Wan injuri insay di yay? Lɛ wi lan bɔt kɔnia ɔlsa?

Yu yay dɛn rɛd ɛn wata? Ɔ yu kin fil lɛk se sɔntin dɔn stɔp na yu yay, we mek i nɔ izi fɔ si na di layt? Dɛn tin ya kin bi sayn dɛn we de sho se pɔsin gɛt ɔlsa na in kɔnia . Nɔ wɔri, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis simpul wan. Dis na siriɔs sik, so i impɔtant fɔ mek dɛn chɛk am kwik kwik wan.

Wetin na kɔnia ɔlsa?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, kɔnia ɔlsa na wund ɔ ɔlsa we kin apin na di kɔnia, we na di transparent, we tan lɛk dome na di frɔnt pat na yu yay. Tink bɔt wi yay lɛk motoka in winda. dis kכnia na in de protεkt insay wi yay frכm tin dεm lεk dכst εn jεm dεm we de na do. So if skrach ɔ krak krak de na dis "glas," dɛn kɔl dat kɔnia ɔlsa.

Dɛn kin tek dis as mɛdikal imejensi. Bikɔs if dɛn nɔ trit am kwik, i kin mek di yay pwɛl sote go, i kin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ si fayn, ɛn sɔntɛnde i kin ivin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ si igen. So no tek dis layt, okay?

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ kɔnia ɔlsa?

Di sayn dɛm fɔ kɔnia ɔlsa kin difrɛn smɔl frɔm wan pɔrsin to ɔda pɔrsin, bɔt sɔm kɔmɔn sayn dɛm de:

• Di yay dɛn we rɛd ɔ we gɛt blɔd .
• di yay we de te ɔ we de kɔmɔt na di yay ɔltɛm (epiphora) .
• Ay pen: Dis kin bi smɔl diskɔmfɔt fɔ sɔm pipul dɛm, lɛk fɔ bɔn insay di yay. Fɔ ɔda pipul dɛn, i kin mek dɛn fil pen bad bad wan.
• Filin fɔ sɔntin we stɔp na di yay, lɛk wan smɔl dɔst ɔ wan strɛch na di ia (fɔrin tin sɛns).
• I nɔ izi fɔ si layt (fotophobia). Fɔ tɔk di kɔrɛkt tin, na di filin we pɔsin kin fil pen ɛn nɔ kin fil fayn we di yay de pan brayt layt ɔ di san.
• Di vishɔn we nɔ klia.
• Di aylid dɛn kin swel ɔ inflamɛns (blepharitis).
• Wan wayt ɔ grey spat de apia na di kɔnia. Bɔt nɔto ɔltɛm pɔsin kin si dis ples na do. Ivin if pɔsin kin si am, sɔntɛnde i kin at fɔ no am if dɛn nɔ gɛt spɛshal tin dɛn fɔ du.

If yu gɛt wan ɔ mɔ pan dɛn sik ya, i bɛtɛ fɔ go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay kwik kwik wan.

Wetin mek dɛn kɔnia ɔlsa ya kin mek? Wetin na di tin dɛn we kin mek i apin?

Bɔku tin dɛn de we kin mek pɔsin gɛt ɔlsa na di kɔnia. Dɛn kin sheb dɛn tin ya to tu men kategori: tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt sik ɛn tin dɛn we nɔ kin gɛt di sik .

Di tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt di sik

Dɛn tin ya na di tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt dis sik. Infεkshכn na we jεm de kam insay di bכdi εn mek yu sik. Na di sem tin na ya.

• baktri dεm: di men kayn baktri dεm we de infεkt di kכnia na `Pseudomonas` , `Staphylococcus` εnDɛn kɔl dɛn `Streptococcus`. Dɛn bɔdi ya kin de na di say we wi de. Bɔt if smɔl skrach ɔ wund de na wi kɔnia, dɛn kin go insay de ɛn mek wi gɛt infekshɔn.
• Imajin se yu na pɔsin we de wɛr kɔntakt lens . If yu nɔ klin dɛn fayn, ɔ if yu wɛr dɛn we yu de slip, yu go gɛt bɔku bɔku baktri infɛkshɔn.
• Vayrɔs: Sɔm vayrɔs kin mek yu gɛt ɔlsa na yu kɔnia bak. fכ egzampl, hεpi simpul vayrus (we de mek kol sכr εn jεnital hεpi) εn varisεla-zכsta vayrus ( we de mek yu gεt chikinpoks εn shingles) na dεn men wan dεm.
• Fɔngi: Fɔngal infɛkshɔn kin apin if sɔntin kam nia yu yay, mɔ we yu de mek gadin ɔ we yu de wok wit plant ɔ grɔn. Di men kayn fɛns na Aspergillus ɛn Candida . Pipul wae gɛt wik imyun sistɛm (immunocompromised) kin gɛt bɔrku risk fɔ gɛt fungal infɛkshɔn bikɔs dɛn bɔdi nɔ kin ebul fɔ fɛt dɛn infɛkshɔn ya.
• Parasayt: Akantamoeba na di parasayt infεkshכn we kɔmɔn pas ɔl we kin mek yu gɛt ɔlsa na di kɔnia. Pipul wae de wɛr kɔntakt lens ɛn swim (na swimin pul ɔ ɔda wata) kin gɛt bɔrku risk. Dis na bikɔs di Acanthamoeba parasayt dɛn kin liv we di klorin nɔ bɔku (lɛk na swimin pul dɛn we dɛn nɔ klin fayn). Yu kin fɛn dɛn bak na tap wata. Dis na di rizin we mek i fayn fɔ mek yu nɔ ɛva was ɔ kip yu kɔntakt lens dɛn na tap wata.

Ɔda tin dɛn we nɔ kin gɛt di sik

Kɔnia ɔlsa kin kam ivin if yu nɔ gɛt infɛkshɔn. Na sɔm tin dɛn we kin mek dis apin:

• Ay injury: Bɔn, kɔnia abrashɔn , lacerations , ɛn pankchɔ wund kin mek yu gɛt ɔlsa if i nɔ wɛl fayn. Dɛn injury ya kin mek bak di risk fɔ gɛt ay infɛkshɔn.
• We yu de na yu yay: If yu gɛt lagophthalmos , we na wan sik we yu nɔ ebul fɔ lɔk yu yay ɔl, yu kɔnia kin pwɛl bikɔs i de na di san ɔltɛm. If yu gɛt bɔku ɔt ɔ kol, dat kin pwɛl yu kɔnia bak.
• Ay dray bad bad wan: Ay kin dray bad bad wan bikɔs ɔf di wɛda, yay sik, ɔ ɔl tu we dɛn jɔyn. Dis kin pwɛl di kɔnia ɛn mek yu gɛt ɔlsa.
• Pɔyzin ifɛkt: Dɛn tin ya kin apin if sɔm pɔyzin kemikal dɛn go insay di yay, ɔ insay sɔm kayn we, bikɔs ɔf sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu de tek.
• Prɔblɛm dɛn we de na di imyun sistɛm (Immune conditions):Sɔntɛnde, if wi yon imyun sistɛm nɔ de wok fayn, dat kin mek wi gɛt inflamɛns insay di yay. dis inflameshn de mek di kכnia tisu wik εn i de mek di risk fכ gεt כlsa bכku.

Udat de pan big risk fɔ gɛt dis sik?

Ɛnibɔdi kin gɛt kɔnia ɔlsa, bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt mɔ risk:

• Pipul dɛn we kin wɛr kɔntakt lens bɔku tɛm, mɔ di wan dɛn we kin wɛr am fɔ lɔng tɛm (di risk kin ivin bɔku if dɛn wɛr am we dɛn de slip, if dɛn wɛr am we dɛn de was, ɔ if dɛn nɔ klin am fayn).
• Pipul wae gɛt ɔr bin dɔn gɛt hεpi simpul vayrɔs infεkshɔn ɔ varicella-zoster vayrɔs infεkshɔn naw .
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt dray yay.
• Fɔ pipul dɛm wae gɛt mɛdikal kɔndishɔn wae kin mek i nɔr izi fɔ lɔk dɛn yay kɔmplit wan (fɔ ɛgzampul, kɔndishɔn lɛk `Bɛl in palsi`, we kin mek dɛn fes nerve nɔ wok fayn, ɔ sik dɛm lɛk `Graves' disease`, we kin mek di yay kɔmɔt na do).
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we de yuz ɔ we jɔs dɔn yuz ay drɔp we gɛt stɛroyd .
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt kɔnia injury ɔ bɔn .
• Fɔ pipul dɛn we gɛt tayp 2 dayabitis .
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we dɛn bin dɔn du ɔpreshɔn pan dɛn yay bifo dis tɛm .
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt ɔda sik dɛn na dɛn yay, mɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt kɔnia .

Wetin na di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin we pɔsin gɛt ɔlsa na di kɔnia?

If dɛn nɔ trit di kɔnia ɔlsa fayn, difrɛn prɔblɛm dɛn kin apin. Dɛn tin ya na:

• Astigmatism ɔ ɔda chenj dɛn we pɔsin kin si.
• Katarakt we pɔsin kin gɛt .
• Endophthalmitis, na siriɔs infekshɔn we de insay di yay.
• Glaukoma kɔndishɔn we pɔsin kin gɛt.
• Kɔnia pɔrfɔreshɔn ɔ skata.
• Rikכrεnt kכnia eroshכn (RCEs) .
• I nɔ de si fayn igen.

Na dat mek wi se, if yu gɛt sayn lɛk dis, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.

Aw yu go no kɔrɛkt wan se yu gɛt ɔlsa na yu kɔnia?

Fɔ no if yu gɛt ɔlsa na yu kɔnia, dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay ɔ ɔda pɔsin we de kia fɔ yu go du yu yay ɛgzam . dis kin mכr fכs pan di kכnia pas jεnarכl ay egzam.

Wan pan di men tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ du dis na slit lamp ɛgzam . Dis kin mek dɛn ebul fɔ chɛk di kɔnia gud gud wan ɛn nia am.

Sɔntɛnde, di dɔktɔ go tek smɔl sampul (swab kɔlchɔ) frɔm yu yay.Dɛn kin tek swab ɛn sɛn am na lab fɔ mek dɛn tɛst am. Dis min se dɛn kin tek smɔl pan di wata we de kɔmɔt na di yay ɛn tɛst am fɔ di kayn baktri we de de. Dis kin ɛp fɔ no di rayt kayn infekshɔn we de mek yu gɛt di ɔlsa. If di ɔlsa nɔ de du wɛl we dɛn trit am, di dɔktɔ kin tɛl am bak fɔ mek dɛn tek di kɔnia bayɔpsi . Dis involv fɔ tek wan smɔl pat pan di kɔnia tisu ɛn tɛst am.

Yu ay spɛshal dɔktɔ go tɛl yu mɔ bɔt dɛn tɛst ya. Dɛn go ɛksplen bak aw dɛn kin du dɛn, wetin mek dɛn impɔtant, ɛn if ɛni sayd ɛfɛkt de fɔ ɛkspɛkt afta dɛn.

Aw yu kin trit kɔnia ɔlsa? Yu tink se dis kin mɛn kpatakpata?

Bikɔs bɔku tin dɛn de we kin mek pɔsin gɛt ɔlsa na di kɔnia, bɔku tritmɛnt dɛn de. Sɔm tritmɛnt dɛn kin spɛshal, we min se dɛn kin wok fɔ wan tin nɔmɔ. Ɔda tritmɛnt dɛn na jɛnɛral, we min se dɛn kin ɛp fɔ kɔntrol di sayn dɛm we ɔlsa kin kam wit.

Na sɔm pan di tritmɛnt dɛn we dɛn kin yuz mɔ:

• Di mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz:
• Dɛn kin gi antibayɔtik fɔ ɔlsa we baktriyal infɛkshɔn kin mek. Dɛn kin gɛt mɛrɛsin bak we kin wok fayn fɔ ɔlsa we vayrɔs, fɛns, ɛn parasayt kin mek.
• Dɛn kin gi mɛrɛsin lɛk kɔtikosterɔyd fɔ ridyus di sayn dɛm fɔ kɔnia ɔlsa. Dɛn tin ya kin ridyus di inflamɛns.
• Yu dɔktɔ kin gi yu bak mɛrɛsin dɛn we nɔ de mek yu bɔdi wam (NSAID) , lɛk ibuprofen (Advil® ɔ Motrin®). Dɛn tin ya kin ɛp fɔ ridyus di pen ɛn swɛlin.
• Yu ɔftalmolɔg go tɛl yu mɔ bɔt dɛn mɛrɛsin ya ɛn aw fɔ yuz dɛn (drop, ɔntmɛnt, tablɛt).
• Skleral lens ɔ bandej kɔntakt lens: Dis na spɛshal lens dɛn we dɛn kin put pan di yay. Dɛn kin protɛkt di kɔnia fɔ mek i nɔ pwɛl mɔ ɛn dɛn kin gi am tɛm fɔ wɛl.
• Tarsorrhaphy: Dis tritmɛnt na fɔ kip yu yay lɔk fɔ lɔng tɛm. Fɔ du dis, di dɔktɔ kin siŋ di aylid dɛn togɛda ɔ injɛkt wan mɛrɛsin lɛk onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox®) fɔ mek di mɔsul dɛn we de kɔntrol di aylid nɔ wok fɔ sɔm tɛm. We dɛn lɔk di yay, di kɔnia kin gɛt bɛtɛ say fɔ wɛl.
• Ɔpreshɔn: If di ɔlsa na di kɔnia nɔ wɛl wit mɛrɛsin, i kin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn. If i siriɔs, i kin ivin nid fɔ transplant di kɔnia .

Dipen pan yu kɔndishɔn, ɔda tritmɛnt dɛn kin nid fɔ de. Yu ay spɛshal dɔktɔ kin advays yu fayn fayn wan bɔt us tritmɛnt dɛn go fayn fɔ yu ɛn us sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn kin mek yu gɛt.

Yu tink se dɛn kin mek pɔsin nɔ gɛt ɔlsa na di kɔnia?

Pan ɔl we dɛn nɔ kin ebul fɔ avɔyd kɔnia ɔlsa 100% pan di tɛm, bɔku tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ ridyus wi risk. Sɔm pan dɛn na:

• Nɔ slip wit yu kɔntakt lens dɛn. Fɔ slip wit yu kɔntakt lens na di men tin we kin mek yu gɛt siriɔs ɔlsa na yu kɔnia.
• Nɔ yuz kɔntakt lens we pas di de we dɛn fɔ dɔn. Di mɔ yu wɛr sɔft kɔntakt lens, na di mɔ dɛn go mek baktri dɛn gro. Di kɔntakt lens dɛn we dɛn kin yuz ɛvride na di wan dɛn we sef pas ɔl.
• Was yu an bɔku tɛm ɔ yuz sɛnitayza. If yu an dɛn luk ɔ fil dɔti, was dɛn wit sop ɛn wata. Ɔ, yuz sɛnitayza we gɛt alkol (at le 60% alkol).
• Fɔ protɛkt yu yay. Di bɛst we fɔ mek yu nɔ wund yu yay na fɔ protɛkt yu yay. Wear sef glas we fit di wok we yu de du.
• Nɔ ɛva sheb ɛnitin we kam pan yu yay wit ɔda pipul dɛn. Dis kin inklud tin dɛn lɛk mek-ap, fɔ was yu fes, ɛn kɔntakt lens kes.

Aw lɔng i kin tek fɔ mek di kɔnia ɔlsa wɛl? Wetin na di chans fɔ mek i wɛl?

Dipen pan wetin mek pɔsin gɛt ɔlsa na di kɔnia, di kayn we aw i kin fil kin difrɛn bad bad wan. Dis min se di tɛm we i kin tek fɔ wɛl ɛn aw i kin wɛl kin difrɛn. Yu ɔftalmolɔg kin ɛksplen dis to yu fayn fayn wan bay aw yu de si yu.

Sɔm pan di men tin dɛm wae kin afɛkt di chans fɔ wɛl na:

• Di sayz fɔ di ɔlsa: Bɔku tɛm, big ɔlsa kin tek lɔng tɛm fɔ wɛl, ɛn di tin dɛn we kin kɔmɔt frɔm am nɔ kin wok fayn.
• Kɔz: Ɔlsa we kin kam fɔ sɔm rizin kin at fɔ trit ɛn mɛn.
• Usay di fɔrɛst de: Usay na di Kɔnia di fɔrɛst de afɛkt di rizɔlt bak.
• Rispɔns to tritmɛnt: If di pɔsin ansa fayn to tritmɛnt, di prɔgnosis fɔ mek i wɛl kin ɔltɛm fayn.

Di tɛm fɔ wɛl kin dipen pan difrɛn tin dɛn, so na yu dɔktɔ nɔmɔ go ebul fɔ tɛl yu ustɛm i go tek bay aw yu sik.

Aw a kin kia fɔ misɛf?

If yu gɛt ɔlsa na yu kɔnia, di impɔtant tin dɛn we yu kin du na:

• Fɔ fala yu dɔktɔ in tritmɛnt instrɔkshɔn dɛn di rayt we. Dat min ɔltin frɔm aw fɔ tek yu mɛrɛsin, aw fɔ yuz yu yay, ɛn aw fɔ protɛkt yusɛf.
• Mek shɔ se yu go to dɔktɔ di de dɛn we i tɛl yu fɔ kam. Dɛn fɔlɔp visit ya na di wangren we we di dɔktɔ kin si aw di ɔlsa de wɛl ɛn chenj di tritmɛnt if nid de.
• If yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn, tɔk to yu ay spɛshal dɔktɔ.If yu gɛt nyu sik, gɛt kwɛstyɔn bɔt aw fɔ tek yu mɛrɛsin, fil lɛk se yu tritmɛnt nɔ de wok, ɔ yu gɛt prɔblɛm wit di sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn we yu gɛt frɔm yu tritmɛnt, tɛl yu dɔktɔ . Dɛn kin gi yu we fɔ ridyus di impak we yu gɛt fɔ du wit yu sik ɔr chenj yu tritmɛnt fɔ stɔp de sayd ɛfɛkt.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ? / Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

Yu ay spɛshal dɔktɔ go tɛl yu us sayn dɛm wae yu fɔ tɔk to dɛm ɔr go to dɔktɔ if yu gɛt dɛm. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn tin ya kin bi tin dɛn lɛk:

• If di sayn dɛm kɔntinyu fɔ wɔs pan ɔl we dɛn dɔn trit am.
• If yu dɔn gɛt mɔ layt sɛnsitiviti , mɔ if i siriɔs fɔ mek yu nɔ ebul fɔ du tin dɛn we yu de du ɛvride.
• If yu nɔ de si fayn ɔ yu nɔ de si bɛtɛ igen.
• If yu gɛt siriɔs ay pen .
• If wata we de kɔmɔt na di yay bɔku pasmak .

Wetin a fɔ aks mi dɔktɔ we de mɛn mi yay?

Yu kin aks yu ay spɛshal pɔsin kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk:

• Wetin na di kɔz fɔ mi kɔnia ɔlsa?
• Us tritmɛnt dɛn yu kin advays?
• Wetin a go du fɔ ɛp mi yay fɔ wɛl?
• Us simptom dɛn a fɔ kɔl yu bɔt?
• Us sayn dɛn a fɔ go to dɔktɔ kwik kwik wan fɔ?
• Wetin na di prɔspɛkt fɔ wɛl bay mi kɔndishɔn? Wetin a go du fɔ mek a gɛt gud tin fɔ du?

Aw we yu wɛr kɔntakt lens, dat kin mek yu gɛt ɔlsa na yu kɔnia?

We yu wɛr kɔntakt lens fɔ lɔng tɛm, di ɔksijɛn we de rich na yu yay kin go dɔŋ. Dɔn bak, we yu put di lens dɛn na yu yay, baktri kin go insay di lens frɔm yu finga dɛn ɔ frɔm sɔlvushɔn dɛn we yu nɔ klin fayn ɛn dɛn kin trɔp ɔnda di lens. Dɛn tin ya kin mek di risk fɔ gɛt di sik kin mek pɔsin gɛt ɔlsa na di kɔnia.

Pɔsin we wɛr kɔntakt lens kin gɛt kɔnia ɔlsa lɛk 10 tɛm pas pɔsin we nɔ wɛr am. Pɔsin we slip wit kɔntakt lens insay kin gɛt ɔlsa lɛk 100 tɛm pas pɔsin we nɔ wɛr am! Imajin aw dat denja.

Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin di kɔnia abrashɔn ɛn di kɔnia ɔlsa?

• Kɔnia abrashɔn na we yu kɔnia skrach ɔ krak. Dɛn kayn kɔnia injury ya kin wɛl fɔ dɛnsɛf.
• Kɔnia ɔlsa na wan opin sɔri na yu kɔnia. Kɔnia ɔlsa kin kam bikɔs yu gɛt infekshɔn, yu yay dray, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn. Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, skrach na injuri we de ɔp ɔp, ɛn ɔlsa na wund we dip pasmak wit tisu dɛn we dɔn lɔs.

Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin kɔnia ɔlsa ɛn keratitis?

Dɛn tu yay kɔndishɔn ya gɛt sɔntin fɔ du wit dɛnsɛf.

• di kכnia כlsa na wan opin wund – we di kכnia tisu de lכs – we kin apin bכku tεm as a rizulכt fכ wan ay infεkshכn.
• Kεrataytis na jεnarכl tεm fכ wan grup כf kכndyushכn dεm we de mek yu kכnia inflameshn. Ay infεkshכn, injuri, εn we yu wɛr kכntakt lεns fכ tu lכng — sכm pan di sem tin dεm we kin mek yu gεt kכnia כlsa — kin mek yu gεt kεrataytis bak. If keratitis kam tranga, i kin mek yu gɛt ɔlsa na yu kɔnia.

Dɛn tu tin ya kin mek pɔsin nɔ ebul fɔ si fayn igen.

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

Kɔnia ɔlsa na imejensi we kin mek pɔsin ebul fɔ si. Ivin smɔl injuri na di yay kin mek yu gɛt ɔlsa na di kɔnia. If yu tink se yu gɛt sayn dɛn fɔ kɔnia ɔlsa, go to yu yay dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Dɛn go chɛk yu yay, mek yu no if yu gɛt di sik, ɛn bigin fɔ trit yu.

If yu wɛr kɔntakt lens, mek shɔ se yu no aw fɔ put am, klin am, ɛn kip am fayn fayn wan . Yu ay kia tim kin tich yu dɛn rayt tɛknik ya ɛn ansa ɛni ɔda kwɛstyɔn we yu gɛt.

Mɛmba se yu yay rili valyu. So, tek kia ɔf dɛn. Nɔ tek ɛnitin fɔ natin, ivin di smɔl wan dɛn!

` Kɔnia ɔlsa, ay injuri, ay infɛkshɔn, kɔntakt lens, yay rɛd, blurred vishɔn