So biribi a ɛte sɛɛ ato w’ani? Momma yensua Lattice Degeneration ho ade

So wɔayɛ w’ani mu nhwehwɛmu pɛn na oduruyɛfo no aka akyerɛ wo sɛ wo retina ayɛ mmerɛw anaasɛ ɛyɛ teateaa? Ebetumi ayɛ basaa kakra, ɛnte saa? Nanso mma ɛnhaw wo. Ɛnnɛ yɛbɛka tebea bi a wɔfrɛ no ``Lattice Degeneration.'' Eyi yɛ biribi a nnipa pii betumi anya, nanso ɛnyɛ obiara na ɔwɔ ɔhaw kɛse wɔ ho.

Dɛn ne ``Lattice Degeneration''? Momma yɛnte ase tiawa.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, ``Lattice Degeneration`` yɛ mmerɛw anaasɛ ɛyɛ teateaa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye, hann-te nka wɔ w'ani mu a wɔfrɛ no ``Retina.`` Fa no sɛ sɛ yɛn aniwa te sɛ mfoninitwa afiri a, retina te sɛ sini a ɛwɔ saa mfoninitwa afiri no mu. Nneɛma a yehu no bɛyɛ mfonini wɔ saa retina yi so.

Afei, wɔ saa ``Lattice Degeneration`` tebea yi mu no, retina no mmeae bi yɛ mmerɛw kakra. Wɔfrɛ no ``Lattice Degeneration`` efisɛ sɛ aniwa ho nnuruyɛfo hwehwɛ aniwa no mu a, saa mmeae a ayɛ mmerɛw yi pue wɔ ɔkwan a ɛte sɛ lattice so. Ɛte sɛ nsusuwso te sɛ ahama. Saa tebea yi betumi aba aniwa biako pɛ mu anaa aniwa abien no nyinaa mu. Nokwarem no, nnipa a wɔwɔ saa yare yi mu bɛyɛ fã wɔ bi wɔ aniwa abien no nyinaa mu.

Sɛ wowɔ `(Lattice Degeneration)` a, dɛn ne sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow?

Ade a ɛho hia ni. Lattice Degeneration nni sɛnkyerɛnne pɔtee biara. Ɛne sɛ, wonte nka sɛ wowɔ bi. Ɛmma nsakrae biara mma w’ani, ɛyaw, anaa w’ani a ɛyɛ kusuu.

Enti wobɛyɛ dɛn ahu eyi?

Ɔkwan biako pɛ a wobɛfa so ahu ne sɛ wobɛma aniwa ho oduruyɛfo ahwɛ w’ani mu. Oduruyɛfo no tumi hu saa mmerɛwyɛ ahorow yi wɔ retina no mu bere a ɔde nnwinnade soronko hwɛ aniwa no mu no. Sɛ yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne biara nni hɔ mpo a, nnuruyɛfo bu eyi sɛ aduruyɛ mu tebea. Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ efi adeyɛ bi a ɛkɔ so wɔ aniwa no mu.

Adɛn nti na saa `(Lattice Degeneration)` yi ba? Dɛn ne nea enti a ɛte saa?

Nokwarem no, nnuruyɛfo ntumi nhu nea ɛde Lattice Degeneration ba ankasa. Nanso, nhwehwɛmu ada no adi sɛ nneɛma bi betumi ama asiane a ɛwɔ tebea yi mu no ayɛ kɛse.

• Wɔn a wɔwɔ nearsightedness/myopia: Sɛ wo nso wuntumi nhu nneɛma pefee wɔ akyirikyiri, kyerɛ sɛ, sɛ woyɛ ``Myopic'' a, wowɔ asiane bi mu sɛ wubenya ``Lattice Degeneration''.
• Abusua abakɔsɛm: Sɛ obi a ɔwɔ w’abusua mu anya Lattice Degeneration anaa ɔhaw ahorow te sɛ Retinal Detachments a, ɛda adi sɛ wubenya saa tebea yi. Ebia ɛne awosu mu tebea horow bi nso wɔ abusuabɔ, te sɛ Ntini a Ɛma Nkitahodi Mu Nyarewa.

Nanso ɛsɛ sɛ wokae eyi nso. Ɛnyɛ nnipa a wonhu ade tiaa nko na Lattice Degeneration betumi aba, na mmom nnipa a wonni abusua mufo biara a wɔwɔ saa ɔhaw yi nso.

Nsɛnnennen bɛn na ebetumi aba esiane `(Lattice Degeneration)` nti?

Nnipa dodow no ara a wɔwɔ Lattice Degeneration no nnya nsɛnnennen biara. Nanso, ɛntaa mma koraa sɛ saa retina a ayɛ mmerɛw yi betumi ama retina no atetew anaasɛ ɛbɛtetew. Eyinom yɛ tebea horow a emu yɛ den kakra.

Retina tear yɛ tetew ketewaa bi a ɛba retina no mu. Sɛ eyi kɔ so a, ebetumi ayɛ kɛse na retina no betumi atew koraa (Retinal Detachment). Saa retina a ɛtetew ne nea ɛpaapae yi yɛ aduruyɛ mu tebea horow a egye ntɛmpɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsa no ntɛm ara. Efisɛ, sɛ wɔansa no ntɛm a, ebetumi ama obi ani abere daa. Enti, sɛ w’adwene mu yɛ wo naa kakra wɔ biribi a ɛte sɛɛ ho a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛkɔ ayaresabea ntɛm ara.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na nnuruyɛfo hu Lattice Degeneration?

Sɛnea yɛadi kan aka no, aniwa ho oduruyɛfo a ɔyɛ aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu nkutoo na wobetumi ahu eyi. Sɔhwɛ ahorow a anka wobɛyɛ bere a worekɔyɛ w’ani mu nhwehwɛmu no bi nso fa eyi ho.

• Confrontation check: Wɔ sɔhwɛ yi mu no, oduruyɛfo no to w’ani biako na ɔde aniwa foforo no hwɛ baabi a wubetumi ahu afã abien no nyinaa.
• Visual acuity test: Eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛma wutumi kenkan nsɛm na wuhu sɛnea w’aniwa yɛ nnam.
• Nhwehwɛmu a ɛtrɛw: Wɔde aniwa no mu aduru titiriw bi gu aniwa no mu, wɔtrɛw aniwa no mu, na wɔhwɛ aniwa no mu yiye.

Dɛn ne sɔhwɛ pɔtee no?

Eyi akyi no, sɔhwɛ pɔtee afoforo pii wɔ hɔ a wɔde hwɛ sɛ ``Lattice Degeneration'' anaa.

• Slit lamp exam: Eyi yɛ microscope titiriw bi a ɛma oduruyɛfo no tumi ma nneɛma nketenkete a ɛwɔ aniwa no mu mpo yɛ kɛse.
• Scleral depression exam: Wɔ eyi mu no, oduruyɛfo no mia aniwa no fã fitaa (sclera) no brɛoo de hwehwɛ nsakrae a aba aniwa no mu.
• Fundus mfoninitwa: Eyi twa aniwa no mu mfonini, titiriw retina no. Wobetumi ahwɛ saa mfonini ahorow yi akyiri yi de ahu sɛ nsakrae bi aba anaa.

So ayaresa bi wɔ hɔ a wɔde sa `(Lattice Degeneration)`?

Asɛmpa no ni! Mpɛn pii no, Lattice Degeneration nhia ayaresa biara, efisɛ ebetumi atra hɔ mfe pii a ɛrempira biara.

Sɛ oduruyɛfo no susuw sɛ asiane kɛse wɔ hɔ sɛ retina no bɛtetew anaasɛ ɛbɛtetew nkutoo a, ɛho hia sɛ wɔsa yare. Wɔ nsɛm a ɛtete saa mu no, ayaresa no atirimpɔw ne sɛ wobesiw tebea horow a emu yɛ den yi a ɛbɛba no ano.

Henanom na ebia wɔn ho bɛto asiane kɛse mu?

• Abusua abakɔsɛm:Sɛ nnipa pii a wɔwɔ w’abusua mu anya retina tear anaasɛ detachments.
• W’abakɔsɛm: Sɛ woadi kan anya retina tear anaasɛ detachment wɔ w’ani biako mu (ɛnde wɔbɛsa aniwa foforo no yare).
• Nhumu a ɛbɛn a emu yɛ den: Asiane yi dɔɔso ma nnipa a wotumi hu ade yiye.
• Aniwa tebea afoforo: Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wowɔ tebea horow te sɛ ``Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD)`` (aniwa no fã a ɛte sɛ jelly no a wɔtetew fi retina no mu) anaa ``Retinal Hemorrhage`` a.

Dɛn ne ayaresa ahorow yi?

Ayaresa titiriw a wɔde sa Lattice Degeneration ho nsɛnnennen ne Laser Retinopexy . Nea ɛka eyi ho ne sɛ wɔde laser hann bedi dwuma de ayɛ ɔhyew nketenkete (akuru) atwa retina no mmeae a ayɛ mmerɛw no ho ahyia. Saa akuru yi hyɛ ntini a ayɛ mmerɛw no den, te sɛ nea wɔde dade abien a wɔde weld bom no.

So ayaresa ahorow betumi de ɔhaw ahorow aba?

Wɔ laser retinopexy akyi no, ɛtɔ mmere bi a, retina ntini a ɛte sɛ nwi a wɔfrɛ no macular pucker betumi aba. Eyi ntaa nhu. Sɛ eyi ba a, ebia ɛho behia sɛ wɔyɛ oprehyɛn. W’ani duruyɛfo bɛka eyi ho nsɛm pii akyerɛ wo.

Bere tenten ahe na egye na obi ho atɔ no wɔ ayaresa akyi?

Mpɛn pii no, w’ani bɛsan ayɛ yiye wɔ nna kakraa bi mu. Wo duruyɛfo bɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ kwati dwumadi ahorow a emu yɛ den na teɛteɛ w’apɔw mu nna kakraa bi. Wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo nso sɛ to dwumadi ahorow bi ano hye kosi sɛ w’ani bɛsa koraa. Eyi betumi ayɛ soronko wɔ onipa biara ho, enti ɛho hia sɛ wudi wo duruyɛfo akwankyerɛ akyi.

`(Lattice Degeneration)` bɛtena hɔ bere tenten ahe?

Retina a ɛyɛ teateaa a Lattice Degeneration de ba no yɛ nea ɛtra hɔ daa. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ sɛ ɛyɛ yiye kɛkɛ. Nanso wɔ nnipa dodow no ara fam no, teateaa no nsɛe kɛse. Ebia nnipa binom behia ayaresa na ama nea ayɛ teateaa no agyina. Sɛ teateaa no ma ɛtetew anaasɛ ɛpaapae a, ayaresa betumi aboa ma wɔasiesie.

Dɛn ne obi a ɔwɔ `(Lattice Degeneration)` no anidaso?

Sɛ yɛka ne nyinaa bom a, anidaso a ɛwɔ hɔ ma obi a ɔwɔ Lattice Degeneration no ye yiye. Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ ɛnyɛ obiara a ɔwɔ saa tebea yi na obehyia ɔhaw biara. Sɛ ɔhaw ahorow sisi mpo a, biribiara nni hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ ɛhaw adwene, efisɛ ayaresa ahorow wɔ hɔ a wɔde sa retina a ɛtetew anaasɛ nea ɛpaapae, na hokwan a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ ebesi yiye no dɔɔso yiye.

So wobetumi asiw Lattice Degeneration ano?

Nea ɛyɛ awerɛhow no, ɔkwan biara nni hɔ a wɔbɛfa so asiw Lattice Degeneration ano. Nanso, aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu a edi mũ a w’ani duruyɛfo bɛyɛ no betumi aboa wo ma woahu sɛ wowɔ bi anaa. Enti, ɛho hia paa sɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no, wɔhwɛ w’ani pɛnkoro afe biara anaa mfe abien biara.

Ebia ɛho behia sɛ wɔtaa hwɛ nnipa binom sɛ wɔwɔ tebea afoforo anaa asiane ahorow a ebetumi aka wɔn aniwa a. Nhwɛso ahorow bi ne:

• Sɛ woadi boro mfe 60 a.
• Sɛ wowɔ Asikreyare a Ɛto so 2 a.
• Sɛ aniwa akwanhyia anaa opira bi asi pɛn a.
• Sɛ obi wɔ abusua no mu anya aniwa mu nyarewa a.
• Sɛ wo mu duru boro nea ɛfata so (wo mu duru boro so anaasɛ woyɛ kɛse mmoroso).

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ me duruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Ebia ɛho behia sɛ nnipa a asiane kɛse wom sɛ wɔbɛtetew wɔn ani so anaasɛ wɔbɛtew wɔn ho no kɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn mpɛn pii ma wɔyɛ wɔn aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu. Mpɛn pii no, sɔhwɛ pɛnkoro anaa mprenu afe biara dɔɔso. W’ani duruyɛfo bɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ ɛho hia sɛ wɔtaa hwɛ w’ani anaa.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ baabi a wɔhwɛ wɔn a egye ntɛmpɛ?

Sɛnea yɛaka dedaw no, sɛ Lattice Degeneration no nni sɛnkyerɛnne biara mpo a, ebetumi abɛyɛ retina a ɛtetew anaasɛ ɛbɛtetew. Eyinom abien nyinaa yɛ aduruyɛ mu nsɛm a egye ntɛmpɛ a ehia sɛ wɔsa yare ntɛm ara. Sɛ wɔtwentwɛn ayaresa no ase a, aniwa a ɛyera daa betumi aba. Enti, sɛ wowɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne yi bi a, hwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu ntɛm ara.

Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ retina no tetew anaasɛ ɛpaapae:

• Hann a ɛhyerɛn mpofirim wɔ aniwa no anim (Photopsia).
• Nsonsonoe tuntum anaa nsu a ɛsensɛn aniwa anim a ɛkɔ soro mpofirim. (Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wubehu floaters biako anaa abien wɔ aniwa anim, nanso sɛ wɔdɔɔso mpofirim a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɛhaw wo.)
• Anisoadehu a ɛyɛ sum (te sɛ nea ntama tuntum bi akata aniwa no so).
• Anisoadehu a ɛyɛ kusuu mpofirim.

Nsɛm bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mibisa m’ani duruyɛfo?

Sɛ wokɔ w’ani duruyɛfo nkyɛn a, wubetumi abisa nsɛm yi:

• Me `(Lattice Degeneration)` tebea no mu yɛ den dɛn?
• Nsɛnkyerɛnne bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ yiye wɔ ho a ebetumi akyerɛ sɛ retina no atetew anaasɛ atew?
• Mpɛn ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ mema wɔhwɛ m’ani so sɛ ebia nsakrae bi aba m’ani so anaa?

So ``Lattice Degeneration'' yɛ tebea a emu yɛ den?

Dabi, mpɛn pii no, Lattice Degeneration nyɛ tebea a emu yɛ den. Nnipa a wɔwɔ bi no mu nnu 1% na wonya ɔhaw a emu yɛ den, te sɛ retina a ɛtetew anaasɛ ɛtwetwe.

So wobetumi ama `(Lattice Degeneration)` atu mpɔn?

Retina a ayɛ teateaa esiane Lattice Degeneration nti no rensa kɛkɛ. Ɔkwan biako pɛ a wobetumi afa so asiesie ne sɛ wɔde biribi te sɛ laser ayaresa a yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm, a wɔfrɛ no Laser Retinopexy, bedi dwuma de ahyɛ da ayɛ akuru wɔ retina no mmeae nketenkete. Akuru no ma retina ntini no bom na ɛyɛ den. Ɛte sɛ welder a ɔde dade abien hyew na ɔde gluu abɔ mu.

Adeɛ a ɛho hia paa ne sɛ ``Lattice Degeneration'' nnyɛ ayaresa kɛkɛ. Wontumi nsan nnya retina ntini no bio a wonni aduruyɛ.

Awiei koraa no, eyi ne nea ɛsɛ sɛ meka kyerɛ wo (Take-Home Message) .

Lattice Degeneration yɛ tebea a ɛtaa ba a ɛka aniwa no retina. Bere a ebia edin no bɛyɛ te sɛ nea ɛyɛ hu kakra no, wɔ nnipa dodow no ara fam no, ɛnyɛ tebea a epira.

Sɛ wo duruyɛfo ka kyerɛ wo sɛ wowɔ Lattice Degeneration a, wo ne no nkasa mfa ho. Bisa no ɔhaw ahorow a ebia wubehyia daakye esiane tebea yi nti. Afei nso, bisa no sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ yiye wɔ ho ne sɛnea wobɛhwɛ w’ani so. Afei wubetumi de w’adwene asi nneɛma a ɛho hia wo paa no so a wunsuro a ɛho nhia. Kae sɛ, sɛ wobɛhwɛ w’ani bere ano a, ɛno ne ade a ɛho hia sen biara!

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