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Amehlo omomotheka kwenzeka lapho izinyembezi zakho zingakwazi ukugcina amehlo akho emanzi futhi ephapheme. Lesi simo esivamile sihlupha izigidi zabantu futhi senzeka lapho ungenzi izinyembezi ezanele noma izinyembezi zakho zomshelela ngokushesha kakhulu.
Izinyembezi zakho azilona nje amanzi. Yigciwane eliyinkimbinkimbi lamafutha, amanzi, ne-mucus asebenza ndawonye ukugcina amehlo akho ephilile nokuqonda kwakho kucace. Lapho lo mbandela oqondile uphazamiseka, uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezingathandeki esizibiza ngokuthi amehlo omomotheka.
Isici esivame kakhulu yizinto ezimnandi, ezinjengolwandle emehlweni akho, njengokungathi kukhona okuthile olukhuni phansi kweliso lakho. Ungase futhi uqaphele ukuthi amehlo akho akhathele noma asindayo, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokufunda noma ukusebenzisa amasikrini isikhathi eside.
Nazi izimpawu ongazihlangabezana nazo, kusukela ekuhluphekeni okuncane kuya ezindabeni ezibonakalayo kakhulu:
Ngokuthakazelisayo, amehlo amanzi empeleni angaba yisibonakaliso samehlo omomotheka. Lapho amehlo akho ezwa omomotheka, ngezinye izikhathi akhiqiza izinyembezi ezengeziwe njengendlela yokuzivimbela, kodwa lezi nyembezi zivame ukushoda izingxenye ezifanele zokugcoba amehlo akho kahle.
Amehlo omomotheka athuthukiswa lapho ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi zakho kuncipha noma lapho izinyembezi zakho zomshelela ngokushesha kakhulu. Iminyaka ingenye yezinto ezinkulu kakhulu, njengoba ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi kuncipha ngokwemvelo njengoba siqhubeka sikhulile, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kweminyaka engama-50.
Izinto eziningi zansuku zonke zingase zibe nomthelela kulesi simo:
Ezinye izimbangela ezingavamile kodwa eziqakathekile zihlanganisa izimo ze-autoimmune ezifana ne-Sjögren's syndrome, ekuqondeni ngqo izicubu ezakha izinyembezi ne-saliva. Imithi ethile yegazi, ukukhathazeka, noma ukungezwani inganciphisa kakhulu ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi.
Izinto ezingqongile zidlala indima enkulu kunabantu abaningi abaqaphela. Ukuhamba ngendiza, ukubhema, ngisho namafana angaphezulu kwekhanda kungasheshisa ukumshelela kwezinyembezi futhi kunciphise izimpawu.
Kunezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zamehlo omomotheka, nokuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukhona kusiza ekutholeni indlela engcono kakhulu yokwelapha. Abantu abaningi empeleni banesigaba sezinhlobo zombili.
Amehlo omomotheka angenasimanzi kwenzeka lapho izicubu zakho zezinyembezi zingakhiqizi ingxenye eyanele yamanzi ezinyembezi. Lolu hlobo luhlobene ngokuvamile nobudala, imithi, noma izimo ze-autoimmune ezithinta izicubu ezakha izinyembezi.
Amehlo omomotheka omshelelayo kwenzeka lapho izinyembezi zomshelela ngokushesha kakhulu ebusweni bakho beliso. Lokhu kuvame ukubangelwa yizinkinga ezicubwini ezakha amafutha e-eyelids, ebizwa ngokuthi ama-meibomian glands, avame ukusiza ekuvaleni izinyembezi zakho.
Amehlo omomotheka ahlanganisiwe ahlanganisa izinkinga zombili. Ungase ungakhiqizi izinyembezi ezanele futhi izinyembezi ozakhayo zomshelela ngokushesha kakhulu. Lokhu empeleni yiyona ndlela evamile yamehlo omomotheka.
Kufanele ubona udokotela wamehlo uma ama-eye drops angaphezulu kwekhauntara engakuniki impumuzo ngemuva kwamasonto ambalwa okusetshenziswa njalo. Izimpawu eziqhubekayo eziphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke zidinga ukubhekwa ngochwepheshe.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinkulu njengokuhlungu okukhulu, ukushintsha okukhulu kokubona, noma ukukhishwa kwamehlo akho. Lokhu kungase kubonise isimo esibucayi esingaphansi esidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Cabanga ngokubeka i-appointment uma amehlo akho omomotheka ethonya ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho, okwenza kube nzima ukufunda, ukuqhuba, noma ukusebenza ngokunethezeka. Ochwepheshe wokunakekela amehlo bangakwazi ukuthola imbangela eyingqayizivele futhi bancoma ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo.
Iminyaka yiyona nto ebaluleke kakhulu, amehlo omomotheka eba avamile kakhulu ngemuva kweminyaka engama-50. Abafazi banamathuba amaningi okuthola amehlo omomotheka kunamadoda, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokushintsha kwe-hormonal ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, i-menopause, noma ngesikhathi sokusebenzisa amaphilisi okuzala.
Izinto eziningi zokuphila nokuziphatha zingase zikhulise ingozi yakho:
Imisebenzi ethile ikhuphula ingozi, kufaka phakathi imisebenzi edinga ukugxila okukhulu kokubona noma ukukhishwa ezindaweni ezomile. Abagibeli bendiza, abashayeli, nabasebenzi be-office abachitha amahora amaningi kumakhompyutha banamathuba amaningi okuthola.
Ukuba nomlando womndeni wamehlo omomotheka noma izimo ze-autoimmune kungase futhi kukhulise amathuba akho okuthola lesi simo.
Izimo eziningi zamehlo omomotheka zilawuleka futhi azibangeli izinhlanganisela ezinkulu. Noma kunjalo, uma zishiywa zingalashwa, amehlo omomotheka ahlala njalo angase abangele izinkinga ezithinta ukubona kwakho nokuphuza kwamehlo.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile zihlanganisa ingozi eyenyanyekile yokutheleleka kwamehlo, njengoba izinyembezi zisiza ekuvikeleni kubhaktheriya nezinye izinto eziyingozi. Ngaphandle kokuvikelwa okuhle kwezinyembezi, amehlo akho aba namahloni kakhulu kubhaktheriya nezinye izifo.
Izinhlanganisela ezinkulu zingase zithuthukiswe ezimweni ezinkulu:
Ezimweni ezingavamile, amehlo omomotheka amakhulu angase ahole ekubhobokeni kwe-cornea, lapho i-cornea ithuthukisa khona umbobo. Lesi yisimo esibucayi esidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha futhi ngokuvamile senzeka kuphela ezimweni zesifo esibucayi se-autoimmune noma ukulimala okukhulu.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi lezi zinhlanganisela zingavikeleka ngokwelashwa okuhle nokunakekelwa kwamehlo okuvamile. Ukungenelela kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kungasiza ekuqondeni impilo yakho yamehlo futhi kuvimbele lezi zinkinga ezinkulu ezingase zithuthuke.
Ungathatha izinyathelo ezilula ezimbalwa ukuze unciphise ingozi yakho yokuthola amehlo omomotheka noma ukuvimbela izimpawu ezikhona ezingase zibe zimbi. Ukwenza izinguquko ezincane ekuphileni kwakho kwansuku zonke ngokuvamile kwenza umehluko omkhulu.
Ukuguqulwa kwemvelo kungasiza ekuvikeleni amehlo akho usuku lonke. Sebenzisa i-humidifier ekhaya lakho noma ehhovisi lakho ukwengeza amanzi emoyeni omile, ikakhulukazi ngezinyanga zasebusika lapho izinhlelo zokufudumeza zingenza umoya wangaphakathi womile kakhulu.
Nazi izindlela zokuvimbela ezipraktikal ongaqala namuhla:
Ukuhlanzeka okuhle kwe-eyelid futhi kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuvimbeleni. Ukuhlanza ngobumnene ama-eyelids akho ngamanzi afudumele nesepu oluthambile kungasiza ekuqondeni izicubu zamafutha zisebenza kahle.
Uma unesongo elikhulu ngenxa yobudala, imithi, noma izimo zezokwelapha, khuluma nodokotela wakho wamehlo ngezindlela ezengeziwe zokuvimbela ezingase zifanele isimo sakho.
Udokotela wakho wamehlo uzoqala ngokubuza ngezimpawu zakho nomlando wakho wezokwelapha, kufaka phakathi noma iyiphi imithi oyithatha nendawo yakho yokusebenza. Le ngxoxo ikusiza ukuthola izimbangela nezinqubo ezingase zibe nomthelela emehlweni akho omomotheka.
Ukuhlolwa kuvame ukufaka ukuhlolwa okulula, okungapheli ubuhlungu ukuhlola ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi zakho nokuqina. Udokotela wakho uzobheka amehlo akho ngaphansi kokukhulu ukuze ahlole izimpawu zokomomotheka noma ukuvuvukala ebusweni beliso.
Ukuhlolwa okuvamile kokuxilonga kuhlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ahlole ama-eyelids akho nendlela yokukhanya ukuze athole noma yiziphi izinkinga zokwakha ezingase zibe nomthelela emehlweni omomotheka. Kwezinye izimo, ukuhlolwa kwegazi kungase kunconywe ukuze kuhlolwe izimo ze-autoimmune.
Ukuhlolwa konke ngokuvamile kuthatha cishe imizuzu engama-30 futhi kusiza udokotela wakho ukuthola uhlobo nobunzima bamehlo akho omomotheka, okuqondisa uhlelo lokwelapha olufanele kakhulu.
Ukwelashwa kwamehlo omomotheka kuncike embangelweni eyingqayizivele nobunzima bezimpawu zakho. Abantu abaningi baqala ngama-artificial tears angaphezulu kwekhauntara, anganika impumuzo ngokushesha kwamehlo omomotheka okulula kuya kokulinganiselwe.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzokuncoma ukuqala ngama-artificial tears angenayo i-preservative, ikakhulukazi uma udinga ukuwasebenzisa ngaphezulu kwesikhathi esine ngosuku. Lezi ziza ngezinhlobo ezahlukene, futhi ungase udinga ukuzama izinhlobo eziningi ukuze uthole okusebenza kahle kuwe.
Izinketho zokwelapha zihluka kusuka ezindleleni ezilula kuya kwezithuthukile kakhulu:
Kwamehlo omomotheka aphakathi nendawo kuya kwalawo amakhulu, udokotela wakho angase akuncome imithi yokuqaphela esiza ekuqedeni ukuvuvukala nokukhulisa ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi. Lezi ngokuvamile zithatha amasonto ambalwa ukubonisa imiphumela ephelele.
Ezimeni ezinkulu, izinqubo ezincane zingase zibe usizo. Ama-Punctal plugs amancane, amadivayisi angapheli ubuhlungu afakwe ezindlebeni zakho zezinyembezi ukuze asize izinyembezi zihlale ebusweni beliso lakho isikhathi eside. Le nqubo ingenziwa ehhovisi lika-dokotela wakho.
Ukwelapha ekhaya kugxile ekuqondeni amehlo akho amanzi futhi ephapheme ngesikhathi sokuqondisa izinto zokuphila ezingase zibe nomthelela ezimpawu zakho. Ukuzinza ngohlelo lokwelapha kwakho kuyisihluthulelo sokuthola imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
Qala ngokusebenzisa ama-artificial tears angenayo i-preservative njalo usuku lonke, hhayi kuphela lapho amehlo akho ezwa omomotheka. Cabanga ngalokhu njengokunakekelwa okuvimbelayo kwamehlo akho, kufana nokusebenzisa i-moisturizer kwesikhumba sakho.
Nazi izindlela zokunakekelwa ekhaya eziphumelelayo:
Uhlelo lokucindezela okufudumele lusiza kakhulu kubantu abanezinkinga ze-oil gland. Sebenzisa i-washcloth ehlanzekile, emanzi efudumele e-microwave imizuzwana engaba ngu-20, bese uyifaka kuma-eyelids akho avaliwe.
Hlala unethemba ngokwelapha ekhaya, njengoba kungathatha amasonto ambalwa ukuqaphela ukuthuthuka okukhulu. Gcina ulandelela ukuthi yini esiza futhi yini eyenza izimpawu zakho zibe zimbi, ukuze ukwazi ukuxoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho.
Woza ulungile ngencwadi eningiliziwe yezimpawu zakho, kufaka phakathi lapho zaqala khona nokuthi yini ezenza zibe ngcono noma zimbi. Udokotela wakho uzothanda ukwazi ngemisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke, indawo yokusebenza, nanoma yiziphi izinguquko zakamuva ekuphileni kwakho.
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwazo zonke imithi oyithathayo, kufaka phakathi imithi engaphezulu kwekhauntara, izithasiselo, nama-eye drops. Imithi ethile ingase ibe nomthelela emehlweni omomotheka, ngakho-ke lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukuthola izimbangela ezingase zibe khona.
Cabanga ngokuqapha idayari yezimpawu isonto ngaphambi kwe-appointment yakho, uqaphele lapho amehlo akho ezwa khona kakhulu nokuthi ubenzeni ngaleso sikhathi. Lokhu kungasiza ekutholeni izibonelo nezinqubo.
Bhala imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza, njengohlobo lwemehle omomotheka olukhona kuwe, ukwelashwa okungase kusebenze kahle kuwe, nokuthi kungathatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuqaphela ukuthuthuka. Unganqikazi ukubuza ngezinguquko zokuphila ezingasiza.
Uma ugqoka ama-contact lenses, letha wona kwi-appointment yakho kanye nekesi lakho le-lens nezixazululo zokuhlanza. Udokotela wakho angase afune ukuhlola ukuthi ama-lenses afanele kanjani nokuthi angase abe nomthelela ezimpawu zakho.
Amehlo omomotheka yisimo esivamile, esilawuleka esithinta izigidi zabantu. Ngenkathi engahlupha futhi ekhathaza, ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo kukhona ukukusiza uthole impumuzo nokuvikela impilo yakho yamehlo isikhathi eside.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi awudingi ukuhlupheka ngezimpawu zamehlo omomotheka. Ukwelashwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi akuniki nje impumuzo kuphela kodwa futhi kuvimbela izinhlanganisela ezingase zibe nomthelela ekuqondeni kwakho.
Impumelelo ngokuvamile ivela ekuhlanganiseni ukwelashwa okulungile ngezinguquko zokuphila. Okuphumelelayo kuhluka umuntu ngamunye, ngakho-ke hlala unethemba njengoba wena nodokotela wakho nifuna indlela ephumelelayo kakhulu yesimo sakho esithile.
Ngokunakekelwa okuhle nokwelashwa, abantu abaningi abanemehle omomotheka bangagcina ukubona okuhle futhi baqhubeke nemisebenzi yabo yansuku zonke ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka okukhulu.
Ezimeni eziningi, amehlo omomotheka awabangeli izinkinga zokubona ezingapheli uma elashwe kahle. Noma kunjalo, amehlo omomotheka amakhulu, angalashwanga angase ahole ekulimala kwe-cornea okungase kuthonye ukubona. Kungakho kubalulekile ukufuna ukwelashwa uma izindlela zokwelapha ezingaphezulu kwekhauntara zingasizi.
Amehlo amanzi empeleni angaba yisibonakaliso samehlo omomotheka. Lapho amehlo akho engenayo izingxenye ezifanele zezinyembezi, angase akhiqize izinyembezi ezengeziwe zamanzi ukuhlanganisa. Noma kunjalo, lezi nyembezi zivame ukushoda amafutha nezinye izingxenye ezidingekayo ukuze zigcobe amehlo akho kahle, ngakho-ke ukumomotheka kuyaqhubeka.
Ama-artificial tears anganika impumuzo ngokushesha, kodwa ukwelashwa okuqaphelwe ngokuvamile kuthatha amasonto angu-4-6 ukubonisa ukuthuthuka okukhulu. Abanye abantu baqaphela ukuthuthuka okuqhubekayo phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa okuqala, ngenkathi abanye bengase badinge izinyanga eziningi ukuze bahlangabezane nezinzuzo eziphelele zehlelo lokwelapha lwabo.
Ama-artificial tears angaphezulu kwekhauntara aphilile ukusetshenziswa ngezikhathi ezithile, kodwa gwema ama-eye drops "okuqeda ubomvu" ngamehlo omomotheka. Lokhu empeleni kungase kwenze ukumomotheka kube kubi ngokusetshenziswa njalo. Uma udinga ama-eye drops ngaphezulu kwesikhathi esine ngosuku, khetha ama-artificial tears angenayo i-preservative ukuze ugweme ukucaphuka okuvela ku-preservatives.
Amehlo omomotheka ayavame ukuba avamile futhi angase abe mibi ngokweminyaka, njengoba ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi kuncipha ngokwemvelo. Noma kunjalo, lokhu akusho ukuthi uqondiswe ezimpawu ezimbi. Ngokwelashwa okuhle nokulungiswa kokuphila, abantu abaningi baphatha kahle amehlo abo omomotheka ngisho noma bekhula.
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