So oduruyɛfo titiriw bi wɔ hɔ a obetumi ahwɛ w’ani? Hena ne aniwa ho ɔyaresafo? Momma yɛnhwehwɛ nsɛm no mu nsɛm nyinaa!

Yɛn ani te sɛ aboɔden abo abien a ɛsom bo, ɛnte saa? Ɛho hia paa sɛ yɛhwɛ aniwa abien yi a ɛboa yɛn ma yehu wiase no. Ɛtɔ da bi a, yɛn aniwa tumi nya ɔhaw ne nyarewa nketenkete. Afei henanom na yɛsrɛ mmoa? Ɛhɔ na mmoa a (Ophthalmologist) , kyerɛ sɛ, oduruyɛfo a ne ho akokwaw wɔ aniwa mu nyarewa mu , bɛyɛ nea ɛho hia ma yɛn. Enti, hena ne eyi (Aniwa Ho Ɔbenfo)? Dɛn na wɔyɛ? Momma yɛnka eyinom nyinaa ho asɛm nnɛ.

Hena ankasa ne aniwa ho oduruyɛfo?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, aniwa ho oduruyɛfo yɛ oduruyɛfo a wanya ntetee titiriw wɔ aniwa ne anisoadehu ho. Wunim, wɔnyɛ nnipa a wɔhwɛ aniwa kɛkɛ. Wɔyɛ nnuruyɛfo a wɔawie abodin krataa wɔ aduruyɛ mu (MD - Doctor of Medicine) anaasɛ nnompe ho abodin krataa (DO - Doctor of Osteopathy). Eyi kyerɛ sɛ wɔwɔ tumi a wɔde hu aniwa mu yare biara, aniwa mu mmerɛwyɛ biara, sa, na sɛ ɛho hia mpo a wɔyɛ oprehyɛn.

Afei ebia woredwene sɛ, "Enti henanom ne nnipa a wɔwɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo no sotɔɔ mu, nnipa afoforo a wɔhwɛ aniwa no?" Yiw, aniwa ho animdefo ne aniwa ho animdefo wɔ hɔ. Wɔboa ma aniwa akwahosan nso. Nanso aniwa ho oduruyɛfo yɛ obi a ɔwɔ aduruyɛ ho ntetee a emu dɔ kɛse na otumi yɛ oprehyɛn . Yɛbɛka saa nsonsonoe no ho asɛm pii akyiri yi.

Nneɛma dodow ahe na egye na obi abɛyɛ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo?

Wo de susuw ahosohyira ne bere pii a egye na obi abɛyɛ onimdefo a ɔte saa no ho hwɛ!

Eyi ne ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo titiriw:

1. Abodin krataa a edi kan: Nyansahu mu abodin krataa a wɔde mfe anan yɛ, mpɛn pii no sɛ ahosiesie a wɔde kɔ aduruyɛ sukuu.

2. Aduruyɛ Sukuu: Afei ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ aduruyɛ sukuu na wonya aduruyɛ ho abodin krataa (MD anaa DO).

3. Internship: Afei, ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ afe biako internship.

4. Ntetee a ɛfa animdefo ho: Afei ɔfã a ɛho hia sen biara no ba. Anyɛ yiye koraa no, ɛsɛ sɛ wunya mfe abiɛsa ntetee titiriw a ɛfa aduruyɛ ne oprehyɛn ho wɔ aniwa mu nyarewa ne oprehyɛn ho.

Sɛ wɔyɛ eyi nyinaa wie a, ɛsɛ sɛ wunya tumi krataa nso a wode bɛyɛ aduruyɛ fi ɔman no mmarahyɛ bagua a ɛfa ho no hɔ. Hwɛ, akwantu tenten bɛn ara ni! Ɛno nti na wɔwɔ nimdeɛ a emu dɔ saa wɔ yɛn aniwa ho no.

Dɛn na aniwa ho oduruyɛfo yɛ?

Aniwa ho oduruyɛfo betumi de ɔsom adwuma a edi mũ ama w’ani. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ:

• Aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu: Yɛhwɛ sɛnea w’ani hu ade ne sɛ ebia ɔhaw bi wɔ w’ani so anaa.
• Nnwuma a ɛfa anisoadehu ho: Nneɛma te sɛ ahwehwɛ ne ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ ade a wɔkamfo kyerɛ.
• Nhwehwɛmu ne ayaresa: Wɔhwehwɛ aniwa mu nyarewa ahorow (sɛ nhwɛso no, aniwa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, atiridiinini) ne nkɛntɛnso a nyarewa afoforo nya wɔ aniwa so (sɛ nhwɛso no, aniwa a ɛsɛe esiane asikreyare nti) na wɔsa.
• Nnuru a wɔkyerɛw ma obi:Wɔde nneɛma te sɛ aniwa mu nnuru ne nnuru a wɔnom ma.
• Aniwa oprehyɛn: Sɛ ɛho hia a, wɔyɛ aniwa oprehyɛn ahorow te sɛ aniwa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw oprehyɛn ne atiridiinini oprehyɛn.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, aniwa ho oduruyɛfo betumi ahwɛ biribiara a ɛfa w’ani akwahosan ho fi A kosi Z so.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Aniwa ho oduruyɛfo betumi ahu aniwa ne aniwa mu haw ahorow pii na wasa. Nhwɛsoɔ:

• Akyirikyiri a wotumi hu ade/Hyperopia
• Nhumu a ɛbɛn/Myopia
• Astigmatism (aniwa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw esiane nsakrae a ɛba aniwa no nsɛso mu nti) .
• Amblyopia (Aniwa a Ɛyɛ Ɔkwasea) .
• Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD) (a ɛtwe ade a ɛte sɛ jelly a ɛwɔ aniwa no mu no fi hɔ) .
• Aniwa ho haw ahorow a ɛba bere a onyin (e.g., macular degeneration) .

Ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn, titiriw sɛ:

• Sɛ w’aniwa ayɛ wo yaw (ebia ɛho behia sɛ woyɛ wo oprehyɛn) .
• Glaucoma (ani so nhyɛso a ɛkɔ soro) .
• Retinal a Ɛma Nnipa Nyinaa
• Corneal Disease (Aniwa no anim fã a ɛda adi pefee no yare) .
• Asikreyare a ɛfa Retinopathy ho
• Mmeamudua a wɔde hwɛ ade (Strabismus) .
• Sɛ aniwa no apira kɛse a

Fa no sɛ, wo maame anaa wo papa ka sɛ bere a wɔrenyin no, ɛyɛ den ma wɔn sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ TV anaa wɔbɛkenkan atesɛm krataa, na sɛ wɔhwɛ kanea no a, ɛte sɛ nea wɔn ani yɛ bruu. Ɛno betumi ayɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ani ayɛ mmerɛw. Afei, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn, kɔhwɛ wɔn, na sɛ ɛho hia a, wɔyɛ no oprehyɛn ketewaa bi de siesie.

Mpɛn ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ w’ani?

Ɛdenam aniwa ho oduruyɛfo a ɔbɛhwɛ w’ani ne w’ani so daa so no, obetumi ahu ɔhaw biara ntɛm . Sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a, mpɛn dodow a wɔyɛ aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu no gu ahorow a egyina mfe a woadi so:

• Mmofra nkumaa: Enkosi sɛ wo ba no befi sukuu ase no, wɔn mmofra oduruyɛfo bɛhwɛ wɔn ani wɔ ayaresabea nhwehwɛmu biara mu. Ɛno akyi no, afe biako anaa abien biara.
• Mpanyimfo a wonnii mfe 40: Mfe anum kosi du biara.
• Mpanyimfo a wɔadi fi mfe 40 kosi 54: Mfe abien kosi anan biara.
• Mpanyimfo a wɔadi boro mfe 55: Mfe biako kosi abiɛsa biara.

Nea ɛho hia sen biara no! Sɛ wowɔ asikreyare a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ w’ani anyɛ yiye koraa no pɛnkoro afe biara . Esiane sɛ asikreyare tumi sɛe aniwa nti, sɛ wohu ntɛm a, ɛnyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛsa.

Sɛ wohyɛ ahwehwɛ anaa ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ ade a, ebia ɛho behia sɛ wɔtaa hwɛ w’ani. Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wubebisa w’ani ho ɔyaresafo anaa akwahosan ho ɔyaresafo no eyi ho asɛm.

Sɛ wowɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara!

Sɛ wuhu nsakrae bi mpofirim wɔ w’ani so, anaasɛ wunya aniwa mu sɛnkyerɛnne foforo a, kɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo anaa aniwa ho ɔbenfo foforo nkyɛn a ɛnkyɛ . Hu nea edidi so yi:

• Aniwa mu yaw a ɛnkɔ nna pii.
• Anisoadehu a ɛyɛ kusuu.
• Anisoadehu abien (Diplopia).
• Aniwa a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ.
• Ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛhwɛ hann, anisoadehu a ɛyɛ kusuu (Photophobia).
• Sɛ wote nka sɛ w'anisoadehu a emu da hɔ no so retew nkakrankakra a .
• Sɛ wufi ase hu nneɛma nketenkete tuntum a ɛrehuruhuruw wɔ w’ani anim, anaasɛ wuhu hann a ɛrehyerɛn a .

Sɛ wuhu sɛnkyerɛnne bi te sɛ eyi a , mma wo ho nnyɛ wo hu, nanso mma wo nso nyɛ ɔkwasea . Nyansa wom sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ aduruyɛ mu afotu ntɛm ara.

Dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mibisa m’ani ho ɔyaresafo?

Sɛ wokɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn a, nsuro sɛ wubebisa nsɛm anaa nsɛm biara a ɛhaw wo. Wɔwɔ hɔ sɛ wɔbɛboa wo. Nsɛmmisa bi a wubetumi abisa ni:

• Mpɛn ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ m’ani?
• Ayaresa afoforo bɛn na mihia?
• So ebehia sɛ wɔyɛ m’ani oprehyɛn?
• Sɛ wɔyɛ me oprehyɛn a, bere tenten ahe na ebegye ansa na me ho atɔ me?

Sɛ wubisa nsɛm te sɛ eyinom a, wubetumi anya wo tebea no ne ayaresa ho ntease pa.

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

Ɛwom mpo sɛ wɔn baanu nyinaa yɛ adwuma wɔ aniwa akwahosan mu de, nanso nsonsonoe kakra wɔ mu.

• Aniwa ho ɔyaresafo: Eyinom yɛ nnuruyɛfo a wɔwɔ aduruyɛ ho abodin krataa (MD anaa DO) na wɔasua ade wɔ aduruyɛ sukuu mu. Wobetumi ahu tebea biara a ɛka aniwa ne anisoadehu na wɔasa. Nea ɛho hia sen biara no, wobetumi ayɛ aniwa oprehyɛn nso.

• Aniwa ho ɔyaresafo: Eyinom yɛ nnuruyɛfo a wɔhwɛ aniwa so (OD). Wotumi hu aniwa mu haw pii nso na wɔsa. Nanso wɔnyɛ aniwa oprehyɛn. Sɛ w’aniwa ho Oduruyɛfo susuw sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ w’ani oprehyɛn a, ɔde wo bɛkɔ Aniwa Ho Oduruyɛfo nkyɛn.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, wubetumi akɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn akɔyɛ w’ani nhwehwɛmu daa na wahyɛ ahwehwɛ. Nanso sɛ wowɔ tebea bi a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ oprehyɛn te sɛ aniwa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw anaa atiridiinini, anaasɛ asikreyare ama w’ani ayɛ den a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn.

Nea etwa to no, nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae (Take-Home Message) .

Aniwa ho oduruyɛfo yɛ oduruyɛfo a obetumi aboa wo ma woahwɛ w’ani akwahosan afã horow nyinaa. Wobetumi ayɛ aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu daa, asa aniwa mu haw ahorow, na wɔayɛ oprehyɛn mpo wɔ aniwa mu tebea horow a emu yɛ den ho.

Nnipa binom kɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn kɔyɛ aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu biara. Afoforo nso kɔ bere a wohia oprehyɛn anaa ayaresa soronko nkutoo. Nanso, sɛ wokɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn a, nsuro sɛ wubebisa nsɛm. Wɔahyɛ bɔ sɛ wɔbɛma wo ntease a emu da hɔ wɔ sɔhwɛ biara a wowɔ, nea efi mu ba, ne ayaresa a wuhia ho.

Ɛyɛ w’asɛyɛde sɛ wobɛhwɛ w’ani so. Ɛnka akyi dodo da sɛ wubenya aduruyɛ mu afotu a eye sen biara!

` Aniwa ho oduruyɛfo, aniwa ho oduruyɛfo, aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu, aniwa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, atiridiinini, asikreyare ne aniwa, aniwa oprehyɛn