Ingabe ukhona udokotela onguchwepheshe onganakekela amehlo akho? Ngubani udokotela wamehlo? Ake sithole imininingwane!

Amehlo ethu afana namatshe amabili ayigugu, akunjalo? Kubaluleke kakhulu ukunakekela lawa mehlo amabili asisiza sibone umhlaba. Ngezinye izikhathi, amehlo ethu angathola izinkinga nezifo ezincane. Khona-ke sicela bani usizo? Yilapho usizo (lwesazi samehlo) , okungukuthi, udokotela ochwepheshe bezifo zamehlo , luba khona lubalulekile kithi. Ngakho-ke, ubani lo (isazi samehlo)? Benzani? Ake sixoxe ngakho konke lokhu namuhla.

Ngubani ngempela udokotela wamehlo?

Kalula nje, udokotela wamehlo udokotela othole ukuqeqeshwa okukhethekile emkhakheni wamehlo nokubona. Uyazi, ababona nje abantu ababuka amehlo. Bangodokotela abaphothule iziqu zobudokotela (MD - Doctor of Medicine) noma iziqu ze-osteopathic (DO - Doctor of Osteopathy). Lokhu kusho ukuthi banekhono lokuxilonga noma yisiphi isifo samehlo, noma yikuphi ubuthakathaka bokubona, ukuselapha, ngisho nokwenza ukuhlinzwa uma kudingeka.

Manje ungase ucabange, "Pho bangobani abantu abasesitolo sikadokotela wamehlo, abanye abantu ababheka amehlo?" Yebo, kukhona odokotela bamehlo kanye nodokotela bamehlo. Basiza futhi ngempilo yamehlo. Kodwa udokotela wamehlo ngumuntu oqeqeshwe kakhulu kwezokwelapha kanye nekhono lokwenza ukuhlinzwa . Sizoxoxa kabanzi ngalowo mehluko kamuva.

Kuthatha malini ukuba udokotela wamehlo?

Cabanga ukuthi kuthatha ukuzinikela nesikhathi esingakanani ukuze ube uchwepheshe onjalo!

Lena yindlela ejwayelekile yokuba udokotela wamehlo:

1. Iziqu zokuqala: Iziqu zesayensi zeminyaka emine, ngokuvamile njengokulungiselela isikole sezokwelapha.

2. Isikole Sezokwelapha: Ngemuva kwalokho udinga ukuya esikoleni sezokwelapha bese uthola iziqu zezokwelapha (MD noma DO).

3. Ukuqeqeshwa: Okulandelayo, udinga ukwenza umsebenzi wokuqeqeshwa wonyaka owodwa.

4. Ukuqeqeshwa kochwepheshe: Bese kuba yingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu. Udinga okungenani iminyaka emithathu yokuqeqeshwa okukhethekile kwezokwelapha nokuhlinzwa kwezifo zamehlo nokuhlinzwa.

Ngemva kokuthi konke lokhu sekuqediwe, udinga futhi ukuthola ilayisensi yokusebenza kwezokwelapha ebhodini elifanele lokulawula likahulumeni. Bheka, yeka uhambo olude! Yingakho benolwazi olujulile ngamehlo ethu.

Yini eyenziwa yi-ophthalmologist?

Udokotela wamehlo angakunikeza isevisi ephelele yamehlo akho. Lokhu kusho ukuthi:

• Ukuhlolwa kwamehlo: Sihlola ukuthi ukubona kwakho kunjani nokuthi kukhona yini izinkinga ngamehlo akho.
• Izinsizakalo ezihlobene nokubona: Imithi kadokotela yezibuko nama-contact lens.
• Ukuxilongwa Nokwelashwa: Izifo ezahlukahlukene zamehlo (isib. i-cataracts, i-glaucoma) kanye nemiphumela yezinye izifo emehlweni (isib. ukulimala kwamehlo okubangelwa isifo sikashukela) ziyahlolwa futhi zelashwe.
• Ukunikeza imithi:Banikeza izinto ezifana namaconsi amehlo kanye nemithi yomlomo.
• Ukuhlinzwa Kwamehlo: Uma kudingeka, kwenziwa ukuhlinzwa kwamehlo okuhlukahlukene njengokususwa kwe-cataract kanye nokuhlinzwa kwe-glaucoma.

Kalula nje, udokotela wamehlo angakwazi ukunakekela konke kusukela ku-A kuya ku-Z okuhlobene nempilo yamehlo akho.

Kufanele simbone nini udokotela wamehlo?

Udokotela wamehlo angaxilonga futhi elaphe izinkinga eziningi zamehlo nezokubona. Isibonelo:

• Ukubona kude/i-Hyperopia
• Ukubona Okuseduze/I-Myopia
• I-Astigmatism (ukubona okufiphele ngenxa yokushintsha kwesimo selensi yeso)
• I-Amblyopia (Iso Elivilaphayo)
• I-Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD) (ukukhipha into efana nejeli ngaphakathi kweso)
• Izinkinga zamehlo ezihambisana nokuguga (isb., ukuwohloka kwe-macular)

Kufanele ubonane nodokotela wamehlo, ikakhulukazi uma:

• Uma une-cataracts (kungadingeka ukuhlinzwa)
• I-Glaucoma (ukwanda komfutho wamehlo)
• Ukuhlukaniswa kwe-Retinal
• Isifo se-Corneal (Isifo sengxenye engaphambili yeso esobala)
• I-Retinopathy ehlobene nesifo sikashukela
• Iso eliphambene (iStrabismus)
• Uma kukhona ukulimala okukhulu emehlweni

Cabanga nje, umama noma ubaba wakho uthi njengoba bekhula, bakuthola kunzima ukubuka i-TV noma ukufunda iphephandaba, nokuthi amehlo abo abonakala ephenduka aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka uma bebheka ukukhanya. Lokho kungaba uphawu lwe- cataracts. Ngemuva kwalokho, kufanele babonane nodokotela wamehlo, bahlolwe, futhi uma kudingeka, bahlinzwe kancane ukuze kulungiswe.

Kufanele uhlolwe amehlo akho kangaki?

Ngokuhlolwa kwamehlo akho kanye nokuhlolwa kwamehlo njalo, udokotela wamehlo angakwazi ukubona noma yiziphi izinkinga kusenesikhathi . Isilinganiso sokuhlolwa kwamehlo siyahlukahluka kuye ngeminyaka yakho:

• Izingane ezincane: Kuze kube yilapho ingane yakho iqala isikole, udokotela wezingane uzohlola amehlo ayo kukho konke ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha. Ngemva kwalokho, njalo ngonyaka noma emibili.
• Abantu abadala abangaphansi kweminyaka engama-40 ubudala: Njalo eminyakeni emihlanu kuya kweyishumi.
• Abantu abadala abaneminyaka ephakathi kuka-40 no-54 ubudala: Njalo eminyakeni emibili kuya kwemine.
• Abantu abadala abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-55 ubudala: Njalo ngonyaka kuya eminyakeni emithathu.

Okubaluleke kakhulu! Uma unesifo sikashukela, kufanele nakanjani uhlolwe amehlo akho okungenani kanye ngonyaka . Ngenxa yokuthi isifo sikashukela sivame ukubangela umonakalo emehlweni, kulula ukuselapha uma sitholakala kusenesikhathi.

Uma ugqoka izibuko noma ama-contact lens, kungadingeka ukuthi uhlolwe amehlo kaningi. Kungcono ukubuza udokotela wakho wamehlo noma umhlinzeki wezempilo ngalokhu.

Uma unalezi zimpawu, xhumana nodokotela ngokushesha!

Uma ubona noma yiziphi izinguquko ezisheshayo ekuboneni kwakho, noma uma uba nezimpawu ezintsha zamehlo, bheka udokotela wamehlo noma omunye uchwepheshe wokunakekelwa kwamehlo ngokushesha . Qaphela okulandelayo:

• Ubuhlungu bamehlo obungapheli izinsuku eziningana.
• Umbono ofiphele.
• Ukubona okuphindwe kabili (i-Diplopia).
• Ukubomvu kwamehlo.
• Ubunzima bokubheka ukukhanya, ukubona okufiphele (i-Photophobia).
• Uma unomuzwa wokuthi umbono wakho ocacile uyancipha kancane kancane .
• Uma uqala ukubona izinto ezincane ezimnyama zintanta phambi kwamehlo akho, noma uma ubona ukukhanya okukhanyayo .

Uma ubona uphawu olufana nalolu , ungesabi, kodwa ungabi nobuvila . Kuwukuhlakanipha ukufuna iseluleko sezokwelapha ngokushesha.

Yini okufanele ngiyibuze udokotela wami wamehlo?

Uma uvakashela udokotela wamehlo, ungesabi ukubuza noma yimiphi imibuzo noma ukukhathazeka ongase ube nakho. Bakhona ukukusiza. Nansi eminye imibuzo ongayibuza:

• Kufanele ngihlolwe amehlo kangaki ?
• Yiziphi ezinye izindlela zokwelapha engizidingayo?
• Ingabe ngizodinga ukuhlinzwa kwamehlo?
• Uma ngihlinzwa, kuzothatha isikhathi esingakanani ukululama?

Ngokubuza imibuzo efana nale, ungazuza ukuqonda okungcono ngesimo sakho kanye nokwelashwa kwakho.

Uyini umehluko phakathi kukadokotela wamehlo nodokotela wamehlo?

Ngisho noma zombili zisebenza empilweni yamehlo, kunomehluko omncane.

• Udokotela Wezinso: Laba odokotela abaneziqu zobudokotela (MD noma DO) futhi abafunde esikoleni sezokwelapha. Bangakwazi ukuxilonga nokwelapha noma yisiphi isimo esithinta amehlo nokubona. Okubaluleke kakhulu, bangenza nokuhlinzwa kwamehlo.

• Udokotela Wamehlo: Laba odokotela be-optometry (OD). Bangaphinde baxilonge futhi baphathe izinkinga eziningi zamehlo. Kodwa abenzi ukuhlinzwa kwamehlo. Uma udokotela wakho wamehlo ecabanga ukuthi amehlo akho adinga ukuhlinzwa, uzokudlulisela kudokotela wamehlo.

Kalula nje, ungaya kudokotela wamehlo ukuze uhlolwe amehlo njalo futhi uthole izibuko. Kodwa uma unesifo esidinga ukuhlinzwa, njenge-cataracts noma i-glaucoma, noma uma amehlo akho eyinkimbinkimbi ngenxa yesifo sikashukela, kufanele nakanjani ubone udokotela wamehlo.

Okokugcina, izinto okufanele uzikhumbule (Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya)

Udokotela wamehlo udokotela ongakusiza ukuthi unakekele zonke izici zempilo yamehlo akho. Bangenza ukuhlolwa kwamehlo okuvamile, baphathe izinkinga zokubona, futhi benze nokuhlinzwa kwezimo zamehlo eziyinkimbinkimbi.

Abanye abantu baya kudokotela wamehlo ukuze bahlolwe amehlo njalo. Abanye baya kuphela uma bedinga ukuhlinzwa noma ukwelashwa okukhethekile. Kodwa-ke, uma ubona udokotela wamehlo, ungesabi ukubuza imibuzo. Bazibophezele ekukunikeni ukuqonda okucacile kwazo zonke izivivinyo onazo, imiphumela oyitholayo, kanye nokwelashwa okudingayo.

Kungumthwalo wakho ukunakekela amehlo akho. Akukaze kube sekwephuzile ukuthola iseluleko sezokwelapha esingcono kakhulu!

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