Sɔntɛnde, yu kin si se di lɛta dɛn nɔ klia we yu de rid buk ɔ nyuspepa? Ɔ i at fɔ rid klia wan sɔntin lɛk nem we de na bɔd ɔ bɔs nɔmba we de fa smɔl? Sɔntɛm yu yay kin at ɔltɛm, rɛd, ɔ jɔs taya? Sɔntɛnde lɛk dis, wi kin kɔnfyus smɔl bɔt udat fɔ aks fɔ ɛp ɛn usay fɔ go. Na dat mek wi de tɔk bɔt dis impɔtant tɔpik tide fɔ fɛn di ansa to da kwɛstyɔn de.
Udat na dis Optometrist?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, optometrist na spɛshal pɔsin we spɛshal pan yu yay ɛn yu yay. Na dɛn wan ya kin chɛk yu yay, chɛk fɔ si if yu gɛt ɛni prɔblɛm wit yu yay, no if yu gɛt yay, ɛn gi yu di tritmɛnt dɛn we yu nid.
Naw yu kin de tink se, "So na Optometrist na dɔktɔ?" Yɛs, di ansa to da kwɛstyɔn de na, Optometrist na ay dɔktɔ. Bɔt dɛn nɔ tan lɛk yu famili dɔktɔ (Primary Care Physician - PCP) we yu kin go to fɔ kol ɔ flu.
Dɔktɔ dɛn, as wi kin sabi dɛn, gɛt mɛdikal digri (MD). Bɔt wan dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay gɛt dɔktɔrɛt pan optiks (Dɔkta fɔ Optometris - OD) . Dis min se dɛn nɔ kin go na jenɛral mɛdikal skul, bɔt dɛn kin go na yunivasiti we spɛshal pan optometri fɔ 4 ia fɔ dɔn dis digri. Bifo dat, dɛn kin dɔn wan jenɛral sayɛns digri bak. So, dɛn gɛt dip no bɔt aw di yay tan, aw i de wok, aw i kin sik, ɛn aw i kin si.
Us savis yu kin gɛt frɔm dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay?
Di men wok we optometrist kin du na fɔ chɛk yu yay fɔ si if yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi ɛn fɔ si if yu de si. Dɛn kin ebul fɔ no ɛn trit yay sik ɛn prɔblɛm wit yu yay.
We yu go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay, dɛn go chɛk yu yay ɛn gi yu di tritmɛnt dɛn we yu nid. Di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl na:
- Ayglas: Wi go fɛn di nɔmba we rili mach yu we yu nɔ de si fayn ɛn wi go gi yu glas fɔ du dat.
- Kontakt lens: Fɔ di wan dɛn we nɔ lɛk glas, dɛn kin gi dɛn kɔntakt lens fɔ fit dɛn yay ɛn di we aw dɛn de liv dɛn layf.
- Di tin dɛn we de ɛp dɛn fɔ si smɔl: Fɔ di wan dɛn we dɛn nɔ de si bɛtɛ bikɔs ɔf sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛn, dɛn kin se dɛn fɔ yuz spɛshal tin dɛn fɔ ɛp dɛn fɔ du dɛn wok dɛn we dɛn kin du ɛvride.
- Ay Mɛrɛsin: Dɛn kin gi mɛrɛsin bak fɔ sik dɛn lɛk ay infɛkshɔn, dray, ɛn alɛji.
Bɔt sɔntin de we rili impɔtant we wi ɔl nid fɔ mɛmba na ya.Nɔto ɔltɛm dɔktɔ we de mɛn di yay kin du ɔpreshɔn pan di yay. If yu nid ɔpreshɔn, lɛk fɔ pul katarakt, yu optometrist go rifer yu to ay ɔpreshɔn dɔktɔ (ɔftalmɔlɔjis).
Us mɛdikal kɔndishɔn dɛn we dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay kin no?
Optometrist kin no bɔku kɔmɔn prɔblɛm ɛn kɔndishɔn dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit di yay ɛn di we aw pɔsin de si. Lɛ wi sheb dɛn tin ya to tu kategori.
| Di kayn prɔblɛm we de | Ɛgzampul dɛn ɛn simpul ɛksplen |
|---|---|
| Kɔmɔn Vishɔn Isyu dɛn | |
| Fɔ si tin nia / Mayopia | Pan ɔl we tin dɛn we de nia kin tan lɛk klia wan, tin dɛn we de fa (e.g. bɔs sayn dɛn, lɛta dɛn na TV) kin tan lɛk se dɛn nɔ klia. |
| Fɔ si fa / Hyperopia | Fɔ si tin dɛn we de fa klia wan, bɔt nɔ si tin dɛn we de nia (e.g., fɔ rid buk, fɔ luk na fon) klia wan. |
| Astigmatism we pɔsin kin si | di vishכn kin blכr sכmtεm εn distort na כl tu nia εn fa bikoz fכ chenj na di shep fכ di yay in lεns. |
| Dabl vishɔn (Diplopia) . | Fɔ si wan tin as tu. Dis kin bi sayn fɔ se yu gɛt siriɔs sik. |
| Presbyopia (nearsightedness) as yu de ol | i at fכ si nia afta di ej fכ 40 ia bikoz fכ di dכn fכ di fleksibiliti fכ di lens fכ di yay. |
| Amblyopia / Les ay | Di vishɔn na wan yay kin wik pas di ɔda wan we i yɔŋ. I impɔtant fɔ no am kwik kwik wan ɛn fɔ trit am. |
| Kɔlɔ blayndnɛs | Nɔ ebul fɔ no sɔm kɔlɔ dɛn kɔrɛkt wan, mɔ rɛd ɛn grɛn. |
| Sik dɛn we kin mek pɔsin in yay | |
| Infεkshכn dεm na di yay | Baktri ɔ vayral infɛkshɔn we kin mek yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛm lɛk rɛd yay, wata yay, ɛn it. |
| Glɔkoma we dɛn kɔl Glaukoma | wan siriכs kכndyushכn we kin pwεl di optik nεv εn sכmtεm i kin mek i lכs di vishכn bikoz di prεshכn we de insay di yay de go כp. |
| Katarakt we pɔsin kin gɛt | Blɔr vishɔn bikɔs ɔf di klawd na di lens na di yay. Dis kin apin mɔ pan pipul dɛn we dɔn ol. |
| Isyu dɛn wit yu retina | Damej na di retina bikɔs ɔf sik dɛm lɛk dayabitis. |
| Makula dijɛnɛreshɔn | As wi de ol, di damej pan di makula, we na wan pat pan di retina, de mek wi nɔ de si di sɛntral vishɔn igen. |
Aw ɔltɛm yu fɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu yay?
Ivin if yu tink se natin nɔ bad, i stil impɔtant fɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu yay ɔltɛm . Dis kin ɛp fɔ no sɔm siriɔs tin dɛm (lɛk glaukoma) bifo di sayn dɛm sho. Di jenɛral tɛm fɔ di ay ɛgzam kin difrɛn difrɛn wan bay yu ej.
- Yɔŋ pikin dɛn: Yu pikin fɔ mek dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn chɛk in yay bifo i bigin skul. If yu tink se prɔblɛm de, yu kin mek dɛn chɛk dɛn bifo tɛm. Afta dat, i kin fayn fɔ mek dɛn chɛk dɛn wan tɛm insay di ia.
- Big pipul dɛm we ol bitwin 18-65 ia: Fɔ chɛk yu yay wan tɛm insay ɔ tu ia na infεkt.
- Pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 65 ia: I impɔtant fɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu yay wan tɛm insay di ia, bikɔs di risk fɔ gɛt ay sik kin bɔku we yu ol dis ej.
Bɔt mɛmba se if yu dɔn ɔlrɛdi wɛr glas ɔ kɔntakt lens , ɔ yu gɛt sik lɛk dayabitis ɔ ay blɔd prɛshɔn, yu go nid fɔ chɛk yu yay bɔku tɛm. I bɛtɛ fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ bɔt dis.
If yu gɛt dɛn sik ya, yu go mɔs go to dɔktɔ.
Yu yay na valyu tin. So nɔ ɛva ignore ɛni chenj na yu vishɔn ɔ ɛni nyu sayn we yu gɛt. If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan di sayn dɛm we de dɔŋ ya, go to dɔktɔ ɔ dɔktɔ kwik kwik wan.
- Blɔri vishɔn: If yu de fil blɔk wantɛm wantɛm ɔ smɔl smɔl.
- Rɛd yay: If di yay dɛn de rɛd ɔltɛm.
- Ay pen: If pen de na di yay ɔ rawnd di yay.
- Dabl vishɔn: Fɔ si tu tin wan tɛm.
- Layt sɛnsitiviti / Fɔtofobia: I nɔ kin izi fɔ luk pan nɔmal layt, yu yay kin tɔn blu.
- Nyu ay flash ɔ flota: If yu si layt ɔ tin lɛk spayda wɛb we de flɔt bifo yu yay wantɛm wantɛm.
- Wantɛm we yu de si chenj: If yu de si tin bad bad wan wantɛm wantɛm, lɛk aw yu ɔndastand am.
Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin Optometrist ɛn Optician?
Dis na sɔntin bak we bɔku pipul dɛn kin kɔnfyus bɔt. Lɛ wi ɔndastand am simpul wan.
- Optometrist: As wi bin dɔn tɔk, dis na ay dɔktɔ. I go chɛk yu yay, no if yu gɛt sik, ɛn gi yu glas ɔ mɛrɛsin.
- Optician: Dis nɔto dɔktɔ.Optishan na tɛknishian we de tek di glas dɛn we dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay dɔn tɛl yu, mek dɛn to di rayt nɔmba, pik wan freym we fit yu fes, ɛn ajɔst dɛn fɔ yu. Fɔ tɔk di kɔrɛkt tin, optiks de du di sem tin lɛk famasi we de gi pipul dɛn mɛrɛsin we dɛn kin gi pɔsin. Dɛn kin du tin dɛn lɛk fɔ mek, ajɔst, ɛn chenj glas.
So if yu want fɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu yay, yu nid fɔ go to Optometrist . If yu want fɔ mek dɛn ajɔst yu glas, yu nid fɔ go to Optician .
Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os
- Optometrist na dɔktɔ we spɛshal pan di yay ɛn vishɔn, fɔ no ɛn trit ay sik.
- Bɔku tɛm, dɛn nɔ kin du ɔpreshɔn. Fɔ dat, dɛn go rifer yu to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay (Ophthalmologist).
- Ivin if no sayn nɔ de, i rili impɔtant fɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu yay ɔltɛm (especially as yu de ol).
- Nɔ ɛva ignore di sayn dɛm lɛk wae yu nɔr de si fayn, yu yay de pen, ɔr yu yay blak wantɛm wantɛm. Go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.
- Optometrist na pɔsin we de chɛk di yay ɛn gi am tritmɛnt. Optician na tɛknishian we de mek di glas dɛn we dɛn dɔn gi dɛn.
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