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I tēnei rā ka kōrero tātou mō ngā pūtau motuhake (ngā kaiwhakaahua-whakaata) e āwhina ana i a koe ki te kite i te ao mā ō kanohi!

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I tēnei rā ka kōrero tātou mō ngā pūtau motuhake (ngā kaiwhakaahua-whakaata) e āwhina ana i a koe ki te kite i te ao mā ō kanohi!
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Kua whakaaro kē koe me pēhea tātou e kite ai i ngā mea ataahua o tēnei ao, ngā tae, ngā taipitopito pai? He rite tonu ō tātou kanohi ki ngā kāmera whakamiharo e rua. Kei roto i ēnei "kāmera" he pūtau iti tino motuhake. Ka karangahia aua pūtau ko '(Ngā Kaiwhakaora Whakaahua)'. Ki te kī noa, koinei ngā mea e 'hopu' ana i te māramatanga me te tuku karere ki tō tātou roro, e mea ana, "Anei taku e kite nei." Nō reira, i tēnei rā ka kōrero tātou mō ēnei '(Ngā Kaiwhakaora Whakaahua)' whakamiharo me ētahi atu taipitopito, engari he tino māmā noa iho.

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He aha ēnei (ngā kaiwhakarongoata)?

He kupu ngāwari noa iho, ko ō "Photoreceptors" he momo pūtau motuhake e aro ana ki te mārama kei roto i te paparanga kiko tino angiangi e kiia nei ko te "Retina" kei muri o ō kanohi. I ahu mai tō rātou ingoa i te meka ko te tikanga o "ngā kaiwhiwhi mārama." Ko te mahi matua a ēnei pūtau he tango i te mārama e tomo ana ki tō kanohi ka huri hei tohu hikohiko ka taea e tō roro te mārama. Koinā te wā ka wheako koe i te mea e kiia nei e koe ko te "kite."

I mōhio koe ka mahi tō tātou pūnaha io katoa mā roto i ngā pūtau motuhake e kiia nei ko ngā neurons ? Ka whakamahia e ēnei neurons ngā tohu hiko me ngā tohu matū hei tuku kōrero mai i ngā wāhanga katoa o tō tātou tinana ki te roro, ā, ka hoki mai anō i te roro. Ko tētahi momo neuron motuhake ko ngā photoreceptors i roto i tō tātou retina. Nā te āhua o te whanaketanga o tō tātou retina i te wā o te whanaketanga o te kukune, ko ēnei photoreceptors he wāhanga hangarau o tō tātou pūnaha io matua – ko te pūnaha kotahi e uru ana ki te roro me te taurakira. Kāore i te mīharo?

He aha te mea ka tupu ki ngā tokotoko me ngā koeko?

Ko ēnei kaiwhakawhiwhi whakaahua e rua ngā toa o te tukanga e whakamahia ana e ō kanohi hei kite i te māramatanga, hei huri i taua mea hei mea ka taea e tō roro te mārama. Ina whakaaro tātou ki ō tātou kanohi, he maha ngā wā ka whakaarohia e tātou he kāmera. Inaa, ko ngā kāmera matihiko o ēnei rā he mea hanga ki te kanohi tangata.

Whakaarohia he kāmera matihiko hou. Kei roto he pūoko motuhake. He rite tonu te mahi a tēnei pūoko ki te retina i roto i ō tātou kanohi. Ka kitea te mārama, ka hurihia hei waehere matihiko. Kātahi ka tukatukahia taua waehere e tētahi maramara rorohiko iti i roto i te kāmera hei hanga i te pikitia, i te ataata ataahua rānei e kitea ana e tātou.

Koinei tonu te tukanga e puta ana ina mahi tahi tō retina me tō roro ki te whakaatu i te ao e karapoti ana i a koe. Ko ngā mea e kitea ana e tō retina ka hurihia hei tohu io kua whakakōrerohia, ka tukuna ki tō roro mā te io whatu . Ka "pānui" te roro, ka whakamārama i aua tohu, ka "hanga" i tāu e kite ana. Ko ngā pūtau motuhake i roto i tō retina e tīmata ana i tēnei tukanga katoa e kiia ana he photoreceptors. Nā, kua mārama?

He aha ngā momo kaiwhakarongo whakaahua?

E rua ngā momo matua o ngā "Photoreceptors" i roto i te kanohi tangata. Kua tapaina rātou i runga i ō rātou āhua. Ko ēnei:

1. Ngā pūtau tokotoko (Ngā tokotoko)

2. Ngā pūtau kōne (Ngā kōne)

Kia tirohia takitahitia ia momo.

Me ako tātou mō ngā pūtau tokotoko.

He roa, he porotaka te āhua o ēnei pūtau whakaahua-whakaata, he rite ki ngā tokotoko iti. Koia rātou i huaina ai ko ngā "pūtau tokotoko". He tino tairongo rātou ki te iti rawa o te māramatanga. Whakaarohia, tata ki te 95% o ngā pūtau whakaahua-whakaata i roto i ō kanohi (he 100 ki te 125 miriona!) he pūtau tokotoko.

  • He tino pai ēnei hei āwhina i a koe ki te kite i ngā āhuatanga pōuri, pērā i a koe e hikoi ana i waho i te pō.
  • Heoi, kāore i te tino mārama te whakaatu mai a ēnei i ngā kōrero iti.
  • Ko te mea nui , kāore e taea e ngā pūtau tokotoko te wehewehe i ngā tae. Ko te pango, te mā, me te hina anake tā rātou e kite ai.

Ko ngā kaiwhakawhiwhi whakaahua tokotoko te kawenga matua mō te tirohanga i te mārama iti me te tirohanga pō. Mā rātou koe e āwhina ki te kite i te mārama ngoikore, e mōhiotia ana i roto i te rongoā ko te tirohanga scotopic .

Ngā kōrero mō ngā pūtau kōne

He rite te āhua o ngā pūtau kōne ki te kōne, arā, he porowhita te raro, he koi ki te tihi (ngā kaiwhakawhiwhi whakaahua).

  • He nui ake te mārama e hiahiatia ana e ēnei pūtau hei whakahohe i ngā pūtau toko, arā, ka tino kaha rātou ki ngā wāhi e mārama ana.
  • Engari, ina whakahohehia ēnei, ka taea e koe te mōhio ki ngā tae! Ae, ko ēnei pūtau kōne te mea e āwhina ana i a koe ki te kite i ngā tae katoa o te ao e kite ana koe.
  • Kei te wāhanga pokapū o tō retina te nuinga o ngā pūtau kōne, i tētahi wāhi motuhake e kiia nei ko te macula . Koia te take e taea ai e te wāhanga pokapū o tō tirohanga te kite mārama i ngā tae me ētahi atu taipitopito iti (hei tauira, te pānui i ngā reta i roto i te pukapuka).

Te Tukanga Whakamiharo o te Kite Tae (Tirohanga Tae)

E toru ngā momo pūtau kōne i roto i ō tātou kanohi. Ka whiwhi tātou i te pūkenga whakamiharo e kiia nei ko te tirohanga tae nā te mea ka mahi tahi ngā momo e toru. Ko te mea whakamiharo, kāore ēnei pūtau kōne e "kite" i ngā tae. Engari, ka kite noa rātou i ngā roangaru rerekē o te mārama. Kātahi ka kōrero rātou ki te roro mō aua roangaru. Ka tātarihia e tō roro aua mōhiohio, ā, ka hoatu ki a koe te kaha ki te kite i ngā tae.

Ina titiro koe ki tētahi āniwaniwa, ko tāu e kite nei he tauira pai mō te mārama ki te whānuitanga o te mārama e kitea ana. Ko te mārama whero te mea roa rawa atu o ngā roangaru, koia te take kei waho — me te taha roa rawa atu — o te āniwaniwa. Ko te waioreto te mea poto rawa atu o ngā roangaru, koia te take kei roto — me te taha poto rawa atu — o te āniwaniwa.

E toru ngā momo pūwhakaata kōne o te nuinga o te tangata. Ko te whai i ngā momo kōne e toru ka kiia ko te trichromacy . Ko ngā momo e toru ko:

  • He tairongo ki ngā roangaru poto (ngā kōne-S): He tairongo te nuinga o ēnei ki te kikorangi.
  • Ngā koni-M e tairongo ana ki te ngaru waenga: Ka tairongo nui ēnei ki te kakariki.
  • He tairongo ki ngā roangaru roa (ngā kōne-L): He tairongo te nuinga o ēnei ki te whero.

Ahakoa he tairongo ake ngā momo pūtau kōne e toru ki ngā tae motuhake, he taupatupatu te tairongo i waenga i ngā momo e toru. Ka taea e tō roro te wehewehe i ngā tae rerekē me ō rātou atarangi rerekē mā te whakatairite i ngā rerekētanga o te kaha o ngā tohu e puta mai ana i ngā momo pūtau kōne e toru. Koia te take ka taea e te kanohi tangata hauora te wehewehe i te miriona tae!

Tetrachromacy: E whā ngā pūtau kōne!

He tino onge tēnei āhuatanga. Nā te whakarerekētanga ira e pā ana ki ngā wāhine anake ka puta he momo pūtau kōne e whā i ētahi tāngata. Ka kiia tēnei ko te tetrachromacy (ko te tikanga o te tetra he "whā" i te reo Kariki onamata).

Ka ngoikore, ka kaha rānei tēnei āhuatanga o te (Tetrachromacy). Ko te tangata he (Tetrachromacy) kaha, arā, ka tukatuka tika te roro i ngā kōrero mai i te pūtau kōne tuawhā, ka taea e ia te wehewehe me te mōhio ki te 100 miriona tae! Engari he tino onge tēnei, nō reira kei te rangahauhia tonutia.

Ngā mate me ngā āhuatanga noa e pā ana ki ngā photoreceptors

Engari, he maha ngā āhuatanga ka pā ki ō rods me ō cones. Ko ētahi o ēnei he āhuatanga whānui e pā ana ki ētahi atu wāhanga o te retina me ngā kiko huri noa i te kanohi. Engari he āhuatanga anō kei reira e pā motuhake ana ki ō photoreceptors. Me titiro tātou ki ētahi o ngā mea matua:

  • Matapo tae: Ka taea tēnei te noho hapa, te noho katoa rānei (hei tauira, te achromatopsia - te kore e kite i tetahi tae).
  • Te ngoikore o te pūtau kōne me te pūtau tokotoko: I roto i tēnei, ka pirau haere ngā pūtau kōne me ngā pūtau tokotoko.
  • Te pirau o te makula: Ka pā te kino ki te makula, inā koa i te kaumātuatanga, ki te tirohanga matua.
  • Mate refsum: He mate ira onge.
  • Retinitis pigmentosa: He mate ira ka pā ki ngā pūtau tokotoko, kātahi ki ngā pūtau kōne.
  • Te retinopathy o te rā: Te kino o te retina i puta mai i te titiro tika ki te rā, pērā i te wā e puta ai te eclipse o te rā.
  • Te mate Usher: He mate ira e pā ana ki te tirohanga me te whakarongo.

He aha ngā tohu noa o ngā mate e pā ana ki te photoreceptor?

Mēnā he mate tōu e pā ana ki ō kaiwhakawhiwhi whakaahua, ko te tohu matua ko te pōuriuri, te ngaro rānei o te tirohanga. Engari ka rerekē pea te nui o te ngaronga o te tirohanga. Kei te momo kaiwhakawhiwhi whakaahua e pāngia ana (he tokotoko, he kōne, he mea e rua rānei).

Ngā āhuatanga o ngā āhuatanga e pā ana ki ngā tokotoko

  • Ko te tohu matua e kitea tuatahitia ana i roto i ēnei āhuatanga ko te matapo pō (Nyctalopia), arā, ko te ngoikore o te tirohanga i roto i te mārama ngoikore.
  • Ka kino haere pea ētahi āhuatanga, pērā i te retinitis pigmentosa, i roto i te wā, ā, ka mutu, ka pā ki ngā kaiwhakawhiwhi whakaahua kōne, ka pā ki te tirohanga awatea me te tirohanga tae.

Ngā āhuatanga o ngā āhuatanga e pā ana ki ngā pūtau kōne

  • Ko te tikanga, ko te matapo tae (te kore e taea te wehewehe i waenga i ngā tae rerekē) me te ngaronga rānei o te tirohanga tae i roto i te wā.
  • Ka pā hoki ēnei ki tō kaha ki te kite mārama i ngā taipitopito iti, ka arahi pea tēnei ki te tirohanga kapua, pōuri rānei.
  • Ka kino ake pea ētahi o ēnei āhuatanga, ā, i muri mai ka puta ngā tohu e pā ana ki te pūtau tokotoko (pēnei i te matapo pō).

He mea nui, he maha ngā āhuatanga e pā ana ki te photoreceptor e pā ana ki ngā pūtau kōne me ngā pūtau tokotoko i te wā kotahi. He mea tino kitea tēnei i roto i ngā āhuatanga kei reira te pakaru, te whakarerekētanga rānei o te kiko retinal. Ko te macular degeneration tētahi tauira pai.

Me pēhea taku tirotiro i te hauora o aku pūtau tokotoko me aku pūtau kōne?

He maha ngā whakamātautau ka taea e koe te mahi hei tirotiro i te hauora o ō kaiwhakawhiwhi whakaahua.

  • He whakamātautau kanohi noa: He rite tēnei ki te tirotiro hauora ā-tau mō ō kanohi. Ka taea e te tākuta kanohi, te tākuta kanohi rānei te tirotiro i te roto me te tuara o tō kanohi (te retina).
  • Te whakamātautau mydriasis me te slit lamp : Mā ēnei tikanga ka kitea mārama ake te retina i te wā e tirotirohia ana te kanohi. Ka āwhina tēnei ki te kite i ngā āhuatanga kāore e kitea, ā, kāore pea e whakaatu i ngā tohu i ngā wāhanga tōmua.
  • Ngā whakamātautau motuhake: I ētahi wā, ka tūtohu pea tō tākuta i ētahi atu whakamātautau motuhake. Hei tauira:
  • Te Whakamātautau Hikohiko (ERG): Mā tēnei ka ine i te ngohe hiko o tō retina, ka tirotiro me pēhea tana urupare ki te mārama.
  • Ngā pūmanawa whakaoho tirohanga (VEP): He whakamātautau roro tēnei, engari ka taea te whakaatu mēnā kei te whiwhi tika tō roro i ngā tohu mai i tō retina.
  • Ngā whakamātautau whakaahua: Mā ēnei whakamātautau ka kitea mārama ngā paparanga rerekē o te retina, tae atu ki ngā oko toto. Ka taea e rātou te kite i te tipu hou o ngā oko toto (ka puta pea i roto i ngā āhuatanga pēnei i te mate huka) me ētahi atu huringa kiko ka kino pea te retina.

Mā tō tohunga kanohi e whakatau ko ēhea ngā whakamātautau e tika ana māu, ā, māna anō hoki e whakamārama atu ki a koe.

Me pēhea taku tiaki i aku kaiwhakarongo whakaahua?

He wāhanga tino nui ō "(Ngā Kaiwhakaora Whakaahua)" o tō retina. Nō reira, ko te tiaki pai i tō retina me te hauora whānui o ngā kanohi te huarahi pai hei tiaki i tō tirohanga. Anei ētahi mea nui ka taea e koe te mahi:

  • Whakamātautauhia ō kanohi i ia wā: Ehara i te mea he whakamātautau noa iho ēnei hei tirotiro i tō whakahaunga. Ka taea e rātou te kite i ngā mate kanohi kino i mua noa atu i te tīmatanga o ngā tohu. Ahakoa he mōhiti, he karaihe whakapā rānei āu, he mea nui kia whakamātauhia ō kanohi e te katoa i te iti rawa i ia rua tau (i mua atu rānei mēnā ka tūtohutia e tō tākuta).
  • Whakamātautauhia ō kanohi i ia wā: He whakaata ō kanohi e whakaata ana i te hauora o tō tinana katoa. Ka pā tika pea ngā mate pūmau, inā koa te toto toto tiketike me te mate huka momo 2, ki ō kanohi. Ka taea e ēnei whakamātautau ā-tau te kite i te nuinga o ēnei āhuatanga i mua noa atu i te puta o ngā tohu, i te kino rānei ki ō kanohi.
  • Āta karohia te nikotīni: He tino kino te momi hikareti, te vape, me ētahi atu hua tupeka ki tō pūnaha tohanga toto. Ko ngā oko toto ngāwari e tuku toto ana ki tō retina ka nui ake te tūponotanga ka pakaru i te whakamahinga nikotīni.
  • Whakatairangahia te kai tika: Ko te Huaora A, inā koa, he matūkai nui mō te mahi a ngā photoreceptors. He mea nui te kai taurite, kai totika hoki mō tō hauora whānui, tae atu ki te hauora o ō kanohi.
  • Kia mau ki te taumaha hauora: Kōrero ki tō tākuta whānau mō te mahi i tēnei.

He pēhea te urupare a ngā kaiwhakawhiwhi whakaahua ki te mārama?

Hei whakarāpopototanga, ina pā te mārama ki ō tokotoko me ō kōne, ka whakahohehia he mekameka matatini o ngā tukanga matū me ngā tukanga hiko i roto i aua pūtau me ētahi atu pūtau i roto i te retina e hono ana ki a rātou. Mā roto i ēnei tukanga ka hurihia e ngā kaiwhakawhiwhi whakaahua me ngā pūtau retina te pūngao mārama hei tohu hikohiko ka taea e tō roro te mārama.

He mea nui ngā tokotoko me ngā kōne, he wāhanga tino hira o tō tirohanga. Ki te kore ēnei, e kore tō roro e whiwhi i ngā tohu e hiahiatia ana hei "waihanga" i tāu e kite nei. Ā, he mea hanga mohio ēnei mō ngā mahi motuhake. Ahakoa ko ētahi ka āwhina i a koe ki te kite i te pōuri, ko ētahi ka āwhina i a koe ki te maioha ki ia tae, ki ia āhuatanga, o te ao e karapoti nei i a koe.

Mā te mārama ki tā rātou mahi, ehara i te mea ka maioha noa koe ki tā rātou mahi whakamiharo, engari ka nui ake tō hiahia ki te pupuri i te hauora o ō kanohi. Mena he pātai āu mō ō (Ngā Kaiwhakaora), retina, tetahi atu raruraru rānei e pā ana ki te kanohi, kaua e mangere ki te toro atu ki tētahi tākuta kanohi. Pērā ai, ka taea e koe te pupuri i tō tirohanga mō te wā roa, ā, ka whiwhi i te hua pai rawa atu.

Ko te mea tino nui hei maumahara māu i tēnei tuhinga (Karere hei Tango ki te Kāinga)

Nō reira, ko te karere matua hei kawe māu i ngā mea katoa i kōrerohia e tātou i tēnei rā ko tēnei:

Ko ēnei pūtau whakaahua ririki i roto i ō tātou kanohi – arā, ko ngā tokotoko me ngā kōne – ngā "kaimahi" matua e āwhina ana i a tātou kia kite mārama i tēnei ao ataahua, kanapa, me ngā taipitopito o roto. He mea tino nui te pupuri i te hauora o ēnei pūtau hei pupuri i tō tātou tirohanga utu nui!

Nō reira, tiakina ō kanohi. Me tirotiro i ō kanohi i ia wā, ā, me noho ora. Nā te mea he taonga utu nui ō kanohi!


Ngā Kaiwhakaora Whakaahua, Ngā Pūtau Tokotoko, Ngā Pūtau Kōne, Hauora o te Kanohi, Tirohanga Tae, Retina

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