Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobɛhwɛ w’ani a ɛsom bo no? Momma yɛnka Eye Injury Prevention ho asɛm!

Aniwa no ne akwaa a ɛsom bo na ɛyɛ mmerɛw sen biara wɔ yɛn nipadua mu, ɛnte saa? Sɛ yepira yɛn ani ketewaa bi mpo a, ebetumi aka yɛn asetra nyinaa. Nanso akwanhyia betumi ato obiara. Nanso, sɛ yesusuw nneɛma ho kakra na yɛhwɛ yiye a, yebetumi asiw akwanhyia pii ano. Ɛno na yɛrebɛka ho asɛm nnɛ.

Dɛn nti na ɛho hia saa sɛ wɔhyɛ aniwa ho banbɔ?

So wunim sɛ wobetumi asiw aniwa mu apirakuru dodow no ara ano denam aniwa a ɛbɔ ho ban a ɛhyɛ a ɛfata so? Wɔde plastic soronko bi na ɛyɛ eyinom. Wɔfrɛ no ‘plastic a ɛnyɛ nea ɛpaapae’ . Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, sɛ biribi bɔ saa plastic yi na ɛpaapae mpo a, ɛrembubu nyɛ nketenkete na ankɔ aniwa no mu. Ɛno ne mfaso kɛse a ɛwɔ so. Seesei ebia nnipa binom besusuw sɛ, ‘Mehyɛ ahwehwɛ a ɛfata, ɛno ara dɔɔso.’ Mesrɛ wo, nnwen saa. Ahwehwɛ a wɔde di dwuma daa no mmɔ aniwa no ho ban yiye. Efisɛ, ahwehwɛ a ɛwɔ saa ahwehwɛ no mu no nyɛ nea wontumi mmubu sɛnea yɛadi kan aka no. Sɛ ebubu a, ahwehwɛ nketenkete betumi akɔ aniwa no mu. Ɛno yɛ asiane kɛse. Ɔfoforo no ne ``Contact Lenses''. Nnipa binom susuw sɛ ``contact lenses'' a wɔhyɛ no bɔ aniwa ho ban. Ɛno nso yɛ adwene a ɛnteɛ. Contact lenses mma ahobammɔ biara mfi aniwa mu opira ho, ɛnte saa?

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobɛbɔ w’ani ho ban bere a woredi agoru no?

Asiane kɛse wɔ hɔ sɛ obi bepira w’ani bere a woredi agumadi no, ɛnte saa? Titiriw wɔ agumadi ahorow bi mu. Enti, wɔ tebea horow a ɛtete saa mu no, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wohyɛ ahobammɔ ahwehwɛ anaa agumadi ahwehwɛ. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde ``polycarbonate lenses`` a yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no na ɛyɛ eyinom, a ɛyɛ plastic a ɛnyɛ nea ɛpaapae. Ebia agumadi ahorow wɔ nyansahyɛ ahorow. Nanso mpɛn pii no, ɛho hia yiye sɛ wohyɛ aniwa ho banbɔ bere a woredi saa agumadi ahorow yi:

• Basketball a wɔbɔ no
• Baseball a wɔbɔ no
• Softball a wɔbɔ
• Racquetball a wɔbɔ
• Squash a wɔde yɛ aduan
• Field hockey a wɔbɔ
• Bɔɔlbɔ – titiriw ma bɔɔlbɔfo no, efisɛ bɔɔl a ɛkɔ ntɛmntɛm betumi asɛe aniwa.

Bio nso, sɛ wobɔ agumadi te sɛ ``Ice hockey`` anaa mmarima ``Lacrosse`` a, ɛsɛ sɛ agodifo hyɛ dade kyɛw a ``anim akataso`` anaa ``polycarbonate kyɛm``. Eyinom ma anim ne aniwa nso bɔ ho ban yiye. Nanso, wɔ akuturukubɔ mu no, wɔka sɛ ahobammɔ ahwehwɛ biara nni hɔ a ebetumi abɔ aniwa ho ban yiye. Enti, ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ yiye paa wɔ agumadi a ɛte saa mu. Ɛho hia sɛ wo ne akyerɛkyerɛfo ne nnuruyɛfo kasa fa eyi ho na wobɔ bɔɔl dwoodwoo sɛnea wubetumi.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobɛbɔ w’ani ho ban bere a woreyɛ ofie nnwuma?

Ɛnyɛ bere a yɛredi agoru nko, na mmom wɔ nnwuma bi a yɛyɛ wɔ fie nso mu no, aniwa mu opira betumi aba. Enti, nyansa wom sɛ wobɛhyɛ ahobammɔ ahwehwɛ anaa ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ ade wɔ mmere a ɛtete saa mpo mu. Susuw ho hwɛ, sɛ wususuw sɛ ɛyɛ adwuma ketewaa mpo a, aniwa a wopira ketewaa mpo betumi de ɔhaw kɛse aba. Saa ahobanbɔ ahwehwɛ yi wɔ nsɔano a ɛkyerɛ sɛ `(ANSI Z87.1)`. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ wɔama wɔn adanse sɛ ahobammɔ wɔ hɔ. Mpɛn pii no wubetumi ahu eyinom wɔ sotɔɔ ahorow a wɔtɔn nneɛma a wɔde yɛ nneɛma mu. Afei, ma yɛnhwɛ nnwuma ko a ɛsɛ sɛ wohyɛ ma:

• Sɛ woretwitwa sare anaa woreyɛ adwuma foforo wɔ turo no mu a, ɔbo ketewaa bi, mfutuma, anaa dua ketewaa bi mpo a efi afiri a wɔde twa sare no mu betumi atu ntɛmntɛm akɔ w’ani so, ɛnte saa? Ɛno nti na ɛho hia yiye sɛ wobɛhyɛ aniwa ho banbɔ wɔ mmere te sɛ eyinom mu no.
• Sɛ wode nnwinnade redi dwuma, titiriw bere a wode saw twitwa nnua, sander de twitwa biribi teateaa, anaa dade a wɔde twitwiw biribi te sɛ dade anaa wopopa a, asinasin nketenkete tumi tu fi adi ntɛmntɛm. Ɛno ne bere a akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wuhia aniwa ho banbɔ.
• Bere a wode nnuru a ano yɛ den reyɛ adwuma no. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wode nneɛma te sɛ oven cleaner anaa aguaree bleach redi dwuma a, sɛ ɛkɔ w’ani so a, ebetumi asɛe ade kɛse. Ɛtɔ da bi mpo a, ebia w’ani bɛyera. Enti, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛhyɛ aniwa ho banbɔ ne nsateaa bere a wode nneɛma a ɛtete saa redi dwuma no.

Ade foforo nso ne sɛ, bere a worenoa aduan wɔ adididan mu no. Titiriw sɛ worehyew biribi mu a, ngo a ɛyɛ hyew yiye betumi apetepete w’ani so. Ɛyɛ yaw paa na asiane wom. Wɔ tebea horow a ɛtete saa mu no, eye yiye sɛ wode `grease splatter shields` bedi dwuma de asiw ngo no kwan sɛ ɛbɛpetepete. Anaasɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no, fa nkataso kata kuku no so na noa no yiye.

Afotu afoforo a ɛho hia a wɔde bɔ aniwa ho ban

Nneɛma nketenkete foforo wɔ hɔ a yebetumi ayɛ de ahwɛ yɛn ani so. Sɛ wɔde eyinom ka yɛn da biara da asetra ho a, yebetumi atew ɔhaw a ebetumi asɛe yɛn ani so kɛse.

Aniwa a wɔbɔ ho ban fi owia hann ho

Sɛ worepue, titiriw wɔ owia mu a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛhyɛ awia ahwehwɛ anaa ahwehwɛ a ``UV ahobammɔ`` a ɛbɔ wo ho ban fi owia hann ho. Eyi ho hia paa. Efisɛ, sɛ wode wo ho to owia mu kyɛ kyɛ a, ebetumi asɛe w’ani. Ɛne sɛ, ebetumi aba sɛ ``cataracts``, ``aniwa kokoram``, ne nyin ahorow a enyin wɔ aniwa no so (te sɛ ``nnyin wɔ aniwa so`` - te sɛ pterygium). Enti, awia ahwehwɛ nyɛ ntadehyɛ ho asɛm kɛkɛ, na mmom ɛyɛ ahobammɔ ma w’ani nso. Ade foforo nso ne ``sukyerɛmma anifurae``. Eyi ba, titiriw wɔ mmeae a mmepɔw atenten no, bere a owia hann a ɛtɔ sukyerɛmma no so no san dan kɔ aniwa no mu no. Afei aniwa no yɛ yaw, anisoadehu yɛ kusuu, aniwa no hohoro, na nusu fi mu ba. Eyi nso yɛ tebea a ɛnyɛ dɛ koraa. Enti, sɛ worekɔ mmeae a sukyerɛmma tɔ a, ɛsɛ sɛ wohyɛ ahwehwɛ a ɛbɔ wo ho ban wɔ UV ho a ɛfata.

Hwɛ yiye bere a ɔmanfo reyɛ ɔsɔretia no

Sɛ wode wo ho hyɛ biribi te sɛ baguam ɔsɔretia mu da bi a, susuw ho sɛ wobɛhyɛ aniwa ho banbɔ. Efisɛ ``Rubber bullets``, ``tear gas``, ne ``pepper spray`` a wɔde di dwuma wɔ tebea horow a ɛtete saa mu no betumi asɛe aniwa no kɛse. Ɔsɛe a eyinom de ba no betumi ama obi ani afura koraa mpo.

Hwɛ yiye bere a wode mframa atuo redi dwuma no

Sɛ wode ``Airguns`` redi dwuma, sɛ nhwɛso no bere a woredi ``Paintball`` a, ɛho hia sɛ wohyɛ aniwa ho banbɔ a ɛfata. Ɛsɛ sɛ aniwa ho banbɔ a wɔde di dwuma ma eyi no ne ``asraafo ballistic gyinapɛn`` hyia. Ski ahwehwɛ anaa ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ owia a wɔtaa de di dwuma no remma ahobammɔ a ɛfata. Enti hwɛ yiye wɔ ɛno nso ho. Bɔɔl a wɔde di dwuma wɔ agumadi te sɛ ``Paintball`` mu no betumi aba na abɔ wo ntɛmntɛm sen sɛnea wususuw, enti aniwa ho ahobammɔ titiriw ho hia.

Enti, ade a etwa to a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae ne sɛ...

Ebia wote sɛnea yɛn aniwa som bo, ne sɛnea ɛho hia sɛ yɛbɔ ho ban no ase mprempren. Susuw ho hwɛ, anibiannaso kakra betumi apira wo kɛse. Nanso, sɛ yedwennwen kakra na yɛyɛ ade yiye, na yedi akwankyerɛ a ɛnyɛ den yi akyi a, yebetumi asiw akwanhyia pii ano.

"Wɔka sɛ aniwa som bo te sɛ sika kɔkɔɔ. Enti, ɛmfa ho nea wobɛyɛ anaa baabi a wobɛkɔ no, mma wo werɛ mmfi sɛ wubesusuw pɛnkoro sɛ, 'So m'ani wɔ ahobammɔ?' Ɛno bɛyɛ mmoa kɛse ama wo."

Enti, fa saa nneɛma yi ka w’asetra ho na hwɛ w’ani ne w’abusua de nso yiye. Sɛ wowɔ mmofra nkumaa a, kyerɛkyerɛ wɔn ahobammɔ ho afotu yi nso. Boa wɔn ma wɔbɔ wɔn ani ho ban bere a wɔredi agoru no. Mepɛ sɛ obiara ani gye wɔ aniwa a ɛte apɔw mu!

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