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Icya amaso, cyangwa conjunctivite mu ndimi z’abaganga, ni uburwayi butera ububabare mu mwijima uto, uba uri hejuru y’ijisho n’imbere y’uruhande rw’ijisho. Ijisho rihinduka ritukura cyangwa rya rose kubera ko imitsi mito y’amaraso muri uwo mwijima iba yabutse kandi ikagaragara.
Ubu burwayi bugira abantu babarirwa muri za miriyoni buri mwaka, kandi bushobora kwibasira umuntu uwo ari we wese, uwo ari we wese. Nubwo bishobora kugaragara nk’ibiteye ubwoba, ubusanzwe ibyinshi mu byago by’icya amaso biba byoroheje kandi bikira byihuse, cyangwa bikavurwa byoroshye.
Ikimenyetso cyigaragara cyane ni ibara ry’umutuku cyangwa ibara rya rose mu gice cyera cy’ijisho. Ibi bibaho kubera ko kubabara bituma imitsi y’amaraso iba yagaragaye cyane, bigatuma ijisho rigira iyo sura.
Dore ibimenyetso ushobora kubona, kandi wibuke ko atari bose babona byose:
Ibimenyetso byawe bishobora kugufasha kumenya ubwoko bw’icya amaso ufite. Ibinyabutabire n’uko amaso yawe yumva bikunze gutanga ibimenyetso by’ingenzi ku cyateye uburwayi.
Hari ubwoko butatu nyamukuru bw’icya amaso, buri bwoko bufite intandaro n’ubuvuzi butandukanye. Gusobanukirwa ubwoko ufite bifasha mu gukurikiza inzira iboneye yo gukira.
Icya amaso giterwa na virusi ni cyo kigira abantu benshi, kandi kenshi gitangira mu jisho rimwe mbere yo kwimukira mu rindi. Akenshi kiza hamwe n’ibimenyetso by’umwijima, kandi kikaba gifite ibinyabutabire by’amazi. Ubu bwoko busanzwe bukira bwonyine mu gihe cy’icyumweru kimwe cyangwa bibiri.
Icya amaso giterwa na bagiteri gishobora gutera ibinyabutabire byinshi, by’umuhondo cyangwa iby’icyatsi kibisi, kandi gishobora kwibasira jisho rimwe cyangwa yombi. Amaso yawe ashobora kumva ababara kurusha igihe ufite icya amaso giterwa na virusi, kandi ushobora kubyuka amaso yawe afunze kubera ibinyabutabire byumye.
Icya amaso giterwa na allergie kibasira amaso yombi icyarimwe kandi gitera gukorora cyane hamwe n’umutuku. Ushobora no kugira ibindi bimenyetso by’allergie nko guhumana, guhumana mu mazuru, cyangwa kubabara mu muhogo. Ubu bwoko buza bugenda bitewe n’uko uhura n’ibintu bikurura allergie.
Gake cyane, icya amaso gishobora guterwa n’ibintu byangiza nk’ibinyabutabire, umwotsi, cyangwa ibintu byinjira mu jisho. Ubu bwoko busanzwe bugira ingaruka ku jisho ryagize ikibazo gusa.
Icya amaso kibaho iyo hari ikintu kibabaza cyangwa kikanduza conjunctiva, uwo mwijima uto uba uri hejuru y’ijisho. Intandaro igena uko cyandura kandi uko wakivura.
Dukurikije ubushakashatsi, ibyinshi mu byago by’icya amaso biterwa na virusi, akenshi ziba ari virusi zitera ibicurane bisanzwe. Izi virusi zirakwirakwira vuba binyuze mu guhumeka, guhisha, cyangwa gukora ku bintu byanduye hanyuma ukakora ku maso.
Udukoko tw’abagiteri na two dushobora gutera icya amaso, aho utw’ingenzi twaba Staphylococcus na Streptococcus. Izi bagiteri zikunze gukwirakwira binyuze mu guhura n’ibinyabutabire byanduye cyangwa ibintu byanduye nk’amasahani cyangwa ibirungo byo kwisiga.
Allergie zituma haba icya amaso giterwa na allergie iyo urwego rw’umubiri rudasanzwe rwakira ibintu nka pollen, utubutsi, ubwoya bw’inyamaswa, cyangwa spores za fungi. Umubiri wawe urekura histamine, ituma habaho kubabara n’ibimenyetso ubona.
Ibintu byangiza ibidukikije bishobora kandi gutera ibimenyetso by’icya amaso. Ibi bishobora kuba chlorine iva mu mapisine, umwotsi, umwanda wo mu kirere, cyangwa ibinyabutabire. Abantu bambara lenti bashobora kwibasirwa n’icya amaso kubera lenti zanduye cyangwa kudakoresha lenti neza.
Mu bihe bidasanzwe, icya amaso gishobora guterwa n’indwara zandurira mu mibonano mpuzabitsina, zimwe mu ndwara ziterwa n’ubudahangarwa bw’umubiri, cyangwa imitsi y’amaso ifunze mu bana bashya. Ibi bisaba ubuvuzi bw’umuganga kandi uburyo bwo kuvura butandukanye.
Ibyinshi mu byago by’icya amaso biba byoroheje kandi ntibisaba ubuvuzi bw’umuganga vuba. Ariko kandi, ibimenyetso bimwe bigaragaza ko ukwiye kuvugana n’umuganga wawe vuba.
Ukwiye kujya kwa muganga niba ufite ububabare bukabije bw’amaso, impinduka zikomeye mu kubona, cyangwa kubabara cyane n’umucyo. Ibi bimenyetso bishobora kugaragaza uburwayi bukomeye bw’amaso busaba ubuvuzi bwihuse.
Ibinyabutabire byinshi, by’icyatsi kibisi cyangwa by’umuhondo bifatanije n’umutuku ukabije bikunze kugaragaza icya amaso giterwa na bagiteri, gisanzwe gikira vuba ukoresheje imiti yo kurwanya bagiteri. Niba ibimenyetso byawe bikomeje kuba bibi nyuma y’iminsi mike cyangwa ntibitangira gukira mu cyumweru kimwe, gusuzuma kwa muganga bishobora kugufasha.
Abana bashya n’abana bafite ibimenyetso by’icya amaso bakeneye ubuvuzi bw’umuganga vuba kuko ubudahangarwa bwabo bukiri buto. Kimwe n’abantu bafite ubudahangarwa buke, bagomba gushaka ubuvuzi vuba kugira ngo birinde ingaruka mbi.
Niba wambara lenti kandi ukagira ibimenyetso by’icya amaso, reka kwambara lenti zawe vuba kandi ubanze ubone umuganga w’amaso. Icya amaso gifitanye isano na lenti rimwe na rimwe gishobora gutera ingaruka mbi kurushaho niba kitavuwe neza.
Umuntu wese ashobora kwibasirwa n’icya amaso, ariko ibintu bimwe byongera ibyago byo kurwara ubu burwayi. Gusobanukirwa ibyo bintu bishobora kugufasha gufata ingamba zo kwirinda wowe n’abandi.
Guhura hafi n’abantu banduye bikongera ibyago, cyane cyane mu myanya icucikiranye nk’amashuri, ibigo byita ku bana, cyangwa ibiro. Abana ni bo bagira ibyago byinshi kuko bakunda gukora ku maso yabo no gusangira ibikinisho cyangwa ibindi bintu.
Kudakora isuku neza byongera ibyago cyane. Ibi birimo kudakora isuku y’intoki buri gihe, gusangira ibintu bya buri muntu nk’amasahani cyangwa ibirungo byo kwisiga, cyangwa gukora ku maso ntukore isuku y’intoki.
Abantu bafite allergie bafite ibyago byinshi byo kurwara icya amaso giterwa na allergie, cyane cyane mu bihe by’impeshyi cyangwa iyo bahuye n’ibintu bibatera allergie. Kugira ibindi bibazo by’amaso cyangwa amaso yumye bishobora kandi kukugiraho ingaruka mu kwibasirwa n’icya amaso.
Abantu bambara lenti bafite ibyago byinshi, cyane cyane niba batakurikiza amabwiriza yo kwita kuri lenti, bambara lenti igihe kirekire kurusha igihe cyagenwe, cyangwa nibatabisimbura nk’uko byateganijwe. Koga mu mazi yanduye cyangwa amapisine adakorerwamo isuku neza bishobora kandi kukugiraho ingaruka mu kwibasirwa na bagiteri n’ibintu byangiza.
Imibereho imwe cyangwa ibidukikije bimwe byongera guhura n’ibintu byangiza bishobora gutera icya amaso. Abakozi bo mu buvuzi, abarera abana, n’abantu bakora ibintu byangiza cyangwa mu myanya ifite umukungugu bafite ibyago byinshi.
Ibyinshi mu byago by’icya amaso bikira neza nta kibazo gisigaye. Ariko kandi, gusobanukirwa ingaruka mbi zishoboka bigufasha kumenya igihe ushobora kuba ukeneye ubuvuzi bundi.
Icya amaso giterwa na bagiteri, niba kitavuwe, rimwe na rimwe gishobora kwimukira mu bindi bice by’ijisho cyangwa imyanya iherereye hafi. Ibi bishobora gutera indwara zikomeye zishobora kugira ingaruka ku kubona cyangwa zisaba ubuvuzi bukomeye.
Mu bihe bidasanzwe, ubwoko bumwe bw’icya amaso giterwa na bagiteri bushobora gutera ikibazo kuri cornea, ari cyo gice cyera cy’ijisho. Iyi ngaruka mbi ishobora kubaho cyane mu bwoko bw’abagiteri bakabije cyangwa mu bantu bafite ubudahangarwa buke.
Icya amaso gikomeza gishobora kubaho niba intandaro idakemuwe neza. Ibi bibaho cyane mu cyago cy’icya amaso giterwa na allergie gikomeza kubera guhura n’ibintu bikurura allergie cyangwa icya amaso giterwa n’ibintu byangiza bituruka mu bidukikije.
Abantu bambara lenti bafite ibyago byinshi niba bakomeza kwambara lenti mu gihe cy’ubwandu. Ibi bishobora gutera uburwayi bwa cornea cyangwa ibindi bibazo bikomeye bishobora kugira ingaruka ku kubona burundu.
Abana bashya bafite icya amaso bafite ingaruka mbi zikomeye zishoboka, harimo indwara zishobora gukwirakwira mu mubiri wabo wose. Niyo mpamvu ubuvuzi bw’umuganga buhita bucyenewe ku bana bagaragaza ibimenyetso byo kwandura amaso.
Kwita ku isuku ni cyo kintu cyiza cyo kwirinda kurwara icya amaso cyangwa kukwanduza. Imikorere yoroshye ya buri munsi ishobora kugabanya ibyago byo kurwara ubu burwayi.
Kora isuku y’intoki kenshi ukoresheje isabune n’amazi ashyushye, cyane cyane mbere yo gukora ku maso cyangwa amaso. Niba nta sabune iboneka, koresha umuti wo gukaraba intoki ufite nibura 60% ya alcool kugira ngo ubuze mikorobe.
Irinde gusangira ibintu bya buri muntu byakora ku maso yawe cyangwa mu maso. Ibi birimo amasahani, amasahani yo kwisiga, ibyo kuryamaho, ibirungo byo kwisiga amaso, lenti, cyangwa ibyo kwambara amaso. Simbura ibirungo byo kwisiga amaso buri gihe, cyane cyane mascara na eyeliner.
Niba hari umuntu mu rugo rwawe ufite icya amaso, fata ingamba zidasanzwe zo kwirinda kukwanduza. Kora isuku y’ibyo kuryamaho n’amasahani mu mazi ashyushye, ugerageze gukuraho mikorobe ku bintu bisanzwe, kandi ushyigikire umuntu wanduye kugira ngo atareke gukora ku maso ye.
Ku bantu bambara lenti, kurikiza amabwiriza yo kwita kuri lenti neza. Simbura lenti nk’uko byateganijwe, koresha umuti mushya buri gihe, kandi ntukambare lenti mu gihe ufite ikibazo cy’amaso cyangwa ubwandu.
Kora uko ushoboye kugira ngo ubone uko uhangana na allergie niba ufite allergie itera icya amaso. Ibi bishobora kuba gukoresha ibikoresho byo kubungabunga umwuka, gufunga amadirishya mu gihe cy’impeshyi, cyangwa gufata imiti yo kurwanya allergie yagenewe na muganga wawe.
Uburyo bwo kuvura icya amaso biterwa n’icyo cyateye. Inkuru nziza ni uko ibyinshi mu byago bikira neza ukoresheje ubuvuzi bukwiye, kandi ushobora kumva umeze neza mu minsi mike cyangwa icyumweru kimwe.
Icya amaso giterwa na virusi ntigisaba imiti idasanzwe kuko imiti yo kurwanya bagiteri ntikora ku virusi. Muganga wawe ashobora kugutegeka ubuvuzi bwo kugufasha kumva umeze neza mu gihe ubudahangarwa bwawe buhangana n’ubwandu.
Icya amaso giterwa na bagiteri gisanzwe gikira vuba ukoresheje imiti yo kwisiga amaso cyangwa imiti yo kurwanya bagiteri. Iyi miti ifasha mu gukuraho ubwandu vuba kandi igabanya igihe uba ucyandura. Ni ngombwa gukoresha imiti yo kurwanya bagiteri yose nubwo wumva umeze neza.
Icya amaso giterwa na allergie gikira neza ukoresheje kwirinda ibintu bikurura allergie uko bishoboka kandi ukoresheje imiti yo kwisiga amaso cyangwa imiti yo kurwanya allergie. Muganga wawe ashobora kandi kugutegeka amaso y’amazi kugira ngo afashe mu gukuraho allergie mu maso.
Ku bwoko bwose bw’icya amaso, ibintu byakonje bishobora kugufasha kugabanya ububabare no kugabanya kubyimba. Shyira igitambaro gito, gitoze mu mazi akonje ku maso yawe yafunze iminota mike buri gihe.
Amazi yo kwisiga amaso cyangwa imiti yo kwisiga amaso ishobora kugufasha mu gukuraho ibintu byangiza no gutera amazi mu maso niba amaso yawe yumva yumye cyangwa afite umusenyi. Hitamo ibintu bidakoresha ibintu byangiza niba ugiye kubikoresha kenshi.
Kwitaho iwawe bigira uruhare mu kugufasha gukira neza icya amaso. Ibi bintu byoroshye bishobora kugabanya ibimenyetso byawe no kwirinda ko uburwayi bukomeza cyangwa bukwiriye.
Komeza amaso yawe meza ukoresheje igitambaro gito, gishyushye, gitoze mu mazi ashyushye. Koresha igitambaro gishya buri gihe kandi wirinda gukora ku maso, bishobora kongera kubabara no kwanduza.
Shyira ibintu byakonje kugira ngo ugabanye kubyimba kandi ugabanye ububabare. Urashobora gukoresha igitambaro gitoze mu mazi akonje cyangwa ikintu cyakonje gifunze mu gipfunsi. Shyiraho iminota 5-10 inshuro nyinshi buri munsi.
Kuraho lenti zawe vuba niba uzambara kandi ntuzongere kuzambara kugeza amaso yawe akize neza. Jya ubishyire mu maziko niba ukoresha lenti.
Kwirinda abandi ukoresheje gukaraba intoki kenshi, kudahuriza hamwe ibintu bya buri muntu, no guhora iwawe mu kazi cyangwa ishuri mu gihe ucyandura. Ubusanzwe uba ucyandura mu gihe ufite ibinyabutabire mu maso.
Ruhukira bihagije kandi unywe amazi menshi kugira ngo ubudahangarwa bwawe buhangane n’ubwandu neza. Irinde kwisiga amaso kugeza ibimenyetso byawe bikize neza, kandi simbura ibirungo byo kwisiga warikoresha mu gihe wari wanduye.
Kwitoza kujya kwa muganga bifasha muganga wawe gupima neza no gukora gahunda y’ubuvuzi ikwiye ku kibazo cyawe. Intambwe nke mbere yo kujya kwa muganga bishobora koroshya ibintu.
Andika igihe ibimenyetso byawe byatangiye, uko byahindutse, n’icyo bishobora kuba byarateye. Bandika niba jisho rimwe cyangwa yombi byibasiwe kandi usobanure ubwoko n’umubare w’ibinyabutabire wabonye.
Andika urutonde rw’imiti yose ukoresha ubu, harimo imiti yo kwivura, imiti y’inyongera, n’imiti yo kwisiga amaso wagerageje. Menyesha kandi allergie ufite ku miti cyangwa ibindi bintu.
Zana amakuru yerekeye ibikorwa byawe biheruka bishobora kuba bifitanye isano, nko koga, guhura n’abantu bafite indwara z’amaso, cyangwa guhura n’ibintu bikurura allergie cyangwa ibintu byangiza. Niba wambara lenti, zana lenti zawe n’ikibindi cyazo.
Tegura ibibazo ushaka kubabaza muganga wawe. Ushobora kwibaza igihe uzaba ucyandura, igihe ushobora gusubira mu kazi cyangwa ishuri, cyangwa igihe ari byiza gusubira kwambara lenti.
Niba bishoboka, irinda kwisiga amaso mu gihe ugiye kwa muganga kugira ngo muganga wawe abone neza ibimenyetso byawe. Zana ibyo kwambara amaso niba umucyo ukomeye ukubabaza, kuko amwe mu mavuriro afite amatara akomeye.
Icya amaso ni uburwayi busanzwe, busanzwe buke, bugira ingaruka ku mwijima uto uba uri hejuru y’ijisho n’imbere y’uruhande rw’ijisho. Nubwo bishobora kugaragara nk’ibiteye impungenge kandi bikaba bibi, ibyinshi mu byago bikira neza ukoresheje ubuvuzi bukwiye kandi ntibigira ingaruka zikomeye.
Icyingenzi mu guhangana n’icya amaso neza ni ukumenya ubwoko ufite no gukurikiza ubuvuzi bukwiye. Icya amaso giterwa na virusi gisanzwe gikira cyonyine, icya amaso giterwa na bagiteri kenshi gikira ukoresheje imiti yo kurwanya bagiteri, kandi icya amaso giterwa na allergie gikira ukoresheje kwirinda ibintu bikurura allergie n’imiti yo kurwanya allergie.
Kwita ku isuku ni cyo kintu cyiza cyo kwirinda kurwara icya amaso cyangwa kukwanduza. Intambwe zoroshye nko gukaraba intoki kenshi, kudahuriza hamwe ibintu bya buri muntu, no kwirinda gukora ku maso bishobora kwirinda ibyinshi mu byago.
Wibuke ko nubwo icya amaso atari ikibazo gikomeye, ibimenyetso bimwe bisaba ubuvuzi bw’umuganga vuba. Ntuzuzagere kuvugana n’umuganga wawe niba ufite ububabare bukabije, impinduka mu kubona, cyangwa niba ibimenyetso byawe bikomeje kuba bibi cyangwa ntibikira nk’uko byari byitezwe.
Icya amaso giterwa na virusi kiba kicyandura mu gihe ufite ibimenyetso, ubusanzwe iminsi 7-14. Icya amaso giterwa na bagiteri kivaho nyuma y’amasaha 24 utangiye kuvurwa imiti yo kurwanya bagiteri. Icya amaso giterwa na allergie ntikiba kicyandura kuko giterwa na allergie, atari ubwandu.
Ukwiye guhora iwawe mu gihe ufite ibinyabutabire mu maso cyangwa wumva utameze neza. Amashuri n’ibigo byinshi bisaba ko uba udafite umuriro kandi nta binya butabire mu maso mbere yo gusubira. Suzuma amabwiriza y’akazi cyangwa ishuri wawe ku bijyanye no gusubira nyuma y’icya amaso.
Icya amaso kibasira abana n’abakuze kimwe, ariko abana bakunze kukirwara kenshi kubera guhura hafi n’abandi no kudakora isuku y’intoki buri gihe. Ibimenyetso n’ubuvuzi bisanzwe biba bimwe, nubwo abana bashobora kuba bakeneye ubufasha bwinshi mu kwita ku maso no gukaraba intoki.
Ibyinshi mu byago by’icya amaso ntibigira ingaruka ku kubona kandi bikira neza. Ariko kandi, indwara zikomeye ziterwa na bagiteri cyangwa ingaruka mbi zishobora kugira ingaruka ku kubona, niyo mpamvu ari ngombwa gushaka ubuvuzi niba ibimenyetso bikomeye cyangwa ntibikira.
Yego, ukwiye gusimbuza ibirungo byo kwisiga warikoresha mu gihe wari wanduye, harimo mascara, eyeliner, na eyeshadow. Ibi bintu bishobora gutera bagiteri kandi bigatera ubwandu bushya. Simbura kandi ibikoresho byo kwisiga byakoreye ku maso yawe yanduye.
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