Di bɛst fɔ yu yay! Lɛ wi lan ɔltin bɔt dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay.

Yu no aw yu yay dɛn valyu. Dɛn tu smɔl yay ya de ɛp wi fɔ si dis fayn fayn wɔl, si di wan dɛn we wi lɛk dɛn fes, rid buk, ɔl dis. So, na wi wok fɔ mek dɛn tu yay ya gɛt wɛlbɔdi ɛn wɛl. Sɔntɛnde wi yay kin gɛt smɔl smɔl prɔblɛm dɛn, sɔntɛnde dɛn kin ivin tɔn to siriɔs sik. Na da tɛm de wi Di ɛp fɔ wan ay spɛshal dɔktɔ , dat na, wan `(Ophthalmologist)` nid fɔ de. Tide, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt udat na dis `(Ophthalmologist)`, wetin i de du, ɛn ustɛm wi fɔ si dis kayn pɔsin.

Udat na dis dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, `(Ophthalmologist)` na dɔktɔ we dɔn gɛt spɛshal trenin fɔ no ɛn trit ɔl di sik dɛn we de na di yay, ɛn ivin du ɔpreshɔn if nid de. Dɛn tan lɛk `(Mɛdisin)` dɔktɔ (`(MD - Dɔkta fɔ Mɛdisin)`) ɔ `(Ɔstiɔpati)` dɔktɔ (`(DO - Dɔkta fɔ Ɔstiɔpati)`). Dis min se dɛn dɔn gɛt ful mɛdikal trenin ɛn na da tɛm de nɔmɔ dɛn kin gɛt ɛkspɛriɛns pan di wok we dɛn de du fɔ mek dɛn yay.

Yu kin dɔn yɛri bɔt ``Optometrist'' ɛn wan ``Optician''. Dɛn ɔl tu de gi savis fɔ kia fɔ dɛn yay. Bɔt, ``Oftalmɔlɔjis'' na pɔsin we de gi bɔku bɔku savis dɛm, mɔ di mɛrɛsin ɛn ɔspitul tritmɛnt dɛm. Wi go tɔk mɔ bɔt da difrɛns de leta.

Aw fɔ bi dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay?

Fɔ bi ɛkspɛkt lɛk dis nɔto izi tin, i kin tek bɔku dedikeshɔn ɛn tɛm. Jɔs tink bɔt am, .

• Fɔs, bɔku tɛm yu nid fɔ dɔn fɔ 4 ia sayɛns digri (bɔku tɛm wit kɔs dɛn we yu kin du fɔ pripia fɔ yu bifo yu gɛt mɛrɛsin ).
• Dɔn yu nid fɔ inrɔl na mɛdikal skul ɛn gɛt mɛdikal digri (either `(MD)` ɔ `(DO)`).
• I nɔ de dɔn de. Neks, yu nid fɔ go du wan ia limited intanshɔp.
• Afta dat, yu fɔ gɛt spɛshal trenin fɔ at le tri ia fɔ mɛn yu yay ɛn fɔ du ɔpreshɔn pan yu yay .

Na afta pɔsin dɔn du ɔl dis ɛn gɛt mɛdikal laysens frɔm di stet bɔd dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit am, na in pɔsin kin wok as `(Ophthalmologist)`. Dis min se we yu go to `(Ophthalmologist)`, na pɔsin we gɛt dip no ɛn trenin na di yay de trit yu.

Wetin dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay kin du?

Okay, naw lɛ wi si wetin dis dɔktɔ ɔ uman de du fɔ wi yay. Dɛn kin ebul fɔ kia fɔ yu yay kɔmplit wan. Dat min se:

• Kɔmplit ay ɛgzam: Fɔ chɛk aw yu de si, if yu yay wɛl, ɛn if ɛni prɔblɛm de.
• Vision services: Wi go disayd if yu nid glas ɔ kɔntakt lens ɛn gi yu prɛskrishɔn.
• Fɔ no ɛn trit di yay sik ɛn ɔda tin dɛn we kin afɛkt di yay: Fɔ ɛgzampul, pɔsin we gɛt dayabitis kin gɛt damej pan in yay. Na di wok we dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay fɔ no ɛn trit dɛn kayn sik ya kwik kwik wan. Dɛn kin trit tin dɛn bak lɛk katarakt ɛn glaukoma.
• Fɔ gi yu mɛrɛsin : If nid de, dɛn kin gi yu tin dɛn lɛk ay drɔp ɛn mɛrɛsin we yu de it.
• Ɔpreshɔn fɔ di yay: Sɔm tin dɛn we kin apin to pɔsin in yay, lɛk we pɔsin kin gɛt katarak, i kin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn. Na dɔktɔ we de mɛn pipul dɛn yay kin du dɛn kayn ɔpreshɔn dɛn ya.

Ustɛm wi fɔ go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay?

Naw yu kin de wɔnda, "Ustɛm a fɔ go to Ɔftalmolɔg?" Bɔrku tɛm, yu kin nid fɔ gɛt ɛp frɔm Ɔftalmɔlɔjis pan dɛn tin ya:

Fɔ kɔmɔn ay prɔblɛm ɛn smɔl smɔl sik dɛn

• If yu nɔ ebul fɔ si tin klia wan na di fa (dɛn kɔl dis `` Hyperopia ''), imajin se i nɔ izi fɔ yu fɔ rid bɔs nɔmba frɔm fa.
• If yu si tin dɛn we de nia, fɔ ɛgzampul, buk ɔ nyuspepa, ɛn di lɛta dɛn tan lɛk se dɛn nɔ klia (dɛn kɔl dis `(Myopia)`). Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt fɔ ol di nyuspepa fa smɔl fɔ rid am, nɔto so? Na so i bi.
• sכmtεm di sem imej de sho lεk tu, כ disכrt, כ strεch (dεn kכl dis ``Astigmatism''. Dis kin bi bikoz fכ sכm chenj na di shep fכ di lens fכ di yay).
• We sɔm pikin dɛn smɔl, sɔm pikin dɛn kin gɛt wan sik we wan yay kin wik pas di ɔda wan , lɛk se dɛn les. dis dεn kכl am ``Amblyopia'' כ 'lazy eye.'' If dεn nכ trit dis kwik, di vishכn na da yay de kin bכku fכ tεm.
• sכmtεm, wit di ej, di pat we lεk jεli (di vitreous) kin separet (posterior vitreous detachment - PVD). Dis kin mek blak dɔt ɔ tin dɛn we tan lɛk nɛt flɔt bifo di yay.
• sכm yay sik dεm de we kin kam wit di ej, fכ egzampl `(Macular Degeneration)` (we di sεntri pat pan di rεtina wik as wi de ol). Insay dis, di pat we impɔtant pas ɔl na di retina we de insay di yay kin wik, ɛn tin dɛn we dɛn kin si stret bifo kin bigin fɔ blɔk.

If dɛn nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn ɔ spɛshal tritmɛnt

Apat frɔm dat, if yu nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn pan yu yay ɔ spɛshal tritmɛnt, .Yu fɔ rili si `(Ophthalmologist)`. Na sɔm ɛgzampul dɛn ya:

• Katarak (katarakt) na sɔntin we kin apin to bɔku pipul dɛn as dɛn de ol. Jɔs lɛk aw di lens na kamɛra kin bi klawd, na so di lens we de insay di yay kin tan lɛk klawd.
• If yu gɛt glaukoma, dis na sik we denja. Dis na bikɔs di prɛshɔn we de insay di yay kin go ɔp, i kin pwɛl di optik nɛv, ɛn smɔl smɔl i kin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ si fayn igen. Bɔrku tɛm, no sayn nɔr kin de fɔs.
• if di rεtina dεn dכn dכn (`(Rεtina Dεtachmεnt)`). Dis na imejensi! If di pat we tan lɛk fim insay di yay kɔmɔt, i kin mek pɔsin blaynd if dɛn nɔ trit am kwik.
• If ɛni sik de (`(Kɔnia Sik)`) na di kɔnia na di yay . di kכnia na di transparent pat we de bifo di yay.
• If dayabitis de pwɛl di blɔd vesel dɛm na di yay (Diabetes-related Retinopathy). Pipul dɛn we gɛt dayabitis kin pwɛl di smɔl smɔl blɔd vesel dɛn na dɛn yay, ɛn dis kin mek dɛn blɔd ɛn nyu blɔd vesel dɛn fɔm. Dis kin afɛkt di we aw pɔsin de si bak.
• If yu gɛt strabismus, yu kin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn fɔ kɔrɛkt am.
• If di yay wund bad bad wan, fɔ ɛgzampul if sɔntin go insay di yay ɔ if dɛn bit am bad bad wan.

Aw ɔltɛm a fɔ mek dɛn chɛk mi yay?

Dis na kwɛstyɔn we bɔku pipul dɛn gɛt. "Aw often a fɔ mek dɛn chɛk mi yay?" Dis rili dipen pan bɔku tin dɛn, lɛk yu ej, ɛni ɔda mɛrɛsin we yu gɛt (lɛk dayabitis), ɛn if ɛnibɔdi na yu famili gɛt yay prɔblɛm. Na sɔm jenɛral rɛkɛmɔndeshɔn dɛn ya:

• Pikin dɛn we de smɔl: Te dɛn bigin skul, yu pikin in dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn go chɛk dɛn yay ɛvri tɛm we dɛn de gi dɛn di vaysin (we dɛn go fɛn pikin dɛn we gɛt wɛl bɔdi), ɛn afta dat wan ɔ tu tɛm insay di ia.
• Big pipul dɛn we nɔ rich 40 ia yet: Bɔku tɛm wan tɛm ɛvri 5 to 10 ia. Bɔt kwik if yu notis se yu de si chenj.
• Pipul dɛn we ol bitwin 40 ɛn 54 ia: Wan tɛm ɛvri 2 to 4 ia. Dis na di ej we bɔku pipul dɛn kin bigin nid fɔ gɛt glas fɔ rid.
• Pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 55 ia: Wan tɛm ɛvri 1 to 3 ia. Dis na bikɔs we yu ol dis ej, di risk fɔ gɛt sik dɛn lɛk katarakt, glaukoma, ɛn macular degeneration kin bɔku.

I rili impɔtant: If yu gɛt dayabitis, yu fɔ rili chɛk yu yay wan tɛm insay di ia. I rili impɔtant fɔ no di ay damej we gɛt fɔ du wit dayabitis (Diabetic Retinopathy) kwik kwik wan, so dat dɛn go gi yu tritmɛnt ɛn yu go ebul fɔ si fayn fayn wan.

If yu dɔn ɔlrɛdi wɛr glas ɔ kɔntakt lens, yu dɔktɔ go tɛl yu ɔmɔs tɛm yu fɔ kam insay.Fɔ fala dɛn instrɔkshɔn dɛn de.

If yu notis ɛni chenj na yu yay lɛk dis, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm!

Nɔ ɛva fɔgɛt dis. If yu notis ɛni chenj we de apin wantɛm wantɛm na yu yay ɔ nyu sayn dɛn, nɔ de te. Si dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay ɔ ɔda dɔktɔ we sabi bɔt yu yay kwik kwik wan. Sɔm yay sik dɛn kin nid fɔ gɛt tritmɛnt kwik kwik wan.

• If yu yay stil de at afta sɔm dez.
• If yu yay nɔ de si fayn wantɛm wantɛm, ɔ if i tan lɛk se i de go dɔŋ smɔl smɔl.
• Fɔ si tu tin wan tɛm (`(Diplopia)`).
• Ay dεm dεn rεd εn dεn nכ go go, εspεshali wit pen.
• If yu yay so pen dat yu nɔ ebul fɔ luk di layt, ɔ if yu yay fil lɛk se i de te (`(Photophobia)`).
• If yu fil se yu vishɔn de wɔs smɔl smɔl ɛn yu nɔr ebul fɔ si tin klia wan.
• If yu bigin fɔ si nyu blak dɔt dɛn, wɛb dɛn, ɔ layt we de flash bifo yu yay, dɛn tin ya kin bi sayn dɛn fɔ se di retina dɔn kɔmɔt.

If yu si sɔntin lɛk dis, nɔ jɔs tink se, "I go fayn." Di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ go to dɔktɔ ɛn gɛt advays.

Wetin yu kin aks di dɔktɔ?

We wi go to dɔktɔ, sɔntɛnde wi kin fɔgɛt fɔ aks di tin dɛn we de na wi maynd. So, we yu go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay, mɛmba dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya. Yu kin ivin rayt dɛn if yu want.

• Aw ɔltɛm a fɔ mek dɛn chɛk mi yay?
• Us tritmɛnt dɛn de fɔ mi yay kɔndishɔn?
• A go nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn pan mi yay? If na so i bi, wetin a go ɛkspɛkt?
• If dɛn du mi ɔpreshɔn, aw lɔng i go tek fɔ mek a wɛl? Wetin a fɔ tek tɛm du insay da tɛm de?
• Us sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn tritmɛnt ya kin mek?
• A nid fɔ mek ɛni chenj na mi layf fɔ mek mi yay kɔntinyu fɔ gɛt wɛlbɔdi?

Nɔ fred fɔ aks ɛni kwɛstyɔn we yu gɛt. If yu ɔndastand yu sik gud gud wan, dat go ɛp fɔ mek yu tritmɛnt go bifo.

Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin `(Ophthalmologist)` ɛn `(Optometrist)`?

Dis na say we bɔku pipul dɛn kin kɔnfyus. As wi bin dɔn tɔk, wan ``Ophthalmologist'' ɛn wan ``Optometrist'' ɔl tu de wok wit yay, bɔt sɔm difrɛns de pan dɛn trenin ɛn wetin dɛn kin du.

• Ophthalmologist : Dis na wetin wi bin de tɔk bɔt ɔlsay na dis atikul. Dɛn gɛt digri frɔm mɛdikal skul (MD ɔ DO) ɛn ivin spɛshal ɔspitul trenin na di yay. Dɛn kin no ɛn trit ɛni ay sik, gi dɛn mɛrɛsin, ɛn ivin du ɔpreshɔn pan dɛn yay. Na dɛn wan ya kin trit mɔ kɔmpleks ay sik dɛn.

• (Optometrist) .Optometrist: Dis na pipul dɛm we gɛt digri we dɛn kɔl ``Doctor of Optometry - OD''. dεn kin εgzamin di yay dεm bak, no di prכblεm dεm we dεn de si (``Myopia, Hyperopia, Astigmatism''), εn gi yu glas εn ``kכntakt lεns''. Dɛn kin no bak ɛn trit sɔm kɔmɔn yay sik dɛm (lɛk ay infɛkshɔn). Bɔt, ``Optometrist'' nɔ de du ay ɔpreshɔn. If ``Optometrist'' fil se yu yay nid ɔpreshɔn ɔ spɛshal tritmɛnt we na ``Ophthalmologist'' nɔmɔ i gɛt, i go rifer yu to ``Ophthalmologist''.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, yu kin go to ``Optometrist`` fɔ du rutin ay ɛgzam ɔ fɔ gɛt glas. Bɔt if yu gɛt wan sik lɛk katarakt ɔ glaukoma, nid fɔ gɛt ɔpreshɔn, ɔ yu gɛt kɔmpleks ay kɔndishɔn, yu fɔ rili go to ``Ophthalmologist``.

Sɔm pipul dɛn kin go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn dɛn yay fɔ mek dɛn kin chɛk dɛn yay ɔltɛm. Natin nɔ bad wit dat. Di impɔtant tin na fɔ go na say we de kia fɔ yu yay di bɛst we.

Fɔ dɔn, lɛ wi mɛmba dis?

Di yay na tu pan di tin dɛn we wi bɔdi kin fil ɛn we gɛt valyu pas ɔl. Na wi wok fɔ protɛkt dɛn.

• Ɔftalmolɔg na spɛshal dɔktɔ we kin tek ɔl di rispɔnsibiliti fɔ di wɛlbɔdi fɔ yu yay ɛn i kin ivin du ɔpreshɔn if nid de.
• I rili impɔtant fɔ mek yu de du yu yay ɛgzam ɔltɛm we fit yu ej ɛn wɛlbɔdi. Dis we ya, if prɔblɛm de, dɛn kin no am kwik ɛn trit am bifo i siriɔs.
• Fɔ kɔmpleks kɔndishɔn lɛk katarakt, glaukoma, dayabitik retinopathy, ɔ if yu nid fɔ gɛt ɔpreshɔn pan yu yay, yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay.
• If yu notis ɛni chenj we nɔ kɔmɔn na yu vishɔn, nɔ ignore am. If yu yay de pen, yu nɔ de si fayn, i nɔ izi fɔ si layt, ɔ yu gɛt blak spat, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.
• We yu go to dɔktɔ, aks ɛni kwɛstyɔn we yu gɛt ɛn ɔndastand yu sik gud gud wan. Mɛmba se yu yay rili valyu to yu! So tek kia ɔf dɛn.

A op se yu si dis infɔmeshɔn yusful. Mek yu gɛt blɛsin wit di chans fɔ si di wɔl wit tu wɛlbɔdi yay!

` Ɔftalmɔlɔjis, ay dɔktɔ, ay ɛgzam, vishɔn, katarakt, glaukoma, ay wɛlbɔdi