Wopɛ sɛ wuhu w’ani akwahosan ho asɛm pɛpɛɛpɛ? Afei momma yensua (OCT) sɔhwɛ no ho ade!

So wɔayɛ w’ani mu nhwehwɛmu pɛn? Sɛ woyɛ saa a, ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ yɛ nhwehwɛmu titiriw bi. Sɔhwɛ soronko a ɛho hia yiye a ɛte saa no biako a yɛbɛka ho asɛm nnɛ no, wɔfrɛ no OCT. Mma ɛnhaw wo, ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye na ɛnyɛ yaw.

Dɛn ne eyi (OCT)?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) yɛ ɔkwan titiriw bi a ebetumi atwa nea ɛwɔ w’ani mu no mfonini. Ɛte sɛ ultrasound scan a wɔde hwɛ wo nipadua mu, nanso wɔyɛ eyi wɔ w’ani so. Ɛde hann a ɛwɔ infrared a ɛnyɛ asiane mma aniwa na yenhu no di dwuma de twa nhama a ɛwɔ w’ani mu no mfonini. Etumi hu afã horow a ɛho hia yiye wɔ aniwa no akyi te sɛ retina ne aniwa ntini no pefee titiriw . Ɛte sɛ aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu ankasa. Nnuruyɛfo nam eyi so susuw w’ani no mu dɔ, ahwehwɛ afã horow mu, na wɔahu aduruyɛ mu tebea biara na wɔasa.

Ɛtɔ da bi a wɔfrɛ eyi "ocular coherence tomography", "ocular" asekyerɛ a ɛfa aniwa ho. Mprempren, ɛnyɛ aniwa nko na wɔde OCT mfiridwuma di dwuma, na mmom wɔde di dwuma ma nyarewa afoforo nso. Sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔde yɛ nneɛma te sɛ mogya ntini mu nhwehwɛmu (Angiography). Koma, ntini, ne kokoram ho abenfo nso ahu mfaso a ɛwɔ saa kwan yi so.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ saa (OCT) sɔhwɛ yi?

Ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ OCT nhwehwɛmu a egyina wo sɛnkyerɛnne anaa biribi a wohu bere a wɔreyɛ aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu no so. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ w’ani so sesa anaasɛ wo duruyɛfo susuw sɛ biribi asɛe w’ani a, wobetumi ahwɛ nea ɛrekɔ so.

Afei nso, aniwa mu haw ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a ɛfa mfe a obi adi ho a ɛba bere a obi nyin no, enti wɔ wɔn a wɔwɔ asiane mu ma wɔn, anaasɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ asiane mu sɛ wobenya aniwa mu nyarewa afoforo no, ebia oduruyɛfo no bɛkamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ OCT scan nka wɔn aniwa mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ no daa no ho. Afei wobetumi ayɛ saa scan ahorow yi bere ne bere mu na wɔde atoto ho ahwɛ sɛ nsakrae bi aba anaa. Ɛte sɛ nea yɛreyɛ yɛn aniwa akwahosan ho kyerɛwtohɔ.

Aniwa mu nyarewa ahorow bɛn na OCT betumi aboa ma wɔahu na wɔasa?

Aniwa ho animdefo de saa (OCT) sɔhwɛ yi di dwuma de hwehwɛ w’aniwa aniwa ne w’aniwa ntini a ɛwɔ w’ani akyi no mu. Ebetumi aboa ma woahu tebea horow a ebetumi aka w’ani so. Nhwɛso kakraa bi ni:

• Glaucoma a ɛma obi ho yɛ hyew:Wɔ eyi mu no, nhyɛso a ɛwɔ aniwa no mu no betumi ayɛ kɛse na asɛe aniwa ntini no. (OCT) betumi akyerɛ baabi a saa ɔsɛe yi kodu ne sɛnea ntini mu nhama no mu duru te.
• Macular Degeneration: Eyi yɛ tebea a ɛtaa ba bere a yɛrenyin no. Macula, aniwa no fã a yehu ade yiye no asɛe. OCT betumi aboa ma wɔahu ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛ no, sɛ́ ɛyɛ nwunu anaasɛ ɛyɛ nsu, ne baabi a asɛe no kodu.
• Asikreyare a ɛde macular edema: Ɔhaw titiriw a ebetumi aba nnipa a wɔwɔ asikreyare so. Macula no ho ahonhon esiane nsu a ɛboaboa ano nti. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) betumi asusuw baabi a saa ɔfe yi kodu no pɛpɛɛpɛ.
• Asikreyare a Ɛfa Retinopathy Ho: Asikreyare betumi asɛe mogya ntini a ɛwɔ retina no mu na ama mogya ntini foforo aba. Wobetumi de (OCT) ahu saa ɔsɛe ne nsu a ɛboaboa ano yi pefee.
• Aniwa Kokoram: Eyi nso betumi aboa ma wɔahu aniwa mu kokoram ahorow bi na wɔahu baabi a ɛkɔ.
• Optic Atrophy: Saa tebea yi betumi aba esiane sɛ aniwa ntini no asɛe esiane nneɛma ahorow nti. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) betumi akyerɛ sɛnea ntini ahorow no ayɛ teateaa.
• Retinal Detachment ne Retinal Tears: Eyi ho hia yiye na ama woahu nneɛma te sɛ nusu ne nusu nketenkete ansa na retina no atew.
• Posterior Vitreous Detachment: Eyi nso taa ba bere a obi nyin no. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, OCT scan betumi aboa ma wɔahu sɛ ebia ɛrenya retina no so nkɛntɛnso anaa.
• Central Serous Retinopathy: Eyi yɛ tebea a ɛma nsu boaboa ano wɔ retina no ase, na ebetumi ama obi aniwa nhu ade yiye. Wobetumi de (OCT) ahu saa nsu a ɛwɔ soro yi pefee.
• Cystoid Macular Edema: Ntini nketenkete a nsu ahyɛ mu ma a ɛba macula no mu. Eyi betumi aba esiane nneɛma ahorow nti.
• Bull's Eye Maculopathy: Tebea a ɛsɛe "target" (bull's eye) nhyehyɛe pɔtee bi wɔ macula no mu. Eyi betumi afi nnuru bi mu aba.
• Retinoschisis: Ɛyɛ retina no ntoatoaso a ɛtetew mu fi wɔn ho wɔn ho ho.

Ɛtɔ da bi a, nnuruyɛfo nso de OCT di dwuma de hwɛ aniwa no anim, te sɛ ani a ɛyɛ anim ne anim. Eyi betumi aboa ma wɔahu sintɔ ahorow a ɛwɔ aniwa no anim anaasɛ aboa ma wɔayɛ aniwa oprehyɛn ho nhyehyɛe.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na saa (OCT) sɔhwɛ yi yɛ adwuma?

Ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye. So woate ultrasound scan ho asɛm? Ɛde nnyigyei asorɔkye di dwuma de kɔ nipadua no mu na afei ɛyɛ mfonini bere a ɛresan ahuruhuruw no. OCT te saa ara, nanso sɛ́ anka ɛde nnyigyei asorɔkye bedi dwuma no, ɛde hann kɔkɔɔ a aniwa nhu na edi dwuma.Sɛ hann mframa yi bɔ ntini a ɛwɔ w’aniwa mu no na ɛsan kɔ akyi a, ɛyɛ mfonini ahorow a ɛwɔ afã abiɛsa (3D) a wɔatwa no akuturuku. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ wubetumi ahu nea ɛwɔ w’aniwa mu no fã biara . Fa no sɛ ɛte sɛ nea woretwitwa keeki atwa ho ahyia.

Eyi mpira aniwa no ɔkwan biara so. Biribiara nkɔ aniwa no mu. Ɛyɛ ɔkwan a ahobammɔ wom yiye.

Dɛn na ɛba bere a wɔreyɛ (OCT) sɔhwɛ no?

Eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛyɛ ntɛm yiye a wobetumi awie wɔ simma kakraa bi pɛ mu. Wɔyɛ no wɔ wo duruyɛfo adwumayɛbea hɔ pɛɛ. Ahosiesie titiriw biara ho nhia. Wobetumi ayɛ mpo bere a woayɛ w’ani mu nhwehwɛmu daa no akyi pɛɛ.

Ansa na wɔbɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu no, ebia wɔbɛma wo nnuru a wɔde gu aniwa mu na ama w’aniwa atrɛw. Eyi bɛboa wo ma woahu w’ani no mu yiye. Afei wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ tena scanner no anim na fa wo hwene to biribi a wɔde bata ho so. Wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ hwɛ kanea a ɛyɛ ahabammono tẽẽ.

(OCT) scanner no hwehwɛ aniwa biako mu bere koro mu. Wubehu nsensanee kɔkɔɔ bi bere a wɔreyɛ scan no. Worente biribiara nka, na biribiara remmɔ w’ani. Egye simma biako anaa abien pɛ na wɔatumi ahwɛ aniwa biako. Ɛho hia sɛ wode w’ani si baabi biako a worenhinhim wo ti wɔ saa bere yi mu. Eyi nkutoo ne ɔkwan a wobɛfa so anya mfonini a emu da hɔ.

So nsunsuanso bɔne bi wɔ eyi mu?

Dabi, (OCT) sɔhwɛ no ankasa nni asiane anaa nsunsuanso bɔne biara. Ɛyɛ 100% ahobammɔ. Nanso, sɛnea madi kan aka no, sɛ wode nnuru di dwuma de ma aniwa no anim yɛ kɛse (pupil dilation) a, ebia wubenya ɔhaw ketewaa bi bere tiaa bi wɔ ɛno akyi. Nhwɛsoɔ:

• Ɛte hann nka: Eyi kyerɛ sɛ ebia w’ani bɛte nka sɛ ɛyɛ bruu bere a worekɔ owia mu no. Sɛ wohyɛ ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ owia a, ebetumi aboa ma eyi so atew.
• Anisoadehu a ɛyɛ kusuu: Eyi da adi titiriw bere a wohwɛ w’ani so yiye no.

Eyinom taa gyae koraa wɔ nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi (bɛyɛ nnɔnhwerew 4-6) mu. Ebia nnipa binom nso ti yɛ wɔn yaw.

Enti, sɛ wɔde nnuru a ɛte saa resɔ wo ahwɛ a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ obi foforo bɛka wo akɔ fie, anaasɛ kwati sɛ wobɛka kar, efisɛ egye bere kakra ansa na w’ani ahu ade asan ayɛ sɛnea na ɛte kan no.

Nneɛma bɛn na efi mu ba? Dɛn na wɔka kyerɛ yɛn?

W’ani ho ɔbenfo (OCT) bɛsua mfonini ahorow a wɔatwa afi scan no mu no ho ade yiye. Mfonini ahorow no te sɛ asase mfonini a ɛkyerɛ w’ani mu. Sɛ woadi kan ayɛ scan a, wɔde mfonini foforo yi bɛtoto saa mfonini ahorow no ho ahwɛ sɛ nsakrae bi aba, nkɔso, anaa yare no mu nkɔso bi anaa. Afei wɔne wo bɛkasa ntɛm ara sɛnea wobetumi de akyerɛkyerɛ eyi mu.

Nea afi mu aba yi betumi aboa wo duruyɛfo ma wahu sɛ ebia wowɔ tebea bi a ɛka w’aniwa anaa w’aniwa ntini, na sɛ ɛte saa a, baabi a atrɛw akodu ne sɛnea ɛyɛ aniberesɛm. Sɛ wode saa nsɛm yi di dwuma a, wo duruyɛfo bɛyɛ ayaresa a edi hɔ a wobɛfa so ayɛ no ho nhyehyɛe. Ebia wɔbɛkamfo akyerɛ sɛ wofi ase nnom nnuru, wɔmfa laser sa yare, anaasɛ wɔmfa aniwa twitwiw.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ me duruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Ɛho hia paa sɛ wobɛhwɛ w’ani daa. Kɔ wo duruyɛfo nkyɛn bere ne bere mu (asram 6 biara, pɛnkoro afe biara, sɛ nhwɛso no). Eyi ne bere a wo duruyɛfo betumi ahwɛ sɛ nsakrae biara aba w’ani so anaa. Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne bi a ɛyɛ soronko anaasɛ wuhu nsakrae bi wɔ w’ani so a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo. Mmu w’ani ngu so, sɛ ɛyɛ ade ketewaa mpo a.

Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛwɔ ase ha yi bi a, mma wo ho nnpopo na kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara:

• Aniwa mu yaw foforo anaa nea ɛkɔ so daa.
• Sɛ ɛyɛ den ma wo sɛ wubehu ade yiye, sɛ ɔkwan a kɔla ahorow fa so pue no asesa, anaasɛ sɛ nneɛma te sɛ nea ɛyɛ kusuu a.
• Sɛ wotaa hu nneɛma a ɛte sɛ floaters wɔ w’ani anim, anaasɛ sɛ wuhu hann a ɛrehyerɛn a.
• Sɛ wohwere w’ani so mpofirim, anaasɛ ɛte sɛ nea w’aniwa no fã bi yɛ tuntum a.

Enti, nkrasɛm a etwa to a wɔde kɔ fie:

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, saa (OCT) sɔhwɛ yi yɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛyɛ ntɛm yiye, ɛnyɛ den, ɛnyɛ yaw, na ɛkɔ akyiri yiye. Egye w’aniwa mu mfonini a ɛwɔ afã abiɛsa (3D), titiriw afã horow a ɛyɛ mmerɛw wɔ aniwa no akyi, te sɛ retina ne optic nerve, na ɛma wutumi hu no yiye te sɛ milimita nkyem apem mu biako.

Eyi ma nnuruyɛfo tumi susuw aniwa no mu, hu sɛnea aniwa ntini no asɛe, na wohu tebea horow a ebia ɛreka w’ani so ntɛm ara na wɔyɛ ayaresa ho nhyehyɛe. Enti, sɛ oduruyɛfo bi ka kyerɛ wo sɛ yɛ nhwehwɛmu yi a, biribiara nni hɔ a enti ɛsɛ sɛ wusuro. Ebetumi ayɛ anammɔn a ɛho hia yiye wɔ w’ani akwahosan mu ne w’anisoadehu a ɛsom bo a wobɛkora so no mu.

Hwɛ w’ani so yiye! Mma wo werɛ mmfi sɛ wobɛkɔ so ahwɛ w’ani.

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