Yu ɔl tu yay dɛn de pan denja fɔ gɛt glaukoma? Lɛ wi lan bɔt dɛn tɛst ya!

Aw di bɔdi? Tide wi go tɔk bɔt wan sik wae kin afɛkt wi yay kwayɛt wan ɛn sɔm tɛst dɛm wae kin ɛp fɔ no am kwik. Dɛn kɔl dis sik glaukoma. Yu go dɔn yɛri bɔt dis nem, ɔ sɔmbɔdi na yu famili kin gɛt dis sik. Nɔ wɔri, di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ no bɔt dis gud gud wan.

Wetin na glaukoma? Lɛ wi ɔndastand am simpul wan.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, glaukoma na wan grup pan di yay sik dɛn we de pwɛl di optik nɛv we de insay di yay. dis optik nerve na wetin wi de si, na di pat we de mek di yay no di layt we dεn kכl di rεtina, εn i de kכri signal frכm di rεtina to di bren. Jɔs lɛk pikchɔ we dɛn tek wit kamɛra, wi kin si pikchɔ dɛn nɔmɔ we dɛn sayn dɛn ya rich na di bren.

Bɔku tɛm, glaukoma kin kam bikɔs di prɛshɔn we de insay di yay de bɔku. Dis prɛshɔn de pwɛl di optik nɛv smɔl smɔl. De sad tin na, bɔrku tɛm e kin go bifo ɛn nɔr sho ɛni sayn na di fɔs stej. Na dat mek sɔm pipul dɛn kin kɔl am "silent enemy." If dɛn nɔ trit am, i kin izi fɔ si smɔl smɔl ɛn i kin ivin mek i blaynd.

Udat dɛn kin gɛt bɔku chans fɔ gɛt glaukoma?

Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt glaukoma pas ɔda wan dɛn. Chek fɔ si if yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya we kin mek yu gɛt dis sik:

• If pɔsin na yu famili gɛt glaukoma: If yu mama, papa, ɔ yu brɔda ɛn sista dɛn gɛt glaukoma, yu kin gɛt am bak.
• Ɔva 40 ia: Di risk kin bɔku wit di ej.
• Ras: Pipul dɛm we kɔmɔt na Afrika (especially open-angle glaucoma) ɛn pipul dɛm we kɔmɔt na Is Eshia (especially closed-angle glaucoma) kin gɛt mɔ risk.
• Ay injury ɔ kɔmpleks ɔpreshɔn: If yu bin dɔn gɛt ay injury ɔ dɛn bin dɔn du big ɔpreshɔn.
• Fɔ si fa: Dis na tin we kin mek sɔm kayn glaukoma (closed-angle glaucoma) gɛt prɔblɛm.
• Ɔda sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt:
• Dayabitis `(Dayabetis Mɛlitus)`
• Ay blɔd prɛshɔn (Hypertension) .
• Yuz sɔm mɛrɛsin fɔ lɔng tɛm: Ɛspɛshali if yu kɔntinyu fɔ yuz mɛrɛsin dɛn we de na di `(kɔtikosterɔyd)` klas (fɔ ɛgzampul `(prednisone)`).

Ustɛm a fɔ gɛt glaukoma tɛst?

If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn prɔblɛm ya we yu de si, i rili impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay kwik kwik wan fɔ mek dɛn du wan kɔmplit ay ɛgzam, inklud fɔ du glaukoma tɛst:

• Blaynd spat: If yu fil lɛk se yu nɔ de si sɔm say dɛn igen.
• Blɔri vishɔn.
• Fɔ fil pen ɔ prɛshɔn na yu yay.
• Yu ed kin at ɔltɛm.
• Si renbo sɛrkɛl dɛn we yu de luk layt.
• Di yay dɛn we de rɛd.
• Tɛnal vishɔn: Fɔ si jɔs stret bifo, lɛk se yu de luk tru tiub.

Di American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) se pipul dɛn we de pan denja fɔ gɛt glaukoma fɔ gɛt kɔmplit ay ɛgzam akɔdin to dis schedule:

* Ej 40 to 54: Ɛvri 1-3 ia.

* Ej 55 to 64: Ɛvri 1-2 ia.

* Ej 65 ɛn pas dat: Ɛvri 6-12 mɔnt.

Udat kin du glaukoma tɛst?

Na wan dɔktɔ we de mɛn pipul dɛn we gɛt yay, we na dɔktɔ we sabi aw fɔ mek dɛn nɔ gɛt sik dɛn na di yay, fɔ no bɔt dɛn, ɛn fɔ trit dɛn tɛst ya.

Aw dɛn kin du dɛn glaukoma tɛst ya?

Glɔkoma tɛst nɔto wan tɛst. I kin bi wan kɔmbaynshɔn fɔ sɔm tɛst dɛn. Di bɛst pat na dat bɔku pan dɛn tɛst ya kin apin kwik, nɔ kin mek pɔsin fil pen, ɛn nɔ kin ambɔg pɔsin. Dɛn tɛst ya kin ɛp yu yay dɔktɔ fɔ luk insay yu yay, fɔ no if ɛnitin dɔn pwɛl yu yay, ɛn pik di rayt tritmɛnt.

Naw lɛ wi si wetin na dɛn men tɛst ya fɔ glaukoma:

1. Angle egzam / Gonioskopi

dis tεst de luk di angle usay di transparent pat pan yu yay (kכnia) εn di kכla pat pan yu yay (iris) de mit. dis angle na di say we di drenaj sistεm we de dreyn di akyu hכm we de prodyuz insay di yay de.

Di dɔktɔ go fɔs put sɔm ay drɔp dɛn we de mek yu nɔ fil fayn na yu yay. Dɔn, dɛn go put spɛshal lens na yu kɔnia fɔ si if di angul opin ɔ lɔk. If dɛn lɔk di angul, dat min se di drenaj sistɛm dɔn blok. Dis kin bi sayn fɔ gɛt glaukoma. Dɛn kin kɔl dis tɛst bak gonioscopy.

2. Kכnia tiknes mεzhɔmεnt / Pachymetry

Dis de mek yu kɔnia tik. Dis kin ɛp yu dɔktɔ fɔ no if yu gɛt glaukoma. dis involv bak fכ numb yu yay wit ay dכp εn fכ mכsu di tik bay we yu tכch yu kכnia wit wan sכmכl instrכmεnt we dεn kכl ``pachymetry''.

3. Dilayt ay ɛgzam

Dis min se yu fɔ put drɔp na yu yay fɔ mek di pupil big, di blak sɛklɔ we de na di midul pan yu yay. Dis kin mek di ay spɛshal pɔsin ebul fɔ si di retina ɛn di optik nɛv we de insay yu yay we i big. Wan spɛshal inschrumɛnt de shayn layt na yu yay. Dis kin mek di dɔktɔ ebul fɔ chɛk di kɔlɔ, saiz, shep, ɛn blɔd vesel dɛn na di optik nɛv ɛn no if ɛnitin dɔn pwɛl ɔ if na bikɔs ɔf glaukoma.

4. Ay prɛshɔn chɛk / Tonometry

Di prɛshɔn we de go ɔp insay di yay na big sayn fɔ gɛt glaukoma. We yu de du dis tɛst, yu dɔktɔ go put drɔp dɛn bak we de mek yu nɔ fil fayn na yu yay. Dɔn, dɛn kin put wan smɔl inschrumɛnt na yu yay fɔ mek di kɔnia flat smɔl ɛn mɛzhɔ di prɛshɔn we de insay. Dis tɛst nɔ de mek pɔsin fil pen ɛn i kin tek sɔm minit nɔmɔ. Bɔt i impɔtant fɔ mek yu stil ɛn stil we yu de du di tɛst. Dɛn kin kɔl dis bak ``Tonometry'' ɔ ``applanation''.

5. Optik nɛv imej

Dis kin tek pikchɔ fɔ yu retina ɛn optik nɛv. Dɛn kin tek di pikchɔ dɛn wit spɛshal dijital kamɛra, we kin mek di pupil na yu yay big.

bכku ay spεshal pipul dεm de yuz spεshal mashin we dεn kכl ``Optical Coherence Tomography'', כ OCT, fכ dis. Na wetin yu fɔ du na fɔ put yu chin pan di chin rɛst na di mashin ɛn luk insay wan lens. Natin nɔ de nak yu yay. Di mashin kin tek pikchɔ fɔ ɛni layt we de na di yay insay wan ɔ tu minit ɛn mek map da eria de.

6. Visual fild tɛst (Visual fil tɛst / Pɛrimɛtri) .

Dis tεst de chεk fכ eni lכs fכ sכm εria dεm na yu vishכn (fכ egzampl, sayd vishכn we yu de luk strεt bifo). Dɛn kin du am bak wan wan tɛm fɔ no aw di glaukoma rili bad ɛn aw i de go bifo kwik kwik wan.

Insay dis tɛst, di dɔktɔ kin aks yu fɔ luk stret bifo pan sɔntin (e.g., di dɔktɔ in nos). Dɛn kin aks yu bak fɔ lɔk wan yay. Dɔn, we yu de luk stret bifo yu, dɛn aks yu if yu ebul fɔ si ɛnitin na di kɔna na yu vishɔn.

Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin yuz mashin fɔ dis. Insay wan we we dɛn kɔl ``Automated static perimetry'', yu fɔ luk wan mashin ɛn no di ``layt dɛm'' we i de si. Insay wan ɔda we, yu fɔ luk wan patɛn fɔ layn dɛn ɛn no if ɛnitin de we nɔ klia ɔ we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ say.

Wetin kin apin afta dɛn dɔn du glaukoma tɛst?

Sɔm tin dɛn de we yu go nid fɔ no bɔt afta di tɛst dɛn. Fɔ ɛgzampul, yu yay kin blɔk smɔl. I fayn fɔ mek sɔmbɔdi go wit yu na os. If yu bin gɛt dilated ay ɛgzam, yu go nid fɔ wɛr sanglas fɔ protɛkt yu yay frɔm brayt layt ɛn UV rayt. Yu dɔktɔ go tɛl yu mɔ bɔt dis.

Ɛni risk de pan dɛn tɛst ya?

Glaukoma tɛst kin jɔs rili sef ɛn nɔ kin kɛr ɛni big risk. Afta di tɛst, yu kin si smɔl ɔ yu kin fil lɛk layt. Bɔt dis go bɛtɛ smɔl smɔl as di de de go.

Aw lɔng i kin tek fɔ gɛt di tɛst rizɔlt?

Dɛn kin no di rizɔlt fɔ bɔku pan di tɛst dɛm fɔ glaukoma klos to di sem de, di sem tɛm.

Wetin di rizɔlt fɔ tɛst fɔ glaukoma min?

Yu ay spɛshal dɔktɔ go tɔk to yu bɔt di tɛst rizɔlt ɛn ɛksplen wetin dɛn min. Yu dɔktɔ go tink bɔt di rizɔlt fɔ ɔl di tɛst dɛn ɛn disayd if yu de pan denja fɔ gɛt glaukoma, if yu gɛt dis sik, ɛn if na so, us kayn.

If di rizɔlt nɔ de na di nɔmal rɛnj, i kin bi glaukoma, ɔ i kin bi sayn fɔ se dɛn nid fɔ du mɔ tɛst. Di tin dɛn we nɔ kin apin kin bi:

• Gonioscopy: Na di drenaj kanal na di yay we de smɔl ɔ blok.
• Pachymetry: di kכnia de tכn (dis de mek di risk fכ praymari opin-angul glaukoma go כp).
• Dilated eye exam: Nɔmal saiz ɔ shep fɔ di blɔd vesel dɛn we de insay di yay.
• fכ mכsu di ay prεshכn: di prεshכn we de insay di yay pas 22 milimita mεkkyuri (22 mmHg).
• imej fכ di optik nεv: abnכmal tin dεm lεk fכ swel εn strεch di optik nεv כ di rεtina nodul dεm.
• Visual field test: Sɔm say dɛn we yu de si kin tan lɛk blank ɔ blɔk.

Wetin a go du if a gɛt glaukoma?

Yu dɔktɔ go advays yu bɔt wetin fɔ du nɛks. I kin tɛl yu fɔ kɔntinyu fɔ de chɛk yu yay ɔltɛm. Ɔ i kin tɛl yu fɔ bigin tritmɛnt fɔ glaukoma. Di tritmɛnt kin inklud:

• Mɛrɛsin fɔ ridyus di prɛshɔn na di yay: Ay drɔp ɔ pils.
• Ɔpreshɔn: Ɔpreshɔn fɔ mek nyu opin fɔ mek wata we pasmak kɔmɔt na di yay, ɛn dis go mek di yay prɛshɔn nɔ bɔku.
• tכbal ligεshכn כpεrayshכn: dεn kin put sכm sכm tכb dεm insay di yay fכ pul di wata we pasmak.
• Laser tritmɛnt: Dɛn kin yuz lɛsa rayt fɔ ɛp di wata fɔ kɔmɔt.

Aw yu de liv wit vision loss?

If dɛn no se gɛt glaukoma kwik kwik wan, dɛn kin kɔntrol am ɛn trit am. Apat frɔm di tritmɛnt dɛn we yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ du, bɔku tin dɛn de we yu kin du fɔ ɛp yu fɔ bia wit yu we yu nɔ de si fayn igen. Tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt dɛn tin ya bak.

Di tin wae impɔtant pas ɔl na dat, glaukoma na sik wae kin kam wae pɔrsin nɔr kin sho ɛni sayn wae i bigin. So, i impɔtant fɔ mek dɛn de chɛk yu yay ɔltɛm fɔ no di sik bifo i mek yu nɔ de si fayn igen.

Mesej we yu kin kɛr go na os (Tin dɛn we yu fɔ mɛmba) .

Okay, so wi don tok plenti boht glaukoma test tide. Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dɛn tɛst ya kin no if yu optik nɛv dɔn pwɛl ɛn if i de afɛkt yu yay. Yu yay dɔktɔ kin du wan ɔ mɔ tɛst fɔ chɛk if yu gɛt glaukoma. Dɔn dɛn go gi yu di rayt tritmɛnt.

Nɔr fɔgɛt, glaukoma kin kam witout ɛni sayn na di fɔs stej. So, i rili impɔtant fɔ mek yu de chɛk yu yay ɔltɛm fɔ mek yu yay gɛt wɛlbɔdi, mɔ if yu gɛt tin dɛn we kin mek yu gɛt dis sik. Dɔn, if prɔblɛm de, dɛn kin no am ɛn trit am bifo i nɔ de si fayn igen. Na yu wok fɔ protɛkt yu yay!

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