Ingabe ngezinye izikhathi uzizwa sengathi izibuko zakho aziqinile ngokwanele? Noma uzizwa sengathi umbono wakho uhlukile kancane futhi awucacile njengakuqala? Mhlawumbe lesi esinye isizathu sokuthi ushintshe izibuko zakho njalo. Esinye isizathu salokhu yisimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-Keratoconus. Abantu abaningi bayesaba lapho bezwa leli gama, kodwa uma unolwazi olufanele ngalo futhi ufuna ukwelashwa okufanele, kuyisimo esingalawulwa kahle kakhulu. Ngakho-ke namuhla, ake sixoxe ngakho konke ngendlela elula.
Kalula nje, iyini iKeratoconus?
Cabanga ngeso lethu njengekhamera enhle. Ingxenye ecacile, eyindilinga engaphambili kweso, ebizwa ngokuthi i-cornea , ifana nelensi yekhamera. Yilokhu okugxila ekukhanyeni okuvela ngaphandle, okusivumela ukuthi sibone izinto ngokucacile. Ngokuvamile, i-cornea yomuntu ophilile iyindilinga enhle, iyindilinga.
Manje, esimweni esibizwa ngokuthi i-Keratoconus, i-cornea evame ukuba yindilinga iyancipha kancane kancane futhi iqhume iye phambili ibe yisimo se-cone. Ibukeka njengegquma elincane. Ngenxa yalolu shintsho esimweni, iso alikwazi ukugxila kahle ekukhanyeni. Umphumela uba ukubona okufiphele nokuphambene.
Odokotela bamehlo bavame ukuxilonga lesi simo lapho usemusha, useneminyaka engamashumi amabili, noma engamashumi amathathu. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi singaqala ebuntwaneni. Lokhu kushintsha kwe-cornea kwenzeka ngokushesha kubantu abasebasha.
Lesi simo sithinta kanjani ukubona kwakho?
Izinguquko esimweni se-cornea zithinta umbono wakho ngezindlela ezimbili eziyinhloko.
1. I-Astigmatism Engajwayelekile: Lapho i-cornea ikhukhumala njenge-cone, ubuso bayo obubushelelezi nobuyindilinga buyanwebeka. Kufana nejeli eyenziwe kahle echotshozwayo bese isimo sayo sishintshwa. Lokhu yilokho okubizwa ngokuthi "i-astigmatism engavamile" kwisayensi yezokwelapha. Inkinga ngalokhu ukuthi kunzima ukulungisa lesi simo ngokuphelele ngezibuko zamehlo ezivamile.
2. Ukwanda kokubona eduze: Njengoba i-cornea ivuvukala phambili, ukugoba kwayo kuyanda. Lokhu kubangela ukuthi iso libe 'nokubona eduze'. Ngenxa yalokho, kufanele ushintshe izibuko zakho kaningi, usebenzisa izibuko eziqinile.
Ziyini izimpawu zeKeratoconus?
Lezi zimpawu zingase zivele ngokulandelana. Ungase ube nenye noma ngaphezulu yazo ndawonye. Kubalulekile ukuzazi lezi zimpawu.
| Isibonakaliso | Incazelo Elula |
|---|---|
| Ukulahlekelwa umbono kancane kancane | Ukubona kuncipha kancane kancane kwelinye iso noma kuwo womabili. Lesi simo sivame ukuthinta womabili amehlo. |
| Umbono Ophindwe Kabili | Uma ubheka ngelinye iso elinye livaliwe, uzizwa sengathi ubona izinto ezimbili ngesikhathi esisodwa. |
| Ukubona indandatho zizungeze izibani (ama-Halos) | Ikakhulukazi ebusuku, uma ubheka isibani noma izibani zemoto, zibukeka njengezindandatho ezinhle ezizungezile. |
| Ukuzwela ukukhanya (i-Photophobia) | Ubunzima bokugxilisa amehlo ekukhanyeni kwelanga noma ekukhanyeni okukhanyayo. Ukuzizwa sengathi amehlo aphenduka abe luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. |
| Umbono Ophambene | Izinto ezifana nemigqa eqondile kanye nohlaka lweminyango namafasitela zibonakala zigobile futhi zinwebekile. Izinto zingase zibonakale zinesimo esihlukile kunesimo sazo sangempela. |
Kungani lokhu kwenzeka? Yiziphi izizathu?
Eqinisweni, imbangela eqondile ye-keratoconus ayikatholakali. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izifundo zikhombisile ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi ibangelwa izakhi zofuzo . Lokhu kusho ukuthi uma othile emndenini wakho enalesi simo, nawe unethuba elikhulu lokuba naso.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuthi abantu abanalesi simo banomkhuba wokuhlikihla amehlo abo njalo . Lokhu kungase kube ngenxa yokungezwani komzimba okubangela ukulunywa emehlweni. Kutholakale ukuthi lokhu hlikihla amehlo kungenza isimo sibe sibi kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, kubaluleke kakhulu ukulahla umkhuba wokuhlikihla amehlo.
Ezinye izimo ezingase zihlotshaniswe neKeratoconus
Kutholakale ukuthi i-Keratoconus ihlotshaniswa nezimo ezithile zezokwelapha ezibangela ukuhlikihla amehlo njalo. Nazi ezinye zezimo:
- Izifo zesikhumba ezifana ne-atopic dermatitis kanye ne-allergy dermatitis.
- I-rhinitis ye-allergy.
- Isifuba somoya.
- I-Down syndrome.
- I-Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
- I-Osteogenesis imperfecta.
Yiziphi izinkinga ezingabangelwa yilokhu?
Uma ingelashwa kahle, i-keratoconus ingabangela ezinye izinkinga.
| Inkinga | Incazelo |
|---|---|
| Ukusha kwe-cornea | Njengoba i-cornea incipha futhi ivuvukala, ingaba nezibazi. Lezi zibazi zingalimaza umbono unomphela. |
| Ama-hydrops e-Corneal | Lokhu kwenzeka ngokuzumayo. Ngenxa yokudabuka kwengqimba yangaphakathi ye-cornea, uketshezi oluvela esweni luvuza luye kwi-cornea bese luvuvukala ngokuzumayo. Lokhu kubangela ukulahlekelwa umbono ngokuzumayo kanye nobuhlungu obukhulu. |
| Izindandatho ze-Fleischer | Ama-iron deposits akha indandatho ensundu ezungeze indawo efana nekhoni ye-cornea. |
| Ukulahlekelwa umbono | Umphumela wakho konke lokhu ukulahleka kokubona, okungaba kusukela kokuncane kuya kokubi kakhulu. |
Udokotela ukuthola kanjani lokhu?
Uma uvakashela udokotela wamehlo, uzoqala ngokukubuza ngezimpawu zakho nokuthi ngabe kukhona yini emndenini wakho oke waba nezimo ezifanayo. Ngemuva kwalokho, bazokwenza ukuhlolwa kwamehlo okuphelele. Lokhu kungafaka okukodwa noma ngaphezulu kwalokhu kuhlolwa.
- Ukuhlolwa kokubona kahle: Lesi isivivinyo sokufunda esisaziyo sonke. Silinganisa ubukhali bokubona kwakho.
- Ukuhlolwa kwesibani esiqhekekile: Lokhu kusebenzisa ukukhanya okukhulu kanye ne-microscope ukuhlola ngokucophelela yonke ingxenye yeso lakho, ikakhulukazi i-cornea.
- I-Keratometry: Lolu vivinyo lulinganisa ukugoba, noma ukuma, kwe-cornea.
- Ukumapha kwe-cornea (i-tomography kanye ne-topography): Lolu vivinyo olubaluleke kakhulu nolunembile lokuxilonga lesi sifo. Njengemephu yezwe lethu, lokhu kudala 'imephu' ye-cornea yakho kukhompyutha. Kuqopha yonke imininingwane ye-cornea, njengokuphakama kwayo, ukujiya kwayo, kanye nesimo sayo. Uma une-keratoconus, izotholakala ngokucacile yilolu vivinyo.
Yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha lokhu?
Ngenhlanhla, kunezindlela eziningana zokwelapha i-keratoconus. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi yikuphi ukwelashwa okungcono kakhulu kuwe ngokusekelwe ebunzimeni besimo sakho.Izibuko nama-contact lens
Ezigabeni zokuqala zesifo, ukubona kungathuthukiswa ngezinga elithile ngezibuko ezivamile noma amalensi okuxhumana athambile. Kodwa-ke, njengoba lesi sifo siqhubeka, kuba nzima ukubona kahle ngezibuko ngenxa ye-astigmatism engajwayelekile. Ngaleso sikhathi, kumele kusetshenziswe amalensi okuxhumana aqinile aklanywe ngokukhethekile.
Ukuxhumanisa kwe-Corneal
Lena yindlela yokwelapha eyinhloko esetshenziswa namuhla ukuvimba noma ukunciphisa ijubane lokuqhubeka kwe-keratoconus. Lokhu akusikho ukuhlinzwa. Lokhu kuhilela ukujova iso ngomuthi obizwa ngokuthi i-Riboflavin (i-Vitamin B2) bese ulibeka ekukhanyeni kwe-UV cishe imizuzu engama-30. Lokhu kuqinisa imicu ye-collagen ku-cornea, kuvimbele i-cornea ukuthi inciphe futhi ivele phambili.
Izingxenye zendandatho ezingatshalwa (INTACS)
Lezi yizinto ezincane, ezifana nendandatho eyingxenye ezenziwe ngepulasitiki. Udokotela wenza izimbobo ezincane ku-cornea bese efaka lezi zinto ezifana nendandatho kuzo. Uma zifakwa, i-cornea emise okwekhoni iyathamba kancane, ithuthukise umbono.
Ukufakelwa kwe-Cornea
Lokhu kwenziwa uma lesi sifo sibi kakhulu, i-cornea isibe nezibazi, futhi akukho okunye ukwelashwa okungabuyisela umbono. Lokhu kuhilela ukususa i-cornea yakho eyonakele bese uyishintsha nge-cornea enempilo kumuntu oshonile. Kungathatha isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka ukuthi umbono uzinze ngemva kwalokhu kuhlinzwa.
Okubalulekile: Uma uneKeratoconus,Kufanele nakanjani ukhulume nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa nge-laser njenge-LASIK, njengoba ukuhlinzwa okunjalo kungenza lesi simo sibe sibi kakhulu.
Kufanele ngibone nini udokotela? Zingaki izikhathi zokuya e-ETU?
Bona udokotela wamehlo noma nini lapho ubona noma yiziphi izinguquko embonweni wakho. Ungalibali, ikakhulukazi uma umbono wakho ushintsha ngokushesha. Uma une-Keratoconus, kubalulekile ukuthi uhlolwe njalo njengoba udokotela wakho encoma.
Nini ukuya e-Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU):
- Uma ulahlekelwa ukubona ngokuzumayo.
- Uma uzwa ubuhlungu bamehlo obungabekezeleleki.
- Uma usanda kuhlinzwa amehlo futhi manje unezimpawu zokutheleleka, njengomkhuhlane nokuphuma kwegazi esweni.
Ungesabi ukuzwa igama elithi Keratoconus. Lingalawulwa kahle uma liqashelwa ngesikhathi futhi lelashwa ngendlela efanele. Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukukhuluma ngokukhululekile nodokotela wakho, ubuze imibuzo yakho, bese ukhetha ukwelashwa okukulungele.
Umlayezo Wokuya Nawe Ekhaya
- I-Keratoconus yisimo lapho i-cornea yeso ishintsha khona isimo ibe yi-cone. Ngokuvamile iqala ebusheni.
- Izimpawu eziyinhloko ukubona okufiphele, ukubona okukabili, ukubona ukukhanya okuzungezile ukukhanya, kanye nokuzwela ukukhanya.
- Ukuhlikihla amehlo njalo kungenza lesi simo sibe sibi kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, yelapha ukungezwani komzimba futhi ugweme ukuxhumana emehlweni.
- Kunezindlela eziningi zokwelapha eziphumelelayo, njengezibuko zamehlo, amalensi okuxhumana akhethekile, ukuxhumanisa i-cornea, kanye nokufakelwa kwe-cornea.
- Uma ubona ushintsho ekuboneni kwakho, bonana nodokotela wamehlo ngokushesha. Ngokwelashwa okufanele, ungavikela ukubona kwakho okuyigugu.

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