Ingabe amehlo akho abomvu nawo? Lokhu kungaba ngenxa ye-conjunctivitis!

Ingabe amehlo akho abomvu ngokuzumayo, mhlawumbe ayaluma, noma aphuma uketshezi emehlweni akho? Noma ingabe womabili amehlo avuvukele kangangokuthi awukwazi ukuwavula ekuseni? Nakuba kuyisiphazamiso esincane, lokhu kuyinto abantu abaningi ababhekana nayo futhi kuyacasula kancane. Sivame ukuyibiza ngokuthi "isifo samehlo". Yilokhu esizokhuluma ngakho namuhla. Ukuze sibe nembile, lokhu kubizwa ngokwezokwelapha ngokuthi `(Conjunctivitis)`. Akukho okufanele ukwesabe, sizokhuluma ngalokhu ngokuningiliziwe, ngendlela ongayiqonda.

Iyini lesi sifo samehlo (conjunctivitis)?

Kalula nje, ingxenye emhlophe ezungeze amehlo ethu (siyibiza ngokuthi `(Sclera)`), kanti ngaphakathi kwenhlamvu yeso kukhona into encane kakhulu, efana nolwelwesi. Yilokhu esikubiza ngokuthi `(Conjunctiva)`. Kufana nesikrini esibonakalayo efasiteleni. Lapho lolu lwelwesi olubizwa ngokuthi `(Conjunctiva)` luvuvukala noma luvuvukala, kuvela izifo zamehlo.

Lokhu empeleni kuvame kakhulu. Ngoba kunezizathu eziningi zokwenzeka kwalokhu, futhi lezo zizathu zivame kakhulu endaweni esikuyo. Kwabanye abantu, lokhu kuyaphela ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, okungenani ngaphansi kwamasonto amane. Sikubiza ngokuthi `(Acute conjunctivitis)` (isifo samehlo sesikhathi esifushane). Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi kungahlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amane. Bese kuba `(Chronic conjunctivitis)` (isifo samehlo sesikhathi eside). Kungenzeka esweni elilodwa noma kuwo womabili amehlo ngesikhathi esisodwa.

Isifo samehlo sivame kangakanani?

Cabanga nje, abanye abantu bane-'(Ukungezwani komzimba kwesizini)'. Okusho ukuthi, ukungezwani komzimba okubangelwa izinto ezifana nempova nothuli ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka. Odokotela bathi isifo samehlo esibangelwa ukungezwani komzimba okunjalo, okungukuthi '(i-conjunctivitis ye-allergy), sikhula kubantu abaphakathi kuka-15 no-40 kwabayikhulu . Lokho kusho ukuthi sivame kakhulu.

Ezinye izinhlobo zezifo zamehlo (lezo ezibangelwa amagciwane namagciwane) zivame kakhulu emaqenjini athile eminyaka nangezikhathi ezithile zonyaka. Njengoba nje sithola umkhuhlane kanye nomkhuhlane omningi ngesikhathi sobusika kanye nalapho kuqala isikole, nalokhu kunjalo.

Ubona kanjani uma amehlo akho egula?

Njengoba igama lisho, lapho kuvela ukutheleleka kwamehlo, ingxenye emhlophe yeso (i-sclera) ingase ibonakale ipinki noma ibomvu. Lena yinto yokuqala abantu abaningi abayiqaphelayo. Amajwabu amehlo angase avuvuke futhi angase abukeke egobile kancane. Kuvamile futhi ukuba nokukhishwa kwamanzi, noma ukuphuma kwamanzi, esweni. Lokhu kukhishwa kwamanzi kungabangela amehlo akho ukuba anamathele lapho uvuka ekuseni.

Ziyini izimpawu zesifo samehlo?

Kunezimpawu eziningana ezivamile zesifo samehlo. Kodwa-ke, ezinye zalezi zimpawu zingabonakala nakwezinye izifo zamehlo. Ngakho-ke, kungcono ukubona udokotela ukuze uthole ngokuqinisekile.

Nazi izimpawu ezivame kakhulu:

• Ubomvu engxenyeni emhlophe yeso (`(Sclera)`) noma ngaphakathi kwenhlamvu yeso.
• Uketshezi olufana ne-mucus luphuma emehlweni. Lokhu kukhulu kunezinsizi ezivamile futhi kungaba nombala ophuzi, oluhlaza okotshani, noma omhlophe. Lokhu kungabangela ukuthi izinkophe nezinkophe zibe noqweqwe ekuseni.
• Umuzwa ofana nento encane, njengengcosana yothuli, unamathele esweni (kodwa akukho lutho olukhona ngempela).
• Amehlo omile noma ngezinye izikhathi ukudabuka ngokweqile (i-Epiphora).
• Amehlo alumayo noma umuzwa oshisayo ngaphakathi kwamehlo.
• Ukuzwa ukushisa emehlweni.
• Umbono ofiphele kancane (lokhu kungafika kudlule, akuhlali kukhona).
• Ukuzwela ukukhanya, okungukuthi, ubunzima bokubheka ukukhanya (i-Photophobia).
• I-Blepharitis.
• Ubuhlungu noma ukungakhululeki kwamehlo (lokhu kuvame ukuba mnene, ubuhlungu obukhulu abuvamile).

Yiziphi izimbangela zesifo samehlo?

Kunezimbangela eziningi zezifo zamehlo, kodwa singazihlukanisa zibe izigaba ezimbili: izimbangela ezithelelanayo kanye nezimbangela ezingathelelani.

Izimbangela ezithelelanayo

"Okuthelelanayo" kusho ukuthi igciwane (kungaba yigciwane noma igciwane) elibangela lesi sifo samehlo lingadluliselwa kwelinye iso lakho, noma lisuke kuwe liye komunye umuntu. Izifo zamehlo ezithelelanayo ngale ndlela zisakazeka kalula, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni.

Kunezinhlobo eziningana eziyinhloko zalezi zimbangela ezithathelwanayo:

• Lezo ezibangelwa amagciwane
• Lezo ezibangelwa amagciwane
• Lezo ezibangelwa yisikhunta (lokhu akuvamile kakhulu)
• Kubangelwa yizinambuzane (lokhu nakho akuvamile kakhulu)

Manje ake sibheke izimbangela ezimbili ezivame kakhulu ezithathelwanayo.

Ngenxa yamagciwane (i-viral conjunctivitis)

Imbangela eyinhloko ye-`(Acute conjunctivitis)` yesikhathi esifushane igciwane. Phakathi kwalawa, iqembu le-`(Adenovirus)` lamagciwane yilona elivame kakhulu. Leli `(Adenovirus)` uhlobo lwegciwane elibangela izifo zokuphefumula eziphezulu njengomkhuhlane ovamile kanye nomkhuhlane. Ngakho-ke, uma unomkhuhlane, ungase uthole nokutheleleka kwamehlo.

Amanye amagciwane amaningi angabangela ukutheleleka kwamehlo. Isibonelo:

• Ngezifo ezivamile ezibangelwa amagciwane njenge-mumps kanye ne-mumps.
• Amagciwane abangela i-herpes emehlweni.
• Ngesifo sesikhumba `(Molluscum contagiosum)`.
• Isifo sezandla, izinyawo nomlomo sibangelwa ama-Enterovirus noma ama-Coxsackievirus (lawa awavamile kakhulu).
• Igciwane elithi `(SARS-CoV-2)` elibangela `(COVID-19)` (lokhu nakho akuvamile, kodwa kungenzeka).

I-conjunctivitis yamagciwane

Amabhaktheriya ayimbangela yesibili evame kakhulu yezifo zamehlo ezithelelanayo. Lokhu kuvame ukuhambisana nokukhishwa okujiyile, okuphuzi noma okuluhlaza okotshani okuvela esweni .

Izinhlobo zamagciwane ezivame ukubangela lokhu yilezi:

• `(Staphylococcus)` - Lawa ngamagciwane abangela izifo zesikhumba (`(Staph infections)`).
• I-Streptococcus - Iqembu lamagciwane abangela izifo ezifana ne-strep throat kanye ne-pneumonia.
• I-Haemophilus influenzae - Iqembu lamagciwane aziwa ngokubangela i-meningitis ezinganeni ezincane.
• Izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi (STIs) - izifo ezifana ne-Chlamydia, i-Gonorrhea, kanye ne-Syphilis. Uma lezi zidluliselwa kusuka kumama kuya enganeni ngesikhathi sokuzalwa, zingabangela isimo esibi esibizwa ngokuthi i-Neonatal Conjunctivitis.Lokhu kungalimaza unomphela amehlo osana olusanda kuzalwa futhi kubangele ngisho nobumpumputhe. Ngakho-ke, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqaphela lokhu ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa.

Izimbangela ezingezona ezithathelwanayo

Lezi yizizathu zokuthi kungani ingasabalali isuka kumuntu iye komunye, ivela ezilwaneni, noma ezintweni ezingcolile.

• Ama-allergen : Lokhu kufaka phakathi isikhunta, impova, uthuli, i-dander yezilwane, kanye nezinye izinto ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba. Lokhu kungabangela amehlo abomvu nalumayo .
• Izinto ezicasulayo noma izinto ezinobuthi : Ama-shampoo, insipho, izimonyo, ama-contact lens noma izixazululo zokuthinta, uthuli emehlweni, intuthu kagwayi, i-chlorine emachibini okubhukuda, njll. Eminye imithi, ikakhulukazi leyo esetshenziselwa ukwelapha i-glaucoma evulekile, nayo ingayibangela.
• Ukulimala kwamehlo : Ngisho nokulimala okuncane okulimaza i-`(conjunctiva)` kungabangela lokhu.
• Izifo zesimiso sokuzivikela komzimba kanye nezimila noma umdlavuza we-`(Conjunctiva)` (lezi azivamile kakhulu).

Yiziphi izinto ezibangela ingozi ezibangela lokhu kuthuthukiswa?

Kunezinto eziningi eziyingozi ezingathinta ukukhula kwezifo zamehlo. Ake sibone ukuthi ziyini.

• Ukuhlanzeka kwezandla: Lena yinto ebaluleke kakhulu. Ukutheleleka kwamehlo kungasakazeka kalula kusuka ezandleni zethu kuya ebusweni nasemahlweni ethu. Uma ungazigezi izandla zakho njalo noma ungasebenzisi i-sanitizer, cishe uzothola lokhu. Cabanga nje, kwenzekani uma usebenzisa izinto zokuhamba zomphakathi bese uhlikihla amehlo akho ngaphandle kokugeza izandla zakho?
• Ubudala: Ukutheleleka kwamehlo ngegciwane kuvame kakhulu kubantu abadala nasezinganeni. Kodwa-ke, ukutheleleka kwamehlo ngebhaktheriya kuvame kakhulu ezinganeni ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-4. Abantu abasebasha (abaseminyakeni yabo yamashumi amabili) nabo basengozini enkulu, kodwa isizathu esiqondile salokhu asicaci.
• Isikhathi sonyaka: Ukutheleleka kwamehlo okubangelwa ukungezwani komzimba kuvame kakhulu entwasahlobo nasehlobo, lapho izimbali ziqhakaza khona futhi uthuli luvame kakhulu. Ukutheleleka kwamehlo okuthelelanayo kuvame kakhulu nangezikhathi zomkhuhlane kanye nezikhathi zomkhuhlane.
• Umlando wezokwelapha: Uma une-allergies yesizini, noma izimo ezihlobene ne-allergy njenge-eczema noma i-atopic dermatitis, kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi ube nesifo samehlo.
• Ukwabelana ngezinto zomuntu siqu: Ukutheleleka kwamehlo okuthelelanayo kungasakazeka kalula kusuka ezintweni ezithile, ikakhulukazi izimonyo zamehlo (i-mascara, i-eyeliner), ama-contact lens cases, njll. Kungasakazeka futhi ngezinto ezihlanganyelwe, njengethawula, ama-pillowcases, njll. Ungatheleleka nangokuhlikihla ubuso bakho ngethawula lomngane.

Ingabe isifo samehlo singadala izinkinga?

Ukutheleleka kwamehlo ngokuvamile akulona ingozi. Ezimweni eziningi, ikakhulukazi ezimweni ezincane, amasosha omzimba wethu azolawula ukutheleleka futhi abe ngcono ngokwawo.

Kodwa ezinye izifo zamehlo azilulami ngokwazo futhi zidinga ukwelashwa. Nakuba kungavamile, ngezinye izikhathi izinkinga ezivela ezifweni zamehlo, uma zingelashwanga kahle, zingalimaza amehlo unomphela futhi zibangele ubumpumputhe.

Izinkinga ezingaba khona zifaka:

• `(I-Trachoma)` (Lokhu akuvamile eSri Lanka, kodwa kuyimbangela enkulu yobumpumputhe kwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba)
• `(Uveitis)` (ukuvuvukala kwenye ingxenye yangaphakathi kweso)
• I-Keratitis kanye ne-Keratoconjunctivitis.
• Izifo eziyingozi kakhulu ze-cornea, ikakhulukazi izilonda ze-cornea kanye nokuguguleka kwe-cornea okuphindaphindiwe.

Ngakho-ke, uma unezimpawu zesimo samehlo esiba sibi kakhulu ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, ungasinaki. Qiniseka ukuthi ubona udokotela.

Udokotela usithola kanjani isifo samehlo?

Izifo eziningi zamehlo azihlolwa ngodokotela bamehlo. Amaphesenti angama-80 amacala ahlolwa ngodokotela bomndeni (abahlinzeki bokunakekelwa okuyinhloko) kanye nodokotela bezingane. Odokotela abaphuthumayo kanye nabegumbi lezimo eziphuthumayo bavame ukuzihlolwa. Udokotela uzokubuza ngezimpawu zakho futhi ahlole amehlo akho.

Ngezinye izikhathi, ikakhulukazi uma kusolwa ukuthi kukhona ukutheleleka ngamagciwane, odokotela bangase batuse ukuhlolwa kwe-swab. Lokhu kuhilela ukuthatha inani elincane loketshezi oluvela esweni lakho nge-swab eneziqongo ezithambile, efana ne-cotton swab, bese uyithumela elabhorethri ukuze ihlolwe. Imiphumela izosiza udokotela wakho ukuthi anqume ukuthi yikuphi ukwelashwa okufanele wena.

Udokotela angase futhi akuncome ukuthi ubonane nodokotela wamehlo ukuze aqaphe iso lakho ezinsukwini noma emavikini ambalwa azayo, ashintshe ukwelashwa kwakho uma kudingeka, futhi abone ukuthi iso lakho liphola kanjani.

Yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha isifo samehlo? Ingabe singelapheka?

Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi isifo samehlo singelashwa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi imbangela iyini. Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ziqondile (okungukuthi, zenzelwe imbangela), kanti ezinye zisiza ngezinhlobo eziningi zesifo samehlo, kanye nezimpawu ezivamile.

Izimo eziningi zamehlo zelashwa ngemithi. Iningi lalezi, kungakhathaliseki uhlobo lwesimo samehlo, lelapha izimpawu (njengokulunywa, ukubomvu, ukuvuvukala). Le mithi ivame ukufaka ama-corticosteroids (anciphisa ukuvuvukala) kanye nemithi engeyona eye-steroidal yokulwa nokuvuvukala (ama-NSAID) njenge-ibuprofen (Advil® noma i-Motrin®). Lezi zinganikezwa njengamaconsi amehlo noma njengamaphilisi.

Nazi izindlela zokwelapha eziqondile ezinikezwayo kuye ngembangela:

• I-conjunctivitis yamagciwane: Lokhu kwelashwa ngama-antibiotic. Lokhu kungaba ngesimo samaconsi amehlo, amafutha okugcoba, noma ngisho namaphilisi.
• I-conjunctivitis ebangelwa yigciwane:Esikhathini esiningi, ukutheleleka kwamehlo okubangelwa amagciwane avamile akudingi ukwelashwa okukhethekile futhi kuzophela ngokwako ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Kodwa-ke, uma imbangela kuyigciwane elifana ne-`(Herpes simplex)`, `(Varicella-zoster)` (chickenpox/herpes zoster)` noma ukutheleleka okuthelelwana ngocansi (STI), khona-ke imithi ye-`(Antiviral)` (antiviral) ingadingeka. Lokhu kutheleleka kwamagciwane kungabangela umonakalo ongapheli emehlweni ngisho nokulahlekelwa umbono.
• I-conjunctivitis yesikhunta/i-parasitic: Lokhu akuvamile kakhulu. Ukwelashwa okuyinhloko kwalokhu imithi yokukhunta kanye nemithi yokulwa ne-parasitic.
• I-conjunctivitis ehlobene nomzimba: Le mithi isebenza ngokunciphisa umonakalo owenziwa yisimiso sakho somzimba ezicutshini zamehlo akho.
• I-allergic conjunctivitis: Uma isifo samehlo sibangelwa ukungezwani komzimba , udokotela uzoqala ancome imithi ethengiswa ngaphandle kwemithi kadokotela (OTC) noma imithi kadokotela efana nama-antihistamine (alawula ukungezwani komzimba) kanye nemithi yokunciphisa ukuminyana kwamehlo (enciphisa ukuvuvukala).
• I-conjunctivitis ehlobene nokucasuka: Uma ukutheleleka kwamehlo kubangelwa yinto ecasukayo (njenge-shampoo, intuthu), into yokuqala okufanele uyenze ukuhlanza amehlo kahle ngamanzi afudumele cishe imizuzu emihlanu. Uma kuyi-asidi enamandla noma i-alkali (njengesihlanzi se-drain), hlanza amehlo ngendlela efanayo bese ucela usizo oluphuthumayo lwezokwelapha. Ukulimala kwamehlo okubangelwa izinto ezinobuthi ezinamandla kuyizimo eziphuthumayo zezokwelapha!

Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ama-antibiotic elapha kuphela izifo zamagciwane. Awasizi ngezifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane noma ukungezwani komzimba. Futhi, uma udokotela wakho ekunike ama-antibiotic, waphuze njengoba uyalelwe, kuze kube yilapho eseqedile. Ungayeki ukuwaphuza ngoba nje uzizwa ungcono, ngoba ukutheleleka kungase kube kubi kakhulu.

Ukwelashwa okungeyona imithi

Ngaphezu kwemithi, kunezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezilula udokotela wakho noma udokotela wamehlo angase azincome. Lezi ziyahlukahluka, kodwa ezinye ezivame kakhulu yilezi:

• Ungathenga amaconsi amehlo ekhemisi afaka umswakama emehlweni. Lawa abizwa nangokuthi izinyembezi zokwenziwa. Lawa anikeza impumuzo emehlweni omile kanye nokungakhululeki.
• Ama-compress afudumele noma apholile. Cwilisa indwangu ehlanzekile emanzini afudumele (hhayi ashisa kakhulu, kufudumele nje) bese uyibeka phezu kwamehlo akho. Lokhu kuzosiza ekunciphiseni ubuhlungu nokungakhululeki. I-compress epholile ilungele kakhulu i-allergies.
• Uma i-eyelash ibonakala inamathele, ungayisusa ngokuyisula kancane ngendwangu emanzi.

Kuye ngesimo sakho, udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Kungumqondo omuhle ukubuza udokotela wakho ngalokhu, njengoba engakunikeza ulwazi oluhambisana nesimo sakho.

Kwenzekani uma uthola ukutheleleka kwamehlo? Kuzohlala isikhathi esingakanani?

Umbono wesifo samehlo ngokuvamile muhle, ikakhulukazi uma selashwa ngendlela efanele. Amacala amancane avame ukuxazululeka ngokwawo ngaphandle kokwelashwa, zingakapheli izinsuku ezimbalwa.

Uma unomuzwa wokuthi isimo sakho samehlo asithuthuki ngokwelashwa, noma uma izimpawu zakho ziba zimbi kakhulu ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbili noma ezintathu, khuluma nodokotela wakho. Angase akwazi ukushintsha ukwelashwa kwakho ukuze akusize.

Isikhathi sesifo samehlo singahluka kuye ngohlobo onalo:

• Uma unesifo samehlo esibangelwa ukungezwani komzimba , singahlala isikhathi eside uma useduze ne-allergen.
• Ukutheleleka ngamagciwane kungahlala phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-7 neziyi-10 (ngokwelashwa, kuzophela kakhulu ezinsukwini ezi-2-3).
• Ukutheleleka ngegciwane kuvame ukuhlala cishe isonto elilodwa kuya kwamasonto amabili, kodwa ezimweni ezingavamile kungahlala isikhathi eside.

Uma usola ukuthi unesifo samehlo, futhi siba sibi kakhulu ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, kungcono ukubona udokotela womndeni wakho noma igumbi lezimo eziphuthumayo.

Ngingabuyela nini emsebenzini noma esikoleni (noma ingane yami)?

Lona umbuzo abazali abaningi abanawo. Wena noma ingane yakho ngokuvamile ningabuyela enkulisa, esikoleni, noma emsebenzini ngokushesha nje lapho izimpawu zayo seziphelile . Lokhu kungenzeka zingakapheli amahora angama-24 okuqala ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotic okutheleleka ngamagciwane, noma zingakapheli izinsuku ezimbili kuya kweziyisikhombisa zokutheleleka ngegciwane (kuze kube yilapho izimpawu ziphela).

"Ukungabonakali" kusho ukungabi nalezi zinto:

• Akukho ukuphuma okuphuzi/okuluhlaza okotshani.
• Akukho mibimbi ezinkopheni noma emakhoneni amehlo.
• Akukho mbala opinki/obomvu emehlweni.

Kodwa-ke, kungcono ukubuza udokotela wakho ukuze ubone ukuthi kuphephile nini ukubuyela emuva. Uma ukutheleleka kwamehlo akho kubangelwa ukungezwani komzimba noma okunye okungathelelani, akudingeki uhlale ekhaya, ngoba akuthelelani abanye.

Ingabe izifo zamehlo zingavinjelwa?

Yebo, ezinye izifo zamehlo (ikakhulukazi ezithathelwanayo) zingavinjelwa, kanti ezinye eziningi zingancishiswa ingozi. Nazi ezinye zezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ongazenza ukuvimbela noma ukunciphisa ingozi yakho yokuthola izifo zamehlo:

• Geza izandla zakho njalo noma usebenzise i-sanitizer yezandla. Lena yinto ehamba phambili. Uma izandla zakho zibukeka noma zizizwa zingcolile, zigeze kahle ngensipho namanzi okungenani imizuzwana engama-20. Noma, sebenzisa i-sanitizer yezandla esekelwe kutshwala (okungenani u-60% utshwala).
• Gwema ukuthinta amehlo akho, impumulo, nomlomo wakho ngangokunokwenzeka. Sidlulisela amagciwane ezandleni zethu ngokungazi siye emehlweni ethu.
• Isivikelo samehlo. Gqoka izibuko zokuphepha uma usebenza ezindaweni ezinothuli noma usebenzisa amakhemikhali.
• Ungalokothi, ungalokothi wabelane nganoma yini ethinta amehlo akho nabanye. Izinto ezifana namathawula obuso, amaduku, izimonyo zamehlo, amalensi okuxhumana, njll. Izifo ezithathelwanayo zingasakazeka ngaphambi kokuba kuvele izimpawu.
• Uma ufaka `(Amaconsi Eso)` emehlweni akho, qiniseka ukuthi ibhodlela alingcolile. Geza izandla zakho ngaphambi kokuphatha ibhodlela. Uma ufaka `(Amaconsi)`, qaphela ukuthi ungavumeli isihloko sebhodlela sithinte iso lakho. Uma usuqedile ukufaka `(Amaconsi)`, beka ibhodlela eceleni, ugeze izandla zakho, bese uvala ibhodlela.

Ingabe ngidinga ukubona udokotela ngezinkinga zamehlo?

Izinkinga zamehlo azidingi njalo ukuvakashela udokotela. Esikhathini esiningi, amacala amancane abangelwa amagciwane azophela ngokwawo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Ngokuvamile ungelapha izimpawu (njengomphimbo obuhlungu) ekhaya. Kodwa uma unenkinga, ungangabazi ukushayela udokotela wakho ucingo.

Kodwa kulezi zimo, kufanele nakanjani ubone udokotela:

• Uma ugqoka ama-contact lens futhi unezimpawu zesifo samehlo, yeka ukuwagqoka ngokushesha bese ubona uchwepheshe wamehlo. Ama-contact lens ngezinye izikhathi angabangela izifo ezinkulu.
• Uma uzwa ubuhlungu obukhulu emehlweni akho.
• Uma ukuzwela ekukhanyeni (`(Photophobia)`) kukhuphuke kakhulu .
• Uma ubona izinto zifiphele noma ubona izinto zinciphile .
• Uma iso lakho lizwakala liqinile, njengokungathi kukhona okubambeke kulo.
• Uma kukhona ukuphuma okukhulu kwe-mucus noma ubomvu emehlweni.
• Uma izimpawu ziqhubeka nokuba zimbi kakhulu ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
• Uma unesimiso somzimba esibuthakathaka (isib., onegciwane lesandulela ngculazi, othola ukwelashwa komdlavuza).

Ingabe isifo samehlo singaphinde sibuye?

Yebo, isifo samehlo singaphinde sibuye.

• Ikakhulukazi uma une -allergy conjunctivitis , amehlo akho angasabela futhi aphinde athole lesi sifo njalo uma ubhekene nokuthile okukubangela i-allergy.
• Uma uthola ukutheleleka kwamehlo okubangelwa amagciwane noma igciwane, ungazithelela kabusha ngokwakho ngokungazi. Noma ungathelela amalungu omndeni wakho, angabe esekuthelela futhi.

Ukuze uvimbele lokhu, udinga ukwenza lezi zinto:

• Geza amashidi okulala, ama-pillowcases, amathawula, nama-handcuff kahle ngamanzi ashisayo kanye nensipho yokuwasha. Zishintshe njalo, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokugula.
• Gwema ukugqoka izimonyo zamehlo ngokuphelele kuze kube yilapho ukutheleleka sekuphelile.
• Susa izimonyo ezindala zamehlo, amathuluzi okufaka izimonyo (amabhulashi, iziponji), nanoma yiziphi izimonyo ezisetshenziswe ngaphambi kokuqala kokutheleleka, njengoba zingase zibe namagciwane.
• Uma kungenzeka, gqoka izibuko esikhundleni sama-contact lens kuze kube yilapho isimo sakho sithuthuka. Hlanza izibuko zakho njalo.
• Uma ugqoka ama-contact lens, susa ama-contact lens kanye nesikhwama se-contact lens owawusigqokile ngesikhathi ugula.Sebenzisa ezintsha. Sebenzisa kuphela i-"(isisombululo se-contact lens)" ehlanzekile. Geza izandla zakho kahle ngaphambi kokufaka nokukhipha amalensi akho.
• Ungasebenzisi ibhodlela elifanayo elithi ``(Amaconsi Eso)`` elisetshenziselwa iso elithelelekile kwelinye iso elingenalo igciwane. Ukwenza kanjalo kungasakaza lesi sifo nakweso eliphilile.

Yimiphi imibuzo okufanele uyibuze udokotela?

Uma uya kudokotela, ungase ufune ukubuza imibuzo efana nale:

• Yini ebangela ukutheleleka kwamehlo ami? (Igciwane, amagciwane, ukungezwani komzimba?)
• Yini engingayenza ekhaya ukuze nginciphise izimpawu?
• Ngingayisebenzisa kanjani imithi (amaconsi amehlo, amafutha) enganginikezwe wona? Kangaki ngosuku futhi isikhathi esingakanani?
• Uma lesi kuyisifo esithelelanayo, ngingasivimbela kanjani lesi sifo samehlo ukuthi singasabalali kwabanye (ekhaya, emsebenzini)?
• Ingabe kufanele ngiphinde ngixhumane nawe uma ngiba nezimpawu ezintsha, noma uma izimpawu zami ezikhona ziba zimbi kakhulu?
• Ingabe kukhona yini izidingo okudingeka zihlangatshezwe ngengane yami ngaphambi kokuba ibuyiselwe esikoleni/enkulisa?

Kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi uke waba nesifo samehlo. Uma ingane oyinakekelayo inaso – ikakhulukazi uma kungokokuqala unakekela ingane – kulula ukuzizwa ukhathazekile futhi wesaba. Kodwa khumbula, izifo zamehlo ngokuvamile ziyizimo ezincane ezingelashwa kahle kakhulu. Uma unenkinga, ukukhathazeka noma ukungabaza, ungalokothi unqikaze ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho (noma udokotela owelapha ingane yakho) ukuze akunike iseluleko.

Okokugcina, izinto ezimbalwa okufanele uzikhumbule

Kulungile, manje usunokuqonda okungcono ngesifo samehlo (`(Conjunctivitis)`). Khumbula la maphuzu:

• Isifo samehlo sivamile, kodwa kubalulekile ukusiphatha kahle nokuzama ukusivimbela.
• Ukuhlanzeka kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu! Geza izandla zakho njalo futhi ugweme ukuthinta amehlo akho ngangokunokwenzeka.
• Uma sithelelana, qaphela ukuthi ungatheleli abanye. Ungabelani ngamathawula, ama-pillowcases, noma izimonyo zamehlo.
• Uma izimpawu zingathuthuki phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa, uma ziba zimbi kakhulu, noma uma unezimpawu ezimbi kakhulu (ubuhlungu obukhulu, ukubona okufiphele, ukujuluka ngokweqile), qiniseka ukuthi ubona udokotela.
• Nakuba lokhu kuvame ukuba yinto elula, ngezinye izikhathi kungaba uphawu lwesimo esibucayi, ngakho-ke kungcono ngaso sonke isikhathi ukufuna iseluleko sezokwelapha uma ungabaza.

Ngikufisela impilo enhle wena nomndeni wakho!

Isifo samehlo, i-Conjunctivitis, Amehlo abomvu, Amehlo alumayo, Ukuphuma kwamanzi emehlweni, Ukutheleleka kwamehlo, Impilo yamehlo