ba no ma mmofra oduruyɛfo hwɛ n’ani ansa na wafi sukuu ase. Ɛtɔ da bi mpo ansa na ɛno reba no, sɛ oduruyɛfo no susuw sɛ ebia wo ba no wɔ anisoadehu anaa aniwa mu haw bi a, wobetumi ayɛ wɔn nhwehwɛmu. Ɛno akyi no, wɔtaa kamfo kyerɛ sɛ wobɛyɛ w’ani mu nhwehwɛmu afe biara .
• Mpanyimfo (mfe 18-65): Afe biara anaa mfe abien biara.
• Mpanyimfo a wɔadi boro mfe 55: Afe biara.
• Mpanyimfo a wɔadi boro mfe 65: Mfe abien kosi anan biara. (Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wo ne w’aniwa ho oduruyɛfo bɛkasa afa eyi ho na wusi bere a ɛfata wo ho gyinae, efisɛ ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebia ɛbɛyɛ nea ɛfata kɛse sɛ wobɛyɛ w’ani mu nhwehwɛmu afe biara wɔ mfe 55 akyi.)

Nea ɛho hia: Sɛ wohyɛ ahwehwɛ anaa ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ ade dedaw, anaasɛ woreyɛ aniwa anaa aniwa ho ayaresa a, ebia ebehia sɛ wɔtaa hwɛ w’ani. Bisa w’ani ho ɔyaresafo anaa akwahosan ho ɔyaresafo ma ɔmma wo nsɛm pii.

Mɛyɛ dɛn ahwɛ m’ani so?

Ɛho hia yiye sɛ wobɛka akyerɛ w’ani ho oduruyɛfo anaa aniwa ho ɔbenfo foforo sɛ wuhu nsakrae biara wɔ w’ani so a. Sɛ wunya sɛnkyerɛnne foforo a edidi so yi mu biara a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu:

• Anisoadehu a ɛyɛ kusuu.
• Aniwa kɔkɔɔ.
• Aniwa mu yaw.
• Anisoadehu abien.
• Hann ho nkate (Hann ho nkate - Photophobia).
• Nneɛma foforo te sɛ floaters anaa flashes a wubehu wɔ w’ani so.
• Sɛ wuhu nsakrae biara wɔ w’ani so – titiriw sɛ ɛyɛ kɛse mpofirim a – mfa w’ani akwahosan ho kwan biara, sɛ mpo eyinom betumi ayɛ te sɛ nneɛma nketenkete a.

Nsɛm bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mibisa m’ani ho ɔyaresafo?

Sɛ wokɔ w’ani ho ɔyaresafo nkyɛn a, wubetumi abisa nsɛm te sɛ eyinom:

• Mpɛn ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ m’ani?
• Ahwehwɛ a wɔde siesie nneɛma bɛn na mihia (ahwehwɛ anaa ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ ade)?
• Sɔhwɛ ahorow bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ?
• So mehia aduru biara a mede bɛboa m’ani anaa m’ani so?

Nsɛmmisa yi akyi no, ɛho hia paa sɛ wusiesie nsɛm biara a ɛhaw wo wɔ w’ani ho.

Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda aniwa ho oduruyɛfo ne aniwa ho oduruyɛfo ntam?

Ɛwom sɛ eyinom abien nyinaa fa w’ani akwahosan ho de, nanso ɛsono sɛnea wodi.

• Aniwa ho ɔyaresafo: Sɛnea yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no, aniwa ho oduruyɛfo betumi ahu ɔhaw ahorow a ɛwɔ w’ani so na wasa, na wayɛ w’ani mu nhwehwɛmu daa. Wɔn na wɔbɛkyerɛw ahwehwɛ anaa ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ ade ama wo.
• Aniwa ho oduruyɛfo: Aniwa ho oduruyɛfo yɛ obi a ɔne aniwa ho animdefo ne aniwa ho animdefo yɛ adwuma. Wɔtaa nya mfe abien mfiridwuma ho abodin krataa anaa adansedi krataa. Aniwa ho oduruyɛfo bɛhyehyɛ w’aniwa ahwehwɛ no ma ɛne w’anim ahyia, ɛtɔ mmere bi a ɔde ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ ahwehwɛ bɛhyɛ mu, na wahyɛ w’aniwa ahwehwɛ, ahwehwɛ, anaa frame ahorow no mu na wasiesie. Wɔnhu yare no anaasɛ wɔmfa nnuru nkyerɛw mma wɔn.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, sɛ wopɛ sɛ wɔhwehwɛ w’ani anaasɛ wɔma wɔhwɛ wo yare tebea bi a, wokɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn. Wokɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo bi nkyɛn kɔma wɔyɛ ahwehwɛ ama aduru a wɔkyerɛw ma wo no.

Nea etwa to no, nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae

Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo betumi asa tebea biara a ɛka w’ani anaa w’aniwa. Aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu a wobɛyɛ daa no betumi aboa wo ma woahu nsakrae anaa ɔhaw biara a ɛwɔ w’ani so ntɛm.

Mmu w’ani ngu nsakrae a ɛba w’ani so, w’ani a ɛyɛ kusuu foforo, anaa w’ani a ɛyɛ yaw so da. Sɛ eyinom bɛyɛ te sɛ nneɛma nketenkete ma wo mpo a, mfa w’ani akwahosan mfa wo ho nto asiane mu. W’aniwa ho ɔyaresafo betumi aboa wo ma woate nea ɛde wo haw ahorow reba ne sɛnea wubedi ho dwuma ase. Wobetumi nso akamfo ayaresa ahorow a ɛbɛboa wo ma woahu wiase no yiye. Enti, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛhwɛ w’ani so!

` Aniwa ho ɔyaresafo, Aniwa ho ɔyaresafo, aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu, anisoadehu, aniwa mu nyarewa, ahwehwɛ, ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ ade