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Iyini i-blepharitis?

I-Blepharitis iwukuvuvukala kwamaphethelo amehlo, ikakhulukazi emaphethelweni lapho iziphothi zezinwele zikhula khona. Kungesinye sezimo ezivame kakhulu zamehlo abagcini bamehlo ababona, futhi nakuba kungabi nhlanhla, akunamandla noma okusongela ukubona.

Cabanga ngakho njengokuvuvukala kwamaphethelo amehlo, njengoba isikhumba sakho singase siphendule imikhiqizo ethile noma izimo. Ukuvuvukala kuvame ukubamba amagciwane amancane amafutha emaphethelweni amehlo, kubangela ukuba avikelwe noma akhiqize amafutha angakhulu angasizi ekugcineni amehlo akho emanzi futhi ephumuzayo.

Lesi simo sivame ukuba sesikhathini eside, okusho ukuthi singabuya ngesikhathi. Abantu abaningi bayalulama ngokunakekelwa okuhle nokuphathwa, bephila impilo evamile, ephumuzayo ngisho nalapho behlangana nezinkinga.

Ziyini izimpawu ze-blepharitis?

Izimpawu ze-blepharitis zivame ukuvela kancane kancane futhi zingathinta iliso elilodwa noma womabili. Ungase ubone lezi zimpawu zivele kancane ezinsukwini noma emaviki, kunokuba zibe khona ngesikhathi sinye.

Izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:

  • Amaphethelo amehlo abomvu, avuvukile azizwa ebuhlungu uma uwaqopha
  • Ukuthamba noma ukushisa emaphethelweni amehlo
  • Ukuqina noma ukungcola okungcolile esiswini seziphothi zezinwele, ikakhulukazi ekuseni
  • Amehlo azizwa ehluphekile, njengokungathi kukhona isihlabathi kuwo
  • Ukukhala okukhulu noma ukumomotheka okungavamile
  • Ukukhanya okukhulu kokukhanya okungazange kube khona ngaphambili
  • Iziphothi zezinwele eziwa kalula kunokujwayelekile

Abanye abantu baphawula ukuthi ukubona kwabo kuyahlaneka kancane, ikakhulukazi lapho bafunda noma bagxila ezintweni eziseduze. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba ukuvuvukala kungathinta ikhwalithi yefilimu yakho yokukha, evame ukusisiza ukugcina ukubona okucace kakhulu.

Ziyini izinhlobo ze-blepharitis?

Kunezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko ze-blepharitis, nokuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukuyo kusiza ekutholeni indlela engcono yokwelapha. Abantu abaningi baye babe nokuhlanganiswa kokubili izinhlobo.

I-blepharitis yangaphambili ithonya ingxenye yangaphambili yamehlo akho lapho iziphothi zezinwele zibopha khona. Lolu hlobo luvame ukubangelwa amabhaktheriya noma izimo zesikhumba ezifana ne-seborrheic dermatitis. Uzovame ukubona ukuqina nokuqina okukhulu eduze kwesisekelo seziphothi zakho.

I-blepharitis yangemuva ihilela umkhawulo wangaphakathi wamehlo akho oqopha iso lakho. Lokhu kwenzeka lapho amagciwane amancane amafutha emaphethelweni akho evikelwe noma angasebenzi kahle. Amafutha akhiqizayo aba bukhulu futhi awakwazi ukugeleza ngokujwayelekile, okubangela amehlo omile nokuvuvukala.

Yini ebangela i-blepharitis?

I-Blepharitis ithuthukiswa lapho ibhalansi evamile yamafutha, amabhaktheriya, namasese esikhumba eduze kwamaphethelo akho amehlo iphazamiseka. Izici eziningi zingase zifake isandla kule mbangela, futhi ngokuvamile izimbangela eziningi zisebenza ndawonye.

Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa:

  • Ukukhula kwamabhaktheriya, ikakhulukazi amabhaktheriya e-staph aphila ngokwemvelo esikhumbeni sakho
  • I-Seborrheic dermatitis, isimo sesikhumba esibangela isikhumba esiqinile, esiqinile
  • Amagciwane amafutha angasebenzi kahle emaphethelweni akho amehlo akhiqiza amafutha angakhulu
  • I-Rosacea, isimo sesikhumba esibangela ubomvu bokuphakama kobuso nokuvuvukala
  • Ukuphikisana kwama-allergic kuma-eye makeup, izixazululo ze-contact lens, noma ezinye izimikhiqizo
  • Ama-Demodex mites, izidalwa ezincane ezihlala ezinwele futhi zingakhula kakhulu

Ngokungavamile, i-blepharitis ingase ibe yimphumela yezimo ze-autoimmune noma imithi ethile ethonya ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi. Ngezinye izikhathi, ukuhlanzeka okubi kwamaphethelo amehlo noma ukuqopha amehlo akho ngezandla ezingagezi kungase futhi kufake isandla kule nkinga.

Nini okufanele ubone udokotela nge-blepharitis?

Kufanele ucabange ukuya kudokotela wamehlo uma izimpawu zakho ziqhubeka izinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphandle kokunakekelwa kwasekhaya okuthambile, noma uma zithinta kakhulu imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kuvame ukuvimbela isimo ukuba singabi nzima kakhulu.

Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima ezifana nokushintsha okukhulu kokubona, ubuhlungu obukhulu bamehlo, noma ukukhishwa okugcwele futhi okumhlophe noma oluhlaza. Lokhu kungase kubonise ukutheleleka okukhulu okudingayo ukwelashwa ngokushesha.

Kufanele futhi ubone udokotela uma uthuthukisa izimpawu ezifana nokuzwela okukhulu kokukhanya, uzizwe sengathi kukhona okuthile okukhulu olukhuni emehlweni akho, noma uma iphethelo lakho leso liba likhulu futhi lifudumele uma uliqopha. Nakuba kungavamile, lezi zimpawu zingase ziphakamise ubunzima obudinga ukunakekelwa kwezobuchwepheshe.

Ziyini izici ezingaholela e-blepharitis?

Izici eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okuthuthukisa i-blepharitis, nakuba ukuba nalezi zici ezingaholela kulokho akusho ukuthi uzoba nale simo. Ukuziqonda kungakusiza ukuba uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela.

Izici ezingaholela kulokhu ezivamile zihlanganisa:

  • Iminyaka engaphezu kuka-50, njengoba ukusebenza kwamagciwane amafutha kuncipha ngokwemvelo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi
  • Ukuba nezimo zesikhumba ezifana ne-seborrheic dermatitis, i-eczema, noma i-rosacea
  • Ukugqoka ama-contact lenses njalo, ikakhulukazi uma ukuhlanzeka kungekuhle
  • Ukusebenzisa i-eye makeup njalo, ikakhulukazi uma ingasuswa ngokuphelele
  • Ukuba nesikhumba esinamfutha noma i-dandruff
  • Ukusebenza ezindaweni ezinobuhlungu noma ezinobukhali
  • Ukusebenzisa imithi ethile ethonya ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi

Abanye abantu bavame kakhulu e-blepharitis ngenxa yezakhiwo zabo noma ukuba nesikhumba esibuhlungu eduze kwamehlo abo. Ukushintsha kwamahomoni, ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane ngesikhathi se-menopause, kungase futhi kukhulise ingozi.

Ziyini izinhlanganisela ezingaba khona ze-blepharitis?

Nakuba i-blepharitis ivame ukuphatheka, ukuyishiya ingaphathwa ngezinye izikhathi kungase kube yimphumela eyingozi. Okuningi kwalokhu kungavikeleka ngokunakekelwa okuhle nokuphathwa.

Izinhlanganisela ezingaba khona zingase zihlanganise:

  • I-Chronic dry eye syndrome engaphenduli kahle ekwelapheni okuvamile
  • Ukwenziwa kwe-Stye (ama-bumps abuhlungu emaphethelweni amehlo)
  • Ukuthuthukiswa kwe-Chalazion (ama-lumps amakhulu, avame ukungabi nhlanhla emehlweni)
  • Izinkinga zeziphothi zezinwele, kuhlanganise ukulahleka, ukukhula okungalungile, noma ukuguquka kombala
  • Ukwenziwa kwamaphethelo amehlo ezimweni ezinzima, zesikhathi eside
  • Ukonakala kwe-cornea ngenxa yokuvuvukala okuqhubekayo, nakuba lokhu kungavamile

Ezimweni ezingavamile, i-blepharitis enzima ingase iholele ekuguquleni isikhundla sephethelo leso noma ukutheleleka okuqhubekayo. Noma kunjalo, lezi zinkinga ezinzima azivamile lapho isimo siphathwa kahle ngokwelashwa okufanele nokuhlanzeka okuhle kwamaphethelo amehlo.

I-blepharitis ingavikeleka kanjani?

Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela zonke izimo ze-blepharitis, ikakhulukazi uma ukhona ngokwemvelo, imikhuba yansuku zonke inganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho futhi ivimbele izinkinga.

Ukuhlanzeka okuhle kwamaphethelo amehlo kuyisisekelo sokuvimbela. Ukugeza ngobumnene amaphethelo akho amehlo ngamanzi afudumele nomhlanzi oluthambile, ongenalo iphunga kusiza ukususa amafutha amaningi namabhaktheriya ngaphambi kokuba abangele izinkinga.

Susa wonke ama-eye makeup ngokuphelele ngaphambi kokulala, uqaphele ikakhulu i-mascara ne-eyeliner. Shintsha imikhiqizo ye-eye makeup yonke izinyanga ezintathu kuya kweziyisithupha, njengoba amabhaktheriya angaqala emikhiqizweni endala ngisho noma ebukeka kahle.

Uma ugqoka ama-contact lenses, landela imiyalo efanele yokuhlambalaza futhi uwafake njengoba kunconywe. Cabanga ukunika amehlo akho ikhefu kuma-contacts ngezinye izikhathi, ikakhulukazi uma uqaphela noma yikuphi ukuvuvukala okuqala.

I-blepharitis ihlonishwa kanjani?

Ukuhlola i-blepharitis kuvame ukubandakanya ukuhlolwa okuphelele kwamehlo lapho udokotela wakho ehlola ngokucophelela amaphethelo akho amehlo nekhalithi lezinyembezi zakho. Izimo eziningi zingabonakala ngokuhlola ngamehlo nencwadi yakho yezimpawu.

Udokotela wakho wamehlo uzobheka eduze emaphethelweni akho amehlo, ahlole ubomvu, ukuvuvukala, ukuqina, nesimo samafutha akho. Bangase basebenzise idivayisi ekhethekile yokukhulisa ukuze bathole umbono ophelele weziphothi zakho zezinwele nama-glands amancane emaphethelweni akho amehlo.

Ezimweni ezithile, udokotela wakho angase athathe isampula encane yokuqina noma ukukhishwa ukuze ahlolwe elabhoratri, ikakhulukazi uma becabanga ukutheleleka okungavamile kwamabhaktheriya. Bangase futhi benze ukuhlolwa ukuhlola ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi zakho nekhalithi, okusisiza ekutholeni indlela engcono yokwelapha.

Ukuphathwa kwe-blepharitis kuyini?

Ukuphathwa kwe-blepharitis kugxile ekulawuleni ukuvuvukala, ukuthuthukisa ukuhlanzeka kwamaphethelo amehlo, nokubhekana nezimbangela eziyinhloko. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka okukhulu ngokwelashwa okuqhubekayo.

Udokotela wakho angase ancome izindlela eziningi zokwelapha:

  • Imithi yama-antibiotic e-prescription noma ama-drops ukulawula ukukhula kwamabhaktheriya
  • Imithi yokulwa nokuvuvukala, noma yendawo noma emlonyeni, ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala
  • Izinyembezi ezibonakalayo ukusiza ukumomotheka nokuvuvukala
  • Ama-steroid eye drops okuvuvukala okukhulu, asebenza isikhathi esifushane ngaphansi kokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha
  • Ama-antibiotic emlonyeni afana ne-doxycycline ye-posterior blepharitis ngokungalungi kahle kwamagciwane amafutha
  • Amahlambululu akhethekile amehlo aklanywe ngesikhumba esibuhlungu se-eye area

Ezimo ezihilela ukungalungi kahle kwamagciwane amafutha, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwelashwa okufudumele noma izinqubo zasehhovisi ukusiza ekuhlanzeni amagciwane avikelwe. Ukwelashwa kuvame ukudinga isineke, njengoba ukuthuthuka kuvame ukuvela kancane ezinyangeni ezimbalwa.

Ungayiphatha kanjani i-blepharitis ekhaya?

Ukukhathalela ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekulawuleni i-blepharitis nokuvimbela izinkinga. Ukuzinza ngomkhuba wakho wansuku zonke kuvame ukwenza umehluko omkhulu ekuphumuleni isikhathi eside.

Ama-compresses afudumele ngesinye sezindlela ezisebenzayo zokwelapha ekhaya. Faka i-washcloth ehlanzekile, efudumele emaphethelweni akho amehlo avilile imizuzu eyi-5-10, kabili ngosuku. Lokhu kusiza ukukhulula ukuqina nokuthuthukisa ukugeleza kwamafutha emagciwaneni akho amehlo.

Ngemva kokusebenzisa ama-compresses afudumele, hlambulula ngobumnene amaphethelo akho amehlo nge-cotton swab noma i-washcloth ehlanzekile ehlanzekile ngamanzi afudumele. Abanye abantu bathola i-baby shampoo ehlanzekile esiza, kodwa amahlambululu akhethekile amehlo avame ukuba buthambile futhi asebenze kahle.

Gwema ukugqoka i-eye makeup ngesikhathi sezinkinga, futhi uma usebenzisa i-makeup, khetha imikhiqizo ebizwa ngokuthi yi-hypoallergenic futhi ekuhlolwe ngabachwepheshe bamehlo. Susa wonke ama-makeup ngokuphelele ebusuku ngokusebenzisa abasusi abamnene, abangenalo amafutha.

Kufanele ulungiselele kanjani i-appointment yakho yasedokotela?

Ukulungiselela i-appointment yakho kusiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nesiqondiso esisebenzayo sokwelapha. Yiza e-appointment yakho ngaphandle kwe-eye makeup ukuze udokotela wakho akwazi ukubona ngokucacile amaphethelo akho amehlo.

Bhala izimpawu zakho, kuhlanganise nokuthi zaqala nini, yini eyenza zibe ngcono noma zimbi, nanoma yiziphi izindlela ozibonile. Qaphela noma yikuphi ukushintsha kwamuva emkhubeni wakho wokunakekelwa kwesikhumba, imithi, noma indawo engase ibaluleke.

Letha uhlu lwemithi yonke oyithathayo, kuhlanganise nemikhiqizo yokuthengwa ngaphandle kwesikripthi nama-supplements. Futhi, khuluma nganoma yikuphi ukuphikisana kwama-allergic onakho, ikakhulukazi emithini noma emikhiqizweni yezinto zokubukeka.

Uma ugqoka ama-contact lenses, letha i-prescription yakho yamanje nolwazi mayelana nomkhuba wakho wokunakekelwa kwe-lens. Udokotela wakho angase afune ukuhlola ukuthi ama-lenses akho ahambisana kahle kangakanani nokuthi angase abe yimbangela yezimpawu zakho.

Iyini into ebalulekile mayelana ne-blepharitis?

I-Blepharitis isimo esiphatheka esithinta izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele. Nakuba kungase kube nzima futhi kungabi nhlanhla, akunamandla kakhulu uma kuphathwa kahle.

Ukuphumelela kuyinto ebalulekile yokuhlanzeka kwansuku zonke kwamaphethelo amehlo nokulandelwa kwezincomo zokwelapha zedokotela wakho. Abantu abaningi bathola impumuzo enkulu ngaphakathi kwamasonto ambalwa ngokuqala ukwelashwa okufanele, nakuba abanye bangase badinge ukunakekelwa okuqhubekayo.

Khumbula ukuthi i-blepharitis ivame ukuba yisimo eside esingabuya ngesikhathi ekuphileni kwakho. Lokhu akusho ukuthi uzohlala unezimpawu, kodwa kunalokho ukuthi ukugcina ukuhlanzeka okuhle kwamaphethelo amehlo nokuqaphela izimpawu zokuqala kusiza ukuvimbela izinkinga ezinkulu.

Imibuzo evame ukubuzwa mayelana ne-blepharitis

Ingabe i-blepharitis iyadluliseka?

I-Blepharitis ngokwayo ayidluliseki futhi ayikwazi ukudluliselwa kubantu ngokuxhumana okuvamile. Noma kunjalo, uma i-blepharitis yakho ibangelwa ukutheleleka kwamabhaktheriya, kuhlakaniphile ukugwema ukwabelana ngetawuli, ama-pillowcases, noma i-eye makeup ukuvimbela ukusabalalisa amabhaktheriya kwabanye.

I-blepharitis ihlala isikhathi esingakanani?

I-Blepharitis ivame ukuba yisimo eside, okusho ukuthi ivame ukuya futhi ibuye ngesikhathi kunokuba iphiliswe ngokuphelele. Ngokwelashwa okufanele, abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-4. Noma kunjalo, ukugcina ukuhlanzeka okuhle kwamaphethelo amehlo isikhathi eside kusiza ukuvimbela ukubuyela kwesimweni futhi kugcina izimpawu ziphatheka.

Ngingagqoka i-makeup uma ngine-blepharitis?

Ngesikhathi sezinkinga, kungcono ukugwema i-eye makeup njengoba ingenza isimo sibe sibi futhi sicishe siphulukise. Uma izimpawu zakho ziphulukile, ungabuye uqale imikhiqizo ye-hypoallergenic, ekuhlolwe ngabachwepheshe bamehlo. Susa i-makeup ngokuphelele futhi shintsha imikhiqizo yonke izinyanga ezingu-3-6 ukuvimbela ukwakheka kwamabhaktheriya.

Ingabe i-blepharitis izonciphisa ukubona kwami ngokuphelele?

I-Blepharitis ayivamile ukubangela izinkinga zokubona ngokuphelele uma ilawulwa kahle. Nakuba ungase uhlangabezane nokubona okuhlanekezelwe okwesikhashana ngesikhathi sezinkinga ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kwefilimu yokukha, lokhu kuvame ukuthuthuka njengoba ukuvuvukala kuncipha. Izimo ezinzima, ezingaphathwa ngezinye izikhathi zingase ziholele ezinhlanganiseni ze-cornea, kodwa lokhu kungavamile ngokunakekelwa okufanele.

Ingabe ukucindezeleka kwenza i-blepharitis ibe sibi?

Yebo, ukucindezeleka kungase kwenze izimpawu ze-blepharitis zibe sibi. Ukucindezeleka kuthinta i-immune system yakho futhi kungandisa ukuvuvukala emzimbeni wakho, kuhlanganise namaphethelo akho amehlo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukucindezeleka kungase kuholele ekulaleni okubi, ukuqopha amehlo akho njalo, noma ukungazinaki umkhuba wakho wokuhlanzeka, konke lokhu kungase kufake isandla ezinkingeni.

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