Lɛ wi lan mɔ bɔt aw fɔ chɛk yu yay. Dis rili impɔtant fɔ protɛkt yu yay!

Yu dɔn ɛva du ɛgzam fɔ yu yay? Sɔm pipul dɛn kin tink se dis na fɔ pipul dɛn nɔmɔ we wɛr glas. Bɔt fɔ tru, dis tɛst rili impɔtant fɔ mek ɔlman no gud gud wan aw wi de si ɛn wi wɛlbɔdi. If yu gɛt sɔm sik dɛn we nɔ de mɛn, yu go nid fɔ chɛk yu yay bɔku tɛm.

Wetin na ay ɛgzam? Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan...

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, ay ɛgzam na wan we we pɔsin we sabi bɔt ay wɛlbɔdi kin chɛk yu yay, yɛri, ɛn ay wɛlbɔdi. Dis na tɛst we nɔ de mek pɔsin fil pen. I kin no ivin smɔl chenj dɛn na yu yay kwik kwik wan. Dis kin mek am izi fɔ trit dɛn bifo dɛn bi big prɔblɛm.

Udat dɛn kin du dɛn yay tɛst ya?

I fayn fɔ no se nɔto ɔl di ay ɛgzam na di sem. Sɔm dɛn kin du fɔ patikyula tin dɛn, ɛn ɔda wan dɛn na jenɛral ɛgzam. Dɔn bak, sɔm spɛshal pipul dɛn de we kin du dɛn ɛgzam dɛn ya:

• Ɔftalmɔlɔjis: Dɛn pipul ya na pipul dɛn we gɛt mɛdikal digri (`MD - Mɛdikal Dɔkta` ɔ `DO - Dɔkta fɔ Ɔstiopatik Mɛdisin`), we min se apat frɔm 4 ia we dɛn dɔn lan bɔt mɛrɛsin skul, dɛn dɔn gɛt ɔda 4 ia spɛshal trenin (rɛsidɛns) pan ay sik. Sɔm kin du mɔ trenin (`fellowships`) pan ivin mɔ spɛshal eria dɛn. Na dɛn kin du `ay ɔpreshɔn` bɔku tɛm.
• Optometrists: Dɛn kin stɔdi optometrist fɔ 4 ia ɛn dɛn kin gɛt Dɔkta fɔ Optometrist (OD) digri. Sɔm kin du bak fɔ tren fɔ wan ia fɔ de na di say we dɛn de. Dɛn kin no ɛn trit ɔl kayn sik na dɛn yay. Bɔt dɛn nɔ kin ebul fɔ du ɔpreshɔn.
• Opticians: Dɛn pipul ya na pipul dɛn bak we de kia fɔ yu yay, bɔt dɛn nɔ de chɛk yu yay. Dɛn kin ɛp yu fɔ pik di rayt glas fɔ yu, mɛzhɔ yu ed ɛn yay, ɛn ajɔst yu glas. Bɔku tin dɛn de we dɛn kin du we kin mek yu ebul fɔ chɛk yu yay.

Jɔs tink, i tan lɛk se yu de go to dɔktɔ ɔltɛm we yu gɛt fiva, bɔt we yu gɛt prɔblɛm wit yu yay, yu nid fɔ go to dɛn spɛshal pipul ya.

Wetin na dɛn kayn yay tɛst ya?

Wan we fɔ klas di ay tɛst na bay di rizin we mek yu de du am.

• Rutin/Jɛnɛral ɛgzam: Dɛn kin du dis fɔ di yay, jɔs lɛk aw dɛn kin du ɛni ia `chɛk` fɔ di bɔdi. Dɛn kin du dɛn tin ya fɔ pipul dɛn we nɔ gɛt ɛni sik na dɛn yay ɔ we jɔs nid glas fɔ kɔrɛkt dɛn yay.
• Fɔ fala-fala ɛgzam: Dis na sɔm spɛshal ɛgzam. Dɛn kin du dis fɔ chɛk di kɔndishɔn afta dɛn dɔn gɛt aksidɛnt ɔ ɔpreshɔn pan yu yay bifo. Dɔn bak, pipul dɛm wae gɛt sik dɛm wae nɔr de dɔn lɛk dayabitis ɔr makula dijenereshɔn kin nid fɔ gɛt ɛgzam fɔ fala dɛn.
• Mɛdikal/Imejɛnsi ɛgzam: Dɛn kin du dɛn tin ya we yu tink se prɔblɛm de wit yu yay, mɔ we yu gɛt imejensi. Fɔ ɛgzampul, yu yay wund, yu nɔ de si wantɛm wantɛm, yu ed wund, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn.

Wetin dɛn kin luk fɔ we dɛn de du ay ɛgzam? Us pat dɛn de insay?

na lεk 13 men pat dεm de fכ wan komplit, כ ``kכmprεhεnsiv``, ay egzam. Lɛ wi tek wan luk pan wetin dɛn bi.

Fɔs, sɛvin pat dɛn de we de sho aw yu yay de wok ɛn aw i de sho frɔm do:

1. Visual acuity: Dis de mek yu no aw yu kin si fayn fayn wan. Bɔku tɛm dɛn kin mɛzhɔ dis bay we dɛn de yuz wan chɔt we dɛn kɔl Snellen . Yu dɔn ɛva si wan chɔt na di wɔl we gɛt big lɛta ɔp ɛn smɔl lɛta dɛn we yu de go dɔŋ? Na dat i bi.

2. Visual fields: Dis de sho aw ɛni yay kin si ɛni pat pan yu fild fɔ si fayn fayn wan. Dis kin ɛp fɔ no if ɛni blaynd ples de.

3. Muvmɛnt ɛn alaynɛshɔn: Dis de chɛk fɔ si if yu yay dɛn alaynɛd ​​fayn ɛn i kin muv ɔlsay we yu nɔ de muv yu ed. Di dɔktɔ go chɛk wan yay ɛn ɔl tu di yay dɛn togɛda.

4. Kכnjunktiva: dis na di tכn, klia mεmbran we de kכba di wayt pat pan yu yay (di `sclera`) εn di insay pat pan yu yaylid. Di dɔktɔ go chɛk dis.

5. di כta tisu we de rawnd (Ocular adnexa): Dis inklud di aybol εn כda pat dεm na yu yay εn fes. Di dɔktɔ go chɛk fɔ si if dɛn pat ya lɛk yu yaylid, di wata we de kɔmɔt na yu yay, ɛn di limf no dɛn we de bifo yu yes, de wok fayn.

6. Pupil ɛn ayris: di pupil na di blak, rawnd pat we de na di midul pan yu yay. Di ayris na di ring we de rawnd am we de gi yu yay dɛn kɔlɔ. di dכkta go luk aw di pupil de rεspכnd to layt (‘pupillary reflexes’).

7. Intraokular prεshכn: Dis de mכsu di prεshכn fכ di wata we de insay yu yay bay we yu blo wan pכf fכ briz insay. If di prɛshɔn bɔku, i kin bi sayn fɔ wan sik lɛk glaukoma.

Neks, di ay spɛshal dɔktɔ go yuz wan spɛshal tin we dɛn kɔl slit lamp fɔ chɛk fayv pat dɛn na di yay . Dis gɛt layt ɛn magnifying lens. Dis kin mek yu ebul fɔ si insay di yay fayn fayn wan. Sɔntɛnde dɛn kin du dis tɛst wit ɔ atɔl mɛrɛsin fɔ mek yu pupil dɛn big.

8. Konia: Dis na laik di front of yu ai. Yu dɔktɔ kin chɛk fɔ si if i de fayn bay we i luk am wit slit lamp.

9. Di chɛmba we de bifo: .Dis chɛmba we de bifo di yay gɛt di aqueous humor , di ayris, ɛn di lens. Yu kin si dɛn tin ya klia wan ɛn klos klos wit lamp we gɛt slit. Dis kin ɛp fɔ no di chenj dɛn we de apin na di tin dɛn lɛk angle-closure glaucoma . dis kin apin we di prεshכn na di akyu hכm de inkrεs, we de mek di wata nכ de muv כ drein fayn fayn wan.

10. Lens: Di dɔktɔ go chɛk aw di lens klia ɛn aw i mek am.

11. Optik nεv: Di dכkta go luk di optik disk (we di optik nεv kכnekt to di aybol) εn di optik kכp (di εria we shep lεk bol we de midul di disk) . Dɛn go luk bak pan di kɔp-to-disk ratio. if dis rεshכn lכw, i kin bi se i kin gεt risk fכ divεlכp kכndyushכn lεk ischemic optic neuropathy .

12. Retina: Di slit lamp de mek di dɔktɔ tek tɛm luk dis layt-sɛnsitiv layt we de biɛn yu yay. I go chɛk fɔ si if i gɛt wrinkles, in kɔlɔ dɔn chenj, ɔ if i dɔn pwɛl.

Wetin mek yu kin aks tin dɛn lɛk usay yu de ɛn us tɛm i de?

13. Oriɛnteshɔn to tɛm, ples ɛn pɔsin: Dis 13 pat de luk aw yu bren de wok fayn fayn wan. Dis nɔto pat pan ɛvri ay ɛgzam, bɔt i kin rili impɔtant pan sɔm kes dɛm. Bɔrku tɛm, di dɔktɔ kin asɛs dis afta i dɔn tɔk to yu.

• Taym oriɛnteshɔn: Yu no us tɛm i de ɛn us de i bi?
• Orientation to place: Yu no usay yu de ɛn wetin yu de du?
• Oriɛnteshɔn bɔt di pɔsin: Yu no yu nem ɛn di ditel dɛn bɔt yusɛf?

Pan ɔl we dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya kin tan lɛk se i nɔ izi fɔ ɛgzam fɔ yu yay, sɔntɛnde i kin impɔtant fɔ aks dɛn, bikɔs sɔntɛnde di sayn dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt na di yay kin gi yu tin dɛn bak bɔt di prɔblɛm dɛn we de na di bren.

Yu nid fɔ rɛdi bifo yu go fɔ chɛk yu yay?

Bɔku tɛm, dɛn nɔ nid fɔ rɛdi bɔku fɔ mek dɛn chɛk dɛn ɛvri ia ɔ fɔ mek dɛn fala dɛn. I jɔs tan lɛk we yu de go fɔ chɛk-ap ɛvri ia, yu kin go insay, mek dɛn chɛk-ap, dɔn yu go bak to di tin dɛn we yu de du ɛvride.

Bɔt, wan tin de we yu fɔ du. Briŋ wan kɔmplit list fɔ ɔl di mɛrɛsin dɛn, vaytamɛn dɛn, ɛn sɔpɔtmɛnt dɛn we yu de tek. I impɔtant fɔ mek yu ay spɛshal dɔktɔ no dɛn tin ya as pat pan di ɛgzam, ilɛksɛf yu de tek dɛn fɔ rizin dɛn we nɔ gɛt natin fɔ du wit yu yay. Dɔn bak, kam wit di glas dɛn we yu gɛt naw, di kɔntakt lens dɛn, ɛn ɛnitin we yu bin dɔn gi yu bifo tɛm.

Wetin fɔ ɛkspɛkt we dɛn de du di tɛst?

We yu de du yu yay ɛgzam, yu yay dɔktɔ go aks yu kwɛstyɔn bɔt aw yu de si, ɛni chenj ɔ prɔblɛm we yu dɔn notis dis biɛn tɛm, ɛn ɛni ɔda tin we apin ɔ chenj na yu layf dis biɛn tɛm. Dɔn, dɛn go du sɔm pan di tɛst dɛn we wi dɔn tɔk bɔt ɔp. Dɛn kin tɛl yu bak fɔ du ɔda tɛst dɛn dipen pan yu kɔndishɔn. Yu yay dɔktɔ go tɛl yu mɔ bɔt dɛn ɔda tɛst ya.

We yu dilayt yu pupil dɛn, i de mek am izi fɔ di ay spɛshal pɔsin fɔ si insay yu yay. Di dɔktɔ kin yuz mɛrɛsin fɔ mek di mɔsul dɛn na yu pupil rilaks fɔ sɔm tɛm. Dis kin mek i rilaks ɛn opin am. Dɔn dɛn kin luk insay yu yay ɛn si if ɛni prɔblɛm de we yu nɔ go si ɔda we.

If yu gɛt refraktiv mistek ɛn yu nid glas, yu ay spɛshal dɔktɔ go mɛzhɔ di mistek we de na ɛni wan pan yu yay. Dɔn dɛn kin rayt wan prɛskrishɔn fɔ glas we go kɔrɛkt di mistek. If yu nid fɔ wɛr kɔntakt lens, dɛn kin tek spɛshal mɛzhɔmɛnt bak fɔ yu aybɔl fɔ mek shɔ se dɛn fit.

Wetin kin apin afta di tɛst?

Afta yu dɔn du yu yay ɛgzam ɔltɛm, yu yay dɔktɔ go ɛksplen wetin dɛn fɛn ɛn aw i de afɛkt yu. If dɛn si se yu nid glas, dɛn go gi yu wan pepa ɔ dijital kɔpi fɔ yu prɛskrishɔn. Bay lɔ, dɛn fɔ gi yu wan kɔpi, ilɛksɛf yu nɔ want am. Insay sɔm kɔntri dɛn, di lɔ ivin se yu fɔ put yu pupillary distance, we na di distans bitwin yu blak yay we yu de bay glas na di intanɛt, insay yu prɛskrishɔn. Pan ɔl we bɔku ples dɛn nɔ nid da mɛzhɔmɛnt de, sɔm dɔktɔ dɛn go gi yu am if yu aks.

Impɔtant: If yu kɔnia dɔn dilayt, yu kin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ si tin dɛn we de nia yu – lɛk yu fon, kɔmpyuta skrin, ɔ buk – klia wan fɔ sɔm tɛm afta di tɛst. Layt, de layt, ɛn ivin di layt we de kɔmɔt na di divays skrin kin mek pɔsin nɔ fil fayn ɛn mek i fil pen.

Yu kin kam wit sanglas ɛn wɛr am afta di ɛgzam. Dat go ɛp smɔl. Sɔntɛnde, di dɔktɔ in ɔfis go gi yu tɛmporari shed ɔ kɔva fɔ put oba yu glas. Bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn nɔ kin ebul fɔ si fayn fɔ drayv afta dɛn dɔn dilayt dɛn yay, so i bɛtɛ fɔ gɛt pɔsin fɔ go wit yu ɔ fɔ go wit yu.

Ɛni risk ɔ sayd ɛfɛkt de we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de chɛk yu yay?

Di wangren pat pan ay ɛgzam we kin mek yu gɛt risk ɔ sayd ɛfɛkt na di mɛrɛsin we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek yu blak yay big. Yu kin gɛt sayd ɛfɛkt if yu gɛt alɛji fɔ am. Di sayn dɛm kin difrɛn difrɛn wan fɔ di mɛrɛsin, bɔt dɛn nɔ kin bɔku ɛn bɔku tɛm dɛn kin smɔl. If yu dɔn gɛt riakshɔn to dis mɛrɛsin bifo, tɛl yu yay dɔktɔ. Dɛn kin ebul fɔ tɛl yu ɔda we fɔ du am.

Wetin na di tin dɛn we kin apin we dɛn du wan ay ɛgzam? Wetin dɛn de tɛl wi?

Yu ay spɛshal dɔktɔ go tɛl yu wetin dɛn fɛn, ilɛksɛf na di tɛm we dɛn de du di ɛgzam ɔ afta i dɔn. Dɛn go se dɛn fɔ du tritmɛnt ɛn ɔda tɛst dɛn. If yu nid glas, dɛn go rayt bak wan prɛskrishɔn fɔ am.

Ustɛm a fɔ kɔl mi ay spɛshal pɔsin?

Tɔk to yu ay spɛshal dɔktɔ jɔs afta yu notis ɛni chenj na yu yay, mɔ if i apin smɔl smɔl as tɛm de go. Dis kin bi se i nɔ kin izi fɔ rid smɔl smɔl ɔ rayt, i nɔ kin si bɔku kɔlɔ, i kin swɛt, yu yay kin strɛs, ɔ ed kin at we di de dɔn.

Mɛdikal imejensi na we pɔsin nɔ ebul fɔ si wantɛm wantɛm, we i nɔ bin de tink se i go si, ilɛksɛf na wan yay ɔ ɔl tu di yay, ɔ sɔm pat ɔ ɔl di yay. Sɔm pan de tin dɛm wae kin kam wit am kin mek yu nɔr de si fayn fɔ ɔltɛm. Sɔm pan dɛn kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja. We pɔsin nɔ de si fayn wantɛm wantɛm kin bi:

• Di vishɔn we nɔ klia ɔ we de fade.
• Daknɛs de.
• Filin we blak kɔtin de kɔba pat ɔ ɔl di vishɔn na wan ɔ ɔl tu di yay.
• Fɔ fil lɛk se brayt layt ɔ glare de blok sɔm pat ɔ kɔmplit wan fɔ si.

Sɔm tin dɛn lɛk maygren kin mek pɔsin nɔ ebul fɔ si fayn fɔ sɔm tɛm. If yu gɛt wan sik wae kin mek yu nɔr de si fayn fɔ sɔm tɛm, tɔk to yu yay spɛshal ɔr dɔktɔ. Dɛn kin tɛl yu wetin fɔ du if yu nɔr de si fayn ɛn aw fɔ no if yu nid tritmɛnt kwik kwik wan.

Aw ɔltɛm a fɔ du ɛgzam na mi yay?

Bɔku pipul dɛn fɔ gɛt kɔmprɛhnsiv ay ɛgzam ɛvri ia ɔ tu ia . Ivin if yu gɛt 20/20 vishɔn , i fayn fɔ mek yu du yu yay ɛgzam. Jɔs lɛk aw we yu de chɛk yu yay ɛvri ia, i kin kech sik dɛn we nɔ de mek yu gɛt di sik, na so we yu de chɛk yu yay, yu go si prɔblɛm dɛn we yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi ɛn yu yay we yu nɔ ebul fɔ si ɔ fil.

Pipul wae gɛt bɔrku risk fɔ gɛt ay sik ɔr wae nɔr de si fayn kin nid fɔ chɛk dɛn yay bɔrku tɛm. Yu kin nid bak fɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu yay mɔ ɛn mɔ, lɛk:

• If yu dɔn pas 60 ia.
• If yu na blak ɔ Hispanik famili.
• If yu gɛt bɔku bɔku bɔdi ɔ yu fat pasmak (dat na if yu BMI - Bɔdi Mas Indeks na 30 ɔ pas dat).
• If yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm, lɛk dayabitis , we kin mek yu gɛt prɔblɛm wit yu yay ɔ yu nɔ de si fayn igen.
• If ɛnibɔdi na yu famili gɛt histri fɔ gɛt ay sik.
• If yu wɛr glas ɔ kɔntakt lens.
• If yu dɔn gɛt ɔpreshɔn pan yu yay bifo tɛm, yu yay wund, ɔ yu yay dɔn pwɛl bifo bikɔs ɔf sik dɛn lɛk strok .

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Fɔ chɛk yu yay na sɔntin we yu kin du ɔltɛm, lɛk fɔ chɛk yu yay ɛvri ia. We yu de chɛk yu yay, dat kin ɛp bak fɔ no di fɔs sayn dɛn we de sho se yu gɛt sik na yu yay ɛn yu bren.

Yu kin tink se yu nɔ nid fɔ tek yu yay ɛgzam ɔltɛm (especially if yu nɔ wɛr glas ɔ kɔntakt lens), bɔt i stil fayn fɔ gɛt am. We yu chɛk-ap, yu kin fɛn prɔblɛm bifo yu gɛt di sayn dɛm. Dɔn, yu kin si fayn ɛn gɛt wɛlbɔdi, instead fɔ mek yu wɔs. So, nɔ fɔgɛt fɔ tek kia ɔf yu yay!

` Ay ɛgzam, ay wɛlbɔdi, vishɔn, ɔftalmɔlɔjis, optometrist, glaukoma, glas