Yu pikin in yay dɛn kin luk big? Yu tink se i go bi se na buphthalmos? Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis!

We yu luk yu smɔl pikin in yay, yu dɔn ɛva notis se i tan lɛk se wan yay ɔ ɔl tu big smɔl pas di ɔda wan? Ɔ, yu notis se di pikin in yay kin big smɔl smɔl as di mɔnt dɛn de go? Sɔntɛnde dis kin bi sayn fɔ wan sik we dɛn kɔl Buphthalmos . Nɔ wɔri, wi go tɔk bɔt ɔltin insay simpul wɔd tide.

Yu no wetin na Buphthalmos?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, buphthalmos na wan sik we di pikin in yay ɔ in tu yay dɛn kin big pas aw i kin bi, ilɛksɛf na we dɛn bɔn am ɔ insay di fɔs mɔnt dɛn we i dɔn liv. Dis na wan sik we dɛn kin bɔn wit , we min se i kin de frɔm we dɛn bɔn am. sכm pikin dεm kin gεt dis εnlarjmεnt na wan yay nכmכ (yunilateral), כda wan dεm kin gεt am na di tu yay dεm (baylatarכl).

Imajin, na so di nem "buphthalmos" kam. Insay Grik, "bu" min kaw, ɛn "ɔftalmos" min yay. So i gɛt in nem bikɔs i gɛt big yay lɛk kaw. Wan Grik dɔktɔ we bin de trade trade we nem Ipokratis, na in fɔs no dis sik.

dis na כtosom rεsεsiv jεnεtik kכndishכn . Dis min se fɔ mek di pikin gɛt dis sik, di pikin fɔ gɛt di jin we di sik afɛkt frɔm in mama ɛn papa ɔl tu. Tink bɔt am lɛk lɔtri. Mama ɛn papa dɛn ɔl tu kin gɛt di jin, bɔt dɛn nɔ kin no am. Na avrej, wan pan ɛvri 4 pikin dɛn we dɛn kayn man ɛn in wɛf gɛt go gɛt dis sik.

Aw dis sik kin kɔmɔn?

Buphthalmos na wan sik we nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm. I kin apin pan lɛk wan pan ɛvri 30,000 pikin dɛn we dɛn bɔn . I kin afɛkt ɔl tu di man ɛn uman. Bɔt sɔm stɔdi dɛn dɔn sho se pipul dɛn na sɔm rijyɔn dɛn lɛk Slovakia, Saudi Arabia, ɛn sawt pat na India, kin gɛt dis sik pasmak.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm wae de sho se yu gɛt buftalmos?

Di sayn we klia ɛn klia pas ɔl fɔ pikin we dɛn jɔs bɔn ɔ pikin we dɔn ol fɔ sɔm mɔnt na we dɛn yay kin tan lɛk big. Wan ɔ ɔl tu di yay dɛn kin big. Dipen pan wetin mek dis de apin, yu pikin kin gɛt ɔda sayn dɛn bak. Dɛn tin ya na:

• Kray wata kin kɔmɔt na di yay ɔltɛm, di yay kin tan lɛk se i rɛd, di yay kin wet ɔltɛm we nɔ kɔmɔn .
• Sɛnsitiviti to layt (fotophobia) . Dis min se di pikin nɔ want fɔ luk di layt, i nɔ want fɔ lɔk in yay, ɔ i nɔ want fɔ mek i vɛks.
• Fɔ mek yu blink bɔku bɔku wan, ɔ yu kin fil se yu de swɛt yu yay.
• Di kɔnia , we na di pat we kin klia na di yay, kin tan lɛk se i gɛt klawd, lɛk se i kɔba wit fɔg.
• Di kɔnia kin strɛch, tan, ɛn sɔntɛnde i kin ivin gɛt strɛch .

If yu pikin gɛt wan ɔ mɔ pan dɛn sik ya, yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ.

Wetin mek dis de apin to wi pikin? Wetin na di rizin dɛn?

Di men tin we kin mek pɔsin gɛt buftalmos na wan sik we dɛn kɔl praymari kɔngenital glaukoma ɔ praymari infantil glaukoma . Sɔntɛm yu dɔn yɛri bɔt glaukoma. Glɔkoma kin pwɛl di optik nɛv we de insay di yay, we kin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ si fayn igen. dεn biliv se dis kin apin biכs wan kayn wata we dεn prodyuz insay di yay nכ de dray fayn fayn wan, we de mek prεshכn de bכku insay di yay (intraocular prεshכn כ IOP) .

• Praymari glɔkoma we dɛn bɔn wit na glaukoma we kin bigin we dɛn bɔn am.
• Praymari infantil glaukoma na glaukoma we de bigin bitwin we dɛn bɔn am ɛn we i ol tri ia.

Apat frɔm dis men tin we kin mek pɔsin gɛt bɔf, i kin apin bikɔs ɔf sɔm ɔda rizin dɛn:

• Aniridia: Dis na wan sik we nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm. I kin bi se di pat we gɛt kɔlɔ na di yay, we na di ayris , nɔ de ɔlsay ɔ sɔm pat pan am. Aniridia kin afɛkt di we aw pɔsin de si.
• Nyurofibromatosis tayp 1: Dis na kכndyushכn bak we kin kכmכt frכm bכku tεm. Tumɔs kin fɔm pan di nerv dɛm, we kin mek bak yu yay gɛt prɔblɛm.
• Sturge-Weber syndrome: Dis na wan sik bak we de mek pɔsin gɛt jɛnɛtiks. I kin mek di blɔd vesel dɛn gro pasmak, ɛn i kin mek smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we dɛn kɔl angiomas . Dis sik kin afɛkt di skin, di bren, ɛn di yay.
• Injury we dɛn bɔn am: If di pikin in yay dɛn pwɛl we i de bɔn am, dat kin bi bak wan kɔz.

Us kayn tɛst dɛn kin du fɔ no dis?

Bɔku tɛm, na mama ɛn papa dɛn kin notis se dɛn pikin in yay chenj. If yu tink se sɔntin nɔ fayn na yu pikin in yay, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm . I go mɔs bi se yu dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn go sɛn yu to dɔktɔ we de kia fɔ yu yay.

Dis impɔtant mɔ pan tin dɛn lɛk buftalmos ɛn congenital glaucoma, bikɔs di tritmɛnt kwik kwik wan go mek di pikin nɔ si .

Fɔ mek di dɔktɔ no di pikin kɔrɛkt wan if i gɛt buftalmos, i kin nid fɔ put di pikin ɔnda anestezi ɛn du bɔku tɛst dɛn, lɛk:

• Fɔ chɛk di yay gud gud wan: Dis go mek di dɔktɔ chɛk fɔ si if di kɔnia gɛt klawd, skata, ɔ swel. dεn go mכsu di yay bak εn chεk fכ kכp di optik disk, usay di optik nεv de kכmכt na di yay.
• Retinoscopy: Dis tɛst de mek di dɔktɔ si if di pikin dɔn du amƐni mistek de we kin mek pɔsin nɔ ebul fɔ si fayn, lɛk fɔ mayopia (we pɔsin kin si nia nia)?
• Gonioscopy: Dis tεst de chεk if di drenaj sistεm na di yay de wok fayn fayn wan. Di yay dɛn we gɛt wɛlbɔdi de mek ɛn pul wata ɔltɛm. Insay glaukoma, dis wata nɔ de kɔmɔt fayn ɛn i de bɔku, we de mek di prɛshɔn go ɔp ɛn pwɛl di optik nɛv.
• Ultrasound biomicroscopy: Dis na tɛst we nɔ de mek pɔsin fil pen. I kin tek klia pikchɔ dɛn na di fɔs pat pan di yay ɛn i kin no bak prɔblɛm wit di wata we de kɔmɔt na di wata. I kin mek mɔ ditayli pikchɔ dɛn pas ɔltrasɔund (sonogram) we dɛn kin yuz ɔltɛm.

Wetin na di tritmɛnt dɛm fɔ Buphthalmos?

We yu de trit di buftalmos, i rili impɔtant fɔ kɔntrol di prɛshɔn we de insay di yay (ocular pressure) . Bɔku we dɛn de fɔ ridyus dis prɛshɔn. Mɛrɛsin na wan pan dɛn.

• Dɛn kin yuz ay drɔp ɔ tin dɛn we dɛn kin put pan pɔsin fɔ dis. Dɛn tin ya gɛt mɛrɛsin dɛn lɛk beta blɔk , prostaglandin analɔg ɔ kabɔnik anhaydraz inhibito .

Ɔpreshɔn dɛn de bak we kin ɛp fɔ pul di wata we de insay di yay ɛn ridyus di prɛshɔn:

• Fɔ put smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we dɛn kin put insay di yay.
• Fɔ mek smɔl smɔl kɔt dɛn na di strɔkchɔ dɛn na di yay.
• Fɔ pul di tisu na di yay.

Infakt, if yu pikin gɛt buftalmos, i kin gɛt ɔda sik dɛn bak we nid fɔ gɛt tritmɛnt (lɛk nyurofibromatosis tayp 1, Sturge-Weber syndrome, ɔ aniridia). Di dɔktɔ go trit dɛn sik dɛn de bak.

Yu tink se we de fɔ mek dis nɔ apin?

No we nɔ de fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt buftalmos, bɔt if yu no di sik kwik kwik wan we di pikin de liv ɛn bigin fɔ trit am kwik, dat kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm dɛn .

Wetin kin apin if yu gɛt bɔftalmos? Wetin yu go ɛkspɛkt?

Di bɛst tin na dat buphthalmos na wan sik we pɔsin kin mɛn . Fɔ mek yu nɔ ebul fɔ si, i bɛtɛ fɔ no ɛn trit di sik kwik kwik wan.

Aw a go kia fɔ mi pikin we dis kayn tin apin?

I impɔtant fɔ mek ɔlman de du dɛn yay ɛgzam ɔltɛm. Dis impɔtant mɔ fɔ pɔsin we gɛt wan sik we dɛn bɔn wit in yay. Aks yu dɔktɔ bɔt ɛni chenj we yu pikin de si ɛn ustɛm dɛn fɔ go to dɔktɔ.

Apat frɔm dɛn tɛst ya, du ɔl wetin yu ebul fɔ mek yu yay gɛt wɛlbɔdi. Dɛn tin ya impɔtant fɔ mek yu yay gɛt gud wɛlbɔdi:

• Fɔ it tin dɛn we go mek yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi ɛn fɔ drink bɔku wata.
• Fɔ slip fayn ɛn fɔ du tin dɛn we yu de du .
• We yu de wɛr glas we de protɛkt yu we yu de na di san, we yu de wok, ɛn we yu de ple spɔt.
• Nɔ smok (dis kin apin bak to big pipul dɛn we de nia di pikin).

I rili impɔtant fɔ tek kia ɔf pikin in yay wɛlbɔdi frɔm di fɔs tɛm te i big. Dis kin bi mɔ fɔ di yay kɔndishɔn dɛn we kin bigin we dɛn bɔn am ɔ insay di fɔs mɔnt dɛn we pɔsin de liv. If yu gɛt ɛni dawt ɔ notis ɛni chenj na yu pikin in yay, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.

Fɔ dɔn, tin dɛn fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

If yu pikin in yay dɛn tan lɛk se i big pasmak, i kin bi buphthalmos . Bɔku tɛm dis kin gɛt fɔ du wit glaukoma we dɛn bɔn wit .

• Nɔ wɔri , dis na sik we pɔsin kin trit.
• Fɔ no di pikin kwik kwik wan ɛn fɔ trit am na di bɛst we fɔ protɛkt di pikin in yay.
• If yu gɛt smɔl dawt, go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay wantɛm wantɛm .
• I impɔtant fɔ fala di advays we dɔktɔ gi yu ɛn atɛnd di wan dɛn we de fala yu ɔltɛm .

Mɛmba se nɔto yu wangren de. Dɔktɔ ɛn wɛlbɔdi wokman dɛn rɛdi fɔ ɛp yu ɛn yu pikin.

` buphthalmos, infantile glaucoma, congenital glaucoma, ay we de big, yay prɛshɔn, optik nɛv, kɔnia