Yu yay na di tin we valyu pas ɔl we de ɛp yu fɔ si di wɔl. So i rili impɔtant fɔ tek kia ɔf di wɛlbɔdi fɔ dɛn yay ya ɛn di klia we aw yu de si. Semweso, di ay spɛshal dɔktɔ, ɔ insay Inglish, (Optometrist) , we wi go tɔk bɔt tide na spɛshal pɔsin we de de fɔ chɛk, chɛk, ɛn trit yu yay wɛlbɔdi if ɛni prɔblɛm kam. Lɛ wi tek tɛm luk gud wan pan udat na dis (Optometrist), wetin i de du, ɛn us savis yu kin gɛt frɔm am.
Udat na dis dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, optometrist na pɔsin we de kia fɔ yu yay ɛn we dɛn tren fɔ no ɛn trit wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit yu yay ɛn yu yay. Dɛn kin chɛk yu yay, no ɛn trit yu yay injury, sik, ɛn we yu nɔ de si fayn. Infakt, dɛn de ple impɔtant pat fɔ mek yu nɔ jɔs gɛt wɛlbɔdi na yu yay, bɔt dɛn de ple impɔtant pat fɔ mek yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi bak.
Yu tink se dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay na dɔktɔ?
Yes, optometrist na ay dɔktɔ bak. Bɔt dɛn difrɛn smɔl frɔm yu famili dɔktɔ (Primary Care Physician - PCP), we yu kin go to fɔ mɛrɛsin.
Bɔku tɛm, yu famili dɔktɔ (PCP) go gɛt mɛdikal digri (MD) ɔ dɔktɔ fɔ ɔstiɔpati (DO) . Bɔt wan dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay go gɛt dɔktɔrɛt pan optometrist (OD) . Dɛn go kɔmplit dis digri nɔto tru wan rɛgyula mɛdikal skul, bɔt tru wan spɛshal optometri skul.
Aw lɔng i kin tek fɔ bi Optometrist?
I kin tek 4 ia fɔ dɔn wan OD digri. Bɔku optometrist dɛn dɔn dɔn bak fɔ 4 ia ɔndagraduate digri bifo dat. Dat min se fɔ lɛk et ia so fɔ lan na yunivasiti. Sɔm optometrist dɛn kin kɔmplit ɔda ia fɔ rɛzidɛns trenin afta optometris skul. Dat de gi dɛn ɔda sɛns.
Wetin rili Optometrist kin du?
Wan dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay kin no ɛn trit difrɛn kayn sik dɛn we de ambɔg di yay ɛn di prɔblɛm dɛn we i kin gɛt we i de si. Dɛn kin du dɛn tin ya:
- Ay Ɛgzam: Dɛn kin du fɔmal ay ɛgzam fɔ chɛk fɔ ɛni prɔblɛm wit yu yay ɛn yu yay.
- Diagnosis: Afta dɛn tɛst ya, dɛn go no di patikyula mɛrɛsin ɔr yu nɔr de si fayn.
- Di prɛskrishɔn fɔ di tritmɛnt:Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin gi yu di tritmɛnt we yu nid. Fɔ ɛgzampul:
- Ayglas: Dɛn kin gi yu glas fɔ mek yu si am fayn.
- Kontakt lens: Dɛn dɔn gi kɔntakt lens dɛn we yu kin yuz instead fɔ yuz glas.
- Di tin dɛn we de ɛp pipul dɛn fɔ si smɔl: Dɛn kin gi spɛshal tin dɛn fɔ ɛp pipul dɛn we nɔ de si bɛtɛ.
- Mεdikeshכn dεm fכ trit ay kכndyushכn: Dεn kin gi mεdikeshכn (e.g., ay drop) fכ trit ay infεkshכn εn dray.
Mɛmba se pan ɔl we dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay kin trit bɔku prɔblɛm dɛn ɛn tin dɛn we kin apin to dɛn yay, bɔku pipul dɛn nɔ kin du ɔpreshɔn. If yu nid ɔpreshɔn pan yu yay, yu go nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay . Wan dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay kin sɛn yu to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay.
Us ay prɔblɛm dɛn we dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay kin no?
Di dɔktɔ dɛn we de mɛn di yay kin no bɔku prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin we pɔsin de si ɛn di sik dɛn we kin apin na di yay.
Prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin we pɔsin de si:
- Nasightedness (Myopia): Tin dɛn we de nia de kin tan lɛk klia wan, bɔt tin dɛn we de fa kin tan lɛk se dɛn nɔ klia. Fɔ ɛgzampul, imajin se di lɛta dɛn we de na di blakbɔd na klas nɔ klia.
- Fɔ si tin dɛn we de fa (Hyperopia): Fɔ si tin dɛn we de fa klia wan, bɔt fɔ si tin dɛn we de nia yu, fɔ ɛgzampul we yu de rid buk, nɔ kin klia.
- Astigmatism: Na wan sik we de mek di yay nɔ de si fayn ɛn i nɔ de si fayn bikɔs i nɔ balans di shep we di yay in lens ɔ di kɔnia gɛt.
- Dabl vishɔn (Diplopia): Fɔ si wan tin as tu.
- Presbyopia: Na wan sik wae kin apun afta yu dɔn ol 40 ia, wae kin mek i nɔr izi fɔ si klos. If yu fɔ stret yu an fɔ rid nyuspepa, dis kin bi am.
- Amblyopia (Lazy eye): We yu de si wan yay wik pas di ɔda wan. Dɛn kin trit dis if dɛn no am kwik kwik wan.
- Kɔlɔ blayndnɛs: Nɔ ebul fɔ no difrɛn kɔlɔ dɛn fayn fayn wan.
Kɔmɔn sik dɛn we kin apin na di yay:
- Ay infεkshכn: Baktri, vayrɔs, ɔr fεnshכn we de mek yu gɛt sayn dεm lεk rεd, wata we de na yu yay, εn it.
- Glaucoma: Na sik we de mek di prɛshɔn we de insay di yay go ɔp de pwɛl di optik nɛv ɛn i kin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ si smɔl smɔl. Dɛn kin kɔntrol dis if dɛn no am kwik kwik wan.
- Katarakt: Na klawd na di lens na di yay, we kin mek yu nɔ si fayn. Dis kin bi mɔ kɔmɔn bak wit di ej.
- di tin dεm we de apin wit yu rεtina: di rεtina na di layt-sεnsitiv mεmbran we de na di bak pat pan di yay. Prɔblɛm dɛn we kin kam wit dis kin bi, fɔ ɛgzampul , dayabitik retinopathy .
- Makula dijεnεreshכn: Na sik we de afekt di sεntri vishכn fכs biכs fכ di damej pan di makula, di sεntri pat pan di rεtina.
Aw ɔltɛm a fɔ mek dɛn chɛk mi yay?
We dɛn de chɛk yu yay ɛn yu yay ɔltɛm, dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay kin no di prɔblɛm dɛn kwik kwik wan. Jɛnɛral wan, di nɔmba fɔ di tɛm we yu fɔ chɛk yu yay kin difrɛn wit yu ej:
- Pikin dɛn: I impɔtant fɔ mek dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn chɛk yu pikin in yay bifo i bigin skul. Sɔntɛnde, ivin bifo dat, if di dɔktɔ tink se yu pikin kin gɛt prɔblɛm wit in yay ɔ in yay, dɛn kin tɛst dɛn. Afta dat, i kin fayn fɔ mek yu du yu yay ɛgzam ɛvri ia .
- Big pipul (18-65 ia): Ɛvri ia ɔ ɛvri tu ia.
- Big pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 55 ia: Ɛvri ia.
- Big pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 65 ia: Ɛvri tu to 4 ia. (I fayn fɔ tɔk to yu optometrist bɔt dis ɛn disayd di intaval we rayt fɔ yu, bikɔs sɔntɛnde i kin fayn fɔ mek yu du yu yay ɛgzam ɛvri ia afta yu dɔn ol 55 ia.)
Impɔtant: If yu dɔn ɔlrɛdi wɛr glas ɔ kɔntakt lens, ɔ yu de gɛt tritmɛnt fɔ yu yay ɔ fɔ si, yu go nid fɔ chɛk yu yay bɔku tɛm. Aks yu optometrist ɔr wɛlbɔdi prɔvayda fɔ mɔ infɔmeshɔn.
Aw a go tek kia ɔf mi yay?
I rili impɔtant fɔ tɛl yu optometrist ɔ ɔda ay spɛshal dɔktɔ if yu notis ɛni chenj na yu yay. If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn nyu sayn ya, mek shɔ se yu go to dɔktɔ:
- Blɔri vishɔn.
- Rɛd yay.
- Ay pen.
- Dabl vishɔn.
- Sɛnsitiviti to layt (Layt sɛnsitiviti - Fɔtofobia).
- We yu si nyu flota ɔ flash bifo yu yay.
- If yu notis ɛni chenj na yu yay – mɔ if i wɔs wantɛm wantɛm – nɔ tek ɛni chans wit yu yay wɛlbɔdi, ivin if dɛn tin ya kin tan lɛk smɔl tin.
Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn a fɔ aks mi dɔktɔ we de mɛn mi yay?
We yu go to yu optometrist, yu kin aks kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk dɛn wan ya:
- Aw ɔltɛm a fɔ mek dɛn chɛk mi yay?
- Us kayn kɔrɛkshɔn lens a nid (glas ɔ kɔntakt lens)?
- Us tɛst dɛn a nid fɔ du?
- A go nid ɛni mɛrɛsin fɔ mi yay ɔ fɔ si?
Apat frɔm dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya, i rili impɔtant fɔ sɔlv ɛnitin we de mɔna yu bɔt yu yay.
Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay ɛn dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay?
Pan ɔl we dɛn tu tin ya gɛt fɔ du wit di wɛlbɔdi we yu yay gɛt, di wok we dɛn de du difrɛn.
- Optometrist: As wi bin dɔn tɔk, optometrist kin no ɛn trit prɔblɛm wit yu yay, ɛn du yu yay ɛgzam ɔltɛm. Na dɛn go gi yu glas ɔ kɔntakt lens.
- Optician: Optician na pɔsin we de wok wit optometrist ɛn ɔftalmɔlɔjis. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin gɛt tu ia tɛknikal digri ɔ sɛtifiket. Wan dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay go fit yu glas fɔ fit yu fes, sɔntɛnde i go fit kɔntakt lens, ɛn fit ɛn ajɔst yu glas, lens, ɔ freym. Dɛn nɔ kin no ɔ gi pɔsin mɛrɛsin.
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, if yu want fɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu yay ɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu yay, yu kin go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay. Yu go to optishan fɔ mek dɛn mek glas fɔ di prɛskrishɔn we dɛn gi yu.
Fɔ dɔn, tin dɛn we wi fɔ mɛmba
Wan dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay kin trit ɔlmost ɛni sik we de afɛkt yu yay ɔ yu yay. We yu de chɛk yu yay ɔltɛm, dat kin ɛp yu fɔ no ɛni chenj ɔ prɔblɛm we de wit yu yay kwik kwik wan.
Nɔ ɛva ignore chenj dɛn na yu yay, nyu blɔk, ɔ yay pen. Ivin if dɛn tin ya kin tan lɛk smɔl tin to yu, nɔ tek risk wit di wɛlbɔdi fɔ yu yay. Yu optometrist kin ɛp yu fɔ ɔndastand wetin de kɔz yu prɔblɛm ɛn aw fɔ mɛn dɛn. Dɛn kin tɛl yu bak bɔt tritmɛnt dɛn we go ɛp yu fɔ si di wɔl klia wan. So, mek shɔ se yu tek kia ɔf yu yay!
` Ɔftalmɔlɔjis, Optometrist, ay ɛgzamin, vishɔn, yay sik, glas, kɔntakt lens
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