Hena ne Aniwa ho Ɔbenfo? Momma yɛnhwehwɛ mu pɛpɛɛpɛ!

Bere a wɔmaa wɔhwɛɛ w’ani no, oduruyɛfo no maa wo aduru bi a wɔakyerɛw ama wo, aduru bi a ɛte sɛ aduru, a wode bɛhwehwɛ ahwehwɛ, ɛnte saa? Afei, fa eyi na paw frame fɛfɛ a ɛne w’anim hyia, na kɔ baabi a wɔde ahwehwɛ a ɛfata ahyɛ mu. Ɛhɔ na yɛhyia na onipa a ɔboa yɛn wɔ saa adwuma yi mu no ne deɛ yɛfrɛ no 'Optician'. Nanso yɛn mu pii susuw sɛ wɔn a wɔde aniwa yɛ adwuma no nyinaa yɛ aniwa ho nnuruyɛfo. Esiane sɛ eyi yɛ adwenem naayɛ kakra nti, momma yɛnka ho asɛm pefee nnɛ.

So aniwa ho oduruyɛfo yɛ oduruyɛfo ampa?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, dabi . Aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nyɛ oduruyɛfo. Wɔnnni aduruyɛ ho abodin krataa (Medical Doctor - MD). Wɔnfata sɛ wohu aniwa mu nyarewa anaa wɔsa.

Enti henanom ne saa nkurɔfo yi?

Aniwa ho oduruyɛfo yɛ mfiridwumayɛfo a wanya ntetee titiriw wɔ aniwa hwɛ ho . Sɛ yɛbɛka no pɛpɛɛpɛ a, wɔn adwuma titiriw ne sɛ wɔbɛyɛ ahwehwɛ anaa ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ aniwa a aniwa ho oduruyɛfo (aniwa ho oduruyɛfo anaa aniwa ho ɔyaresafo) kyerɛw ma wo na wɔde ahyɛ mu. Wɔne aniwa ho animdefo ne nnuruyɛfo a wɔyɛ oprehyɛn yɛ adwuma de boa wo ma wutumi hu ade yiye.

Enti dɛn ankasa na Optician yɛ?

Fa no sɛ wokɔɔ sotɔɔ bi a wɔtɔn aniwa ahwehwɛ mu. Ɛhɔ no, aniwa ho oduruyɛfo bi boa wo kɛse.

• Boa a ɛbɛboa wo ma woapaw ahwehwɛ ne frame a ɛfata: Wo duruyɛfo bɛhwɛ wo nnuru a wɔakyerɛw ama wo no mu na wakyerɛkyerɛ ahwehwɛ ko a eye ma w’aniwa ahiade ahorow mu. Wɔbɛboa wo nso ma woapaw frame a ɛfata w’anim nsusuwii ne nea wopɛ.
• Ahwehwɛ no a wobɛsesa: Sɛ wopaw frame no wie a, wɔde ahwehwɛ no bata ho na wɔyɛ no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛfata w’anim pɛpɛɛpɛ, a ɛnkɔfa w’aso no afã abien anaa wo hwene so, na ɛnyɛ den sɛ wobɛhyɛ.
• Contact Lens Education: Sɛ wohyɛ contact lenses a, oduruyɛfo bi bɛkyerɛ wo sɛnea wode bɛhyɛ mu, ayi afi mu, na woahohoro ho dwoodwoo.
• Nneɛma a Wosiesie: Wobetumi asiesie w’ahwehwɛ nketenkete a asɛe anaasɛ akɔ fam nso.

Optician, Optometrist ne Ophthalmologist - Nsonsonoeɛ bɛn na ɛwɔ saa mmiɛnsa yi ntam?

Saa din abiɛsa yi ma nnipa pii adwene tu fra. Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wote eyi ase tiawa a, hwɛ pon a ɛwɔ ase ha no. Eyi akyi no, wubenya saa baasa yi ho ntease a emu da hɔ.

Afei deɛ ɛda adi pefee, ɛnte saa? Sɛ wowɔ ɔhaw anaa nsakrae bi wɔ w’ani so a, ɛsɛ sɛ wudi kan kɔ Optometrist anaa Ophthalmologist nkyɛn. Ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ Optician nkyɛn de nnuru a wɔkyerɛw ma wo no kɔ.

Mpɛn ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ w’ani?

Aniwa yɛ akwaa a ɛsom bo paa wɔ yɛn nipadua mu. Enti, ɛho hia sɛ wohwɛ wɔn daa. Mpɛn pii no, bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwɛ w’ani no sesa bere a obi nyin no.

• Mmofra nkumaa: Ma mmofra oduruyɛfo nhwɛ wo ba no ani wɔ ayaresabea nsrahwɛ biara mu kosi sɛ obefi sukuu ase, na afei afe biako anaa abien biara wɔ ɛno akyi.
• Mpanyimfo a wonnii mfe 40: Mfe 5 anaa 10 biara.
• Mpanyimfo a wɔadi fi mfe 40 kosi 54: Pɛnkoro wɔ mfe 2 kosi 4 biara mu.
• Mpanyimfo a wɔadi boro mfe 55: Pɛnkoro wɔ mfe 1 kosi 3 biara mu.

Nanso eyi yɛ afotu a wɔde ma wɔ ɔkwan a ɛkɔ akyiri so ara kwa. Sɛ wohyɛ ahwehwɛ dedaw, ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ ade, anaa wowɔ aduruyɛ mu tebea bi te sɛ asikreyare a, ɛsɛ sɛ wotaa hwɛ w’ani, sɛnea wo duruyɛfo kamfo kyerɛ no.

Sɛ wowɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn.

Sɛ wuhu nsakrae bi a ɛyɛ soronko wɔ w’ani anaa w’ani so a, mmu w’ani ngu so. Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛwɔ ase ha no bi a, kɔ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo anaa aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn tẽẽ, na ɛnyɛ aniwa ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn .

• Sɛ w’aniwa te nka sɛ ɛyɛ kusuu a.
• Sɛ wote nka sɛ worehu nneɛma abien (diplopia) .
• Sɛ wowɔ aniwa mu yaw foforo na ɛnkɔ nna kakraa bi mu a.
• Sɛ w’ani yɛ bruu bere a worekɔ abɔnten no, anaasɛ wunya hann ho nkate a.
• Sɛ wote nka sɛ w’anisoadehu so retew nkakrankakra kɛse a.

Sɛ wohwehwɛ aduruyɛ mu afotu ntɛm ara wɔ mmere te sɛ eyi mu a, ebetumi aboa ma woabɔ w’ani akwahosan ho ban.