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Ukuqina kwamehlo yimvakalelo yokukhathala, engakhululekile amehlo akho ayithola ngemva kokusebenza kanzima isikhathi eside. Kuyindlela yamehlo akho yokukutshela ukuthi adinga ikhefu, njengoba imisipha yakho izizwa ngemva kokuzivocavoca isikhathi eside.
Lesi simo esivamile sihlupha izigidi zabantu nsuku zonke, ikakhulu labo abaqeda amahora amaningi bebheka izikrini noma benza umsebenzi oseduze. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuqina kwamehlo kuvame ukuba okwesikhashana futhi akunakubangela umonakalo ohlala njalo ekuqaleni kwakho.
Ukuqina kwamehlo kwenzeka lapho imisipha yamehlo yakho ikhathala ngokusetshenziswa okukhulu noma isikhathi eside. Amehlo akho anayo imisipha emincane ehlala ilungisa ukuze ikusize ukugxila ezintweni ezikude ezingamakhulu.
Uma le miphunga isebenza ngokweqile ngaphandle kokupumula okwanele, ikhathala futhi iqine. Cabanga ngakho njengokubamba into enzima isikhathi eside kakhulu - ekugcineni, imisipha yesandla sakho iqala ukuhlunguza nokudlidliza ngenxa yomzamo.
Odokotela bavame ukubiza lesi simo ngokuthi "asthenopia," kodwa ukuqina kwamehlo yigama abantu abaningi abalisebenzisayo futhi baluqonda. Kuyinto evamile futhi ihlupha abantu bazo zonke izinkathi, yize sekukhule kakhulu ezweni lethu ledijithali.
Izimpawu zokuqina kwamehlo zingase zihluke kusuka ekuhluphekeni okuncane kuya ezinkingeni ezibonakalayo eziphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Umuthi wakho unamazinga amaningi okukwazisa ukuthi amehlo akho adinga ukunakekelwa.
Izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu baphawula nokuthi amehlo abo azizwa "eqinile" noma sengathi kukhona okuthile kuwo. Ungase uzithole uziqhwakeza amehlo akho kaningi noma uhluleka ukuwagcina evuliwe.
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuthuthuka kancane usuku lonke futhi zivame ukuba zimbi uma uqhubeka nomsebenzi obangela ukucindezeleka. Ubukhulu bungase buhluke kumuntu nomuntu futhi kuncike ekutheni uqede isikhathi esingakanani usebenzisa amehlo akho ngokweqile.
Ukuqina kwamehlo kuthuthuka lapho amehlo akho esebenza kanzima kunokujwayelekile ukuze agcine ukubona okucacile nokugxila. Imisebenzi eminingi yansuku zonke nezici zemvelo zingabangela lokhu kusebenza ngokweqile kwemisipha yamehlo akho.
Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Amadivayisi edijithali anenkinga ngamehlo akho ngoba akhipha ukukhanya okwesibhakabhaka futhi kukwenze uzwakala kancane. Uma ugxile esikrinini, izinga lakho lokuzwakala lingase liwe nge-60%, okuholela ekuqaleni kwamehlo omile, acashile.
Umoya omubi ngenkathi usebenzisa amadivayisi ungase futhi ube nomthelela ekuqineni kwamehlo. Uma ukhwehlela phambili noma uqhumisa ikhanda lakho ngezikhathi ezingajwayelekile, ucindezela amehlo akho ukuba asebenze kanzima ukuze agcine ukugxila okufanele nokulingana.
Ukuqina kwamehlo okuningi kuzixazulula ngokwalo ngokuphumula nokushintsha okulula kwesitayela sokuphila. Noma kunjalo, kunezikhathi lapho kubalulekile ukuthola ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha kochwepheshe.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho noma ochwepheshe wokunakekelwa kwamehlo uma uhlangabezana nalokhu okulandelayo:
Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma izimpawu zokuqina kwamehlo ziyaphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke noma ukusebenza kwakho, kufanele uthole ukuhlolwa kwamehlo okuphelele. Ngezinye izikhathi lokho okuzwakala njengokuqina kwamehlo okulula kungaba uphawu lwenkinga yokubona engaphansi okudinga ukulungiswa.
Ukuhlolwa kwamehlo okuvamile kubalulekile ikakhulu uma ungakaze ube nakho okungaphezu kweminyaka emibili noma uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezintsha ezikukhathazayo.
Izici ezithile zingakwenza kube lula ukuba uthuthukise ukuqina kwamehlo noma ukuhlangabezana nakho ngokukhulu. Ukuqonda lezi zici ezingaba nomthelela kungakusiza ukuba uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela.
Ungase ube sengozini enkulu uma:
Iminyaka idlala indima ebalulekile ngoba ikhono lokugxila kwamehlo akho liyancipha ngokwemvelo njengoba isikhathi siqhubeka. Lesi simo, esibizwa ngokuthi i-presbyopia, sivame ukuqala eminyakeni engu-40 yakho futhi kwenza umsebenzi oseduze ube nzima kakhulu.
Imisebenzi ethile nayo inezinye izingozi, kuhlanganise abasebenzi ehhovisi, abaklami begirafu, abaqondisi, nanoma ubani oqeda umsebenzi onemininingwane ngesandla. Noma kunjalo, ngezinyathelo ezifanele, abantu kulezi zindawo banganciphisa ingozi yabo kakhulu.
Ukuqina kwamehlo ngokwakho akunakubangela umonakalo omkhulu noma ohlala njalo emehlweni akho. Noma kunjalo, ukuqina kwamehlo okuhlala njalo kungabangela ezinye izinhlanganisela ezithinta induduzo yakho kanye nekhwalithi yokuphila.
Izinhlanganisela ezingaba khona zihlanganisa:
Ezimweni ezingavamile, ukuqina kwamehlo okukhulu nokuhlala njalo kungase kufihle izinkinga zokubona ezingaphansi ezidinga ukwelashwa kochwepheshe. Uma kungaxazululwa, lezi zinkinga ezingaphansi zingase zibe zimbi kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi lezi zinhlanganisela zivame ukuphepheka ngezindlela ezifanele zokunakekelwa kwamehlo nokupumula okuvamile emisebenzini yokubuka okukhulu. Abantu abaningi bathola impumuzo enkulu uma beqondisa izimbangela zokuqina kwamehlo kwabo.
Ukuvimbela ukuqina kwamehlo kuvame ukuba lula kunokwelapha ngemva kokuba kuthuthukile. Ukushintsha okulula kwemikhuba yakho yansuku zonke nendawo yakho yokusebenza kungenza umehluko omkhulu enduduzo yamehlo akho.
Nazi izindlela zokuvikela ezisebenza kakhulu:
Isethi yakho yendawo yokusebenza idlala indima ebalulekile ekuvinjelweni. Isikrini sakho kufanele sibe kancane ngaphansi kwenqanaba lamehlo, futhi kufanele ukwazi ukulibheka ngaphandle kokuthi uqhumise ikhanda lakho phezulu noma phansi kakhulu.
Cabanga ngokusebenzisa i-humidifier uma usebenza endaweni eyomile, futhi qiniseka ukuthi uhlala uthola amanzi usuku lonke. Lezi zinyathelo zilula zinganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa izimpawu zokuqina kwamehlo.
Ukuhlonzwa kokuqina kwamehlo kuvame ukubandakanya ukulinganiswa okuphelele kwezimpawu zakho kanye nokuhlolwa kwamehlo okuphelele. Ochwepheshe bakho wokunakekelwa kwamehlo bazofuna ukuqonda imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke nemikhuba yakho yokusebenza.
Ngesikhathi sokuqokwa kwakho, udokotela wakho cishe uzokwenza lokhu okulandelayo:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi akucele ukuba ubonise ukuthi uvame ukusebenzisa ikhompyutha yakho noma izinto zokufunda kanjani. Lokhu kuyabasiza ukuba baqonde izinkinga zomoya noma izindawo ezingase zibe nomthelela ezimpawu zakho.
Ezimweni ezithile, ukuhlolwa okukhethekile kungase kudingeke ukuze kuqale ezinye izimo noma ukulinganisa ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi zakho uma amehlo omile ecindezelwa. Inqubo yokuhlola ivame ukuba lula futhi ayibuhlungu.
Ukwelashwa kokuqina kwamehlo kugxila ekuphumuleni amehlo akho nokubhekana nezimbangela zokuqina. Izimo eziningi ziphendula kahle ezindleleni ezilula ongazisebenzisa ekhaya.
Izindlela zokwelapha ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Uma unezinkinga zokubona ezingaphansi, ukuthola izibuko ezifanele noma ama-contact lenses kuvame ukunika impumuzo ngokushesha. Abantu abaningi abazi ukuthi ngisho nokushintsha okuncane kokubona kungabangela ukuqina kwamehlo okukhulu.
Ezimeni ezimbi kakhulu, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze izibuko zekhompyutha ezikhethekile noma akukhuthaze ukushintsha indawo yakho yokusebenza. Lokhu ukwelashwa kuvame ukuba nemiphumela emihle uma kuhlanganiswa nemikhuba emihle yokunakekelwa kwamehlo.
Ukuphathwa kokuqina kwamehlo ekhaya kubandakanya ukudala imikhuba yamehlo nezimbo ezisekela induduzo yakho yamehlo usuku lonke. Ukushintsha okuncane kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekuzizweni kwamehlo akho.
Izindlela ezisebenza ekhaya zihlanganisa:
Qaphela ikhwalithi yomoya nendawo yakho. Abaphangi noma izindawo zemoto ezifutha ubuso bakho ngqo zingomisa amehlo akho futhi zenza izimpawu zokuqina zibe zimbi.
Cabanga ngokunciphisa ukukhanya okukhulu okuphezulu futhi usebenzise ukukhanya komsebenzi esikhundleni salokho. Umgomo ukudala ukukhanya okuhlala njalo, okuhle okuwenzi ukukhanya noma ukuphikisana okukhulu okwenza amehlo akho asebenze kanzima.
Ukulungiselela ukuqokwa kwakho kokunakekelwa kwamehlo kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu kanye nenqubo yokwelapha esebenza kahle. Ukulungiselela okuhle kuwonga isikhathi futhi kusiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde isimo sakho kangcono.
Ngaphambi kokuqokwa kwakho:
Cabanga ngendawo yakho yokusebenza futhi ube ulungele ukuchaza usuku lwakho oluvamile. Faka imininingwane mayelana nokukhanya, ibanga lesikrini, nokuthi uvame ukusebenza isikhathi esingakanani ngaphandle kokupumula.
Uma kungenzeka, letha izithombe zendawo yakho yokusebenza noma ulungele ukuchaza ngemininingwane. Lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde izici zemvelo ezingase zibe nomthelela ekuqineni kwamehlo akho.
Ukuqina kwamehlo kuyisimo esivamile, esilawuleka esingavamile ukubangela umonakalo ohlala njalo ekuqaleni kwakho. Ngendlela efanele, abantu abaningi bangathola impumuzo enkulu futhi bavimbele izigameko zesikhathi esizayo.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi amehlo akho adinga ikhefu okuvamile, njenganoma yiluphi olunye uhlangothi lomzimba wakho olusebenza kanzima. Imikhuba elula njengomthetho we-20-20-20 kanye nokusetha indawo yokusebenza efanele kungavimbela izinkinga eziningi zokuqina kwamehlo.
Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezihlala njalo ezingathuthuki ngokuphumula nokunakekelwa okuyisisekelo, ungangabazi ukubona ochwepheshe wokunakekelwa kwamehlo. Ngezinye izikhathi lokho okuzwakala njengokuqina kwamehlo okulula empeleni kuyinkinga yokubona elula ukulungisa.
Ukunakekela amehlo akho kuyitshalomali enduduzo yakho yesikhathi eside nokukhiqiza. Ngakho ukushintsha okulula emkhubeni wakho wansuku zonke, ungagcina amehlo akho empilweni futhi ekhululekile iminyaka eminingi ezayo.
Cha, ukuqina kwamehlo ngokwakho akunakubangela umonakalo ohlala njalo ekuqaleni kwakho. Noma kunjalo, kungaba uphawu lwezinkinga zokubona ezingaphansi ezidinga ukunakekelwa. Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezihlala njalo, kufanele uthole ukuhlolwa kwamehlo ukuze uqale izimo ezingase zibe zimbi ngaphandle kokwelashwa.
Izimpawu eziningi zokuqina kwamehlo ziyathuthuka phakathi kwamahora ambalwa okuphumula amehlo akho. Uma uthatha ikhefu okuvamile futhi uqondisa izimbangela ezingaphansi, kufanele uqaphele ukuthuthuka phakathi kosuku noma amabili. Izimpawu ezihlala njalo isikhathi esingaphezu kweviki zidinga ukuvakashela ochwepheshe bakho wokunakekelwa kwamehlo.
Izibuko zekhompyutha zingasiza abanye abantu, ikakhulu labo abaqeda amahora amaningi bebheka izikrini. Zivame ukuba ne-anti-reflective coating futhi zingase zihluze ukukhanya okwesibhakabhaka. Noma kunjalo, ukubeka isikrini esifanele, ukukhanya, nokupumula okuvamile kuvame ukuba nemiphumela emihle kunama-spectacles kuphela.
Yebo, ukuqina kwamehlo sekukhule kakhulu ngenxa yesikhathi esiningi sesikrini nokusetshenziswa kwamadivayisi edijithali. Umuntu ophakathi manje uqeda amahora angu-7-10 nsuku zonke ebheka izikrini, okuyishintsho elikhulu kunokuzukulwane ezedlule. Lokhu kwenza imikhuba yokunakekelwa kwamehlo ibaluleke kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili.
Impela. Izingane zingaba nokuqina kwamehlo njengabantu abadala, futhi zingase zibe nobunzima bokuchaza izimpawu zazo ngokucacile. Qaphela izimpawu njengokuqhwakwa kwamehlo okuvamile, ukukhononda ngamehlo akhathele, ubuhlungu ekhanda, noma ukukhuluphala kokugxila. Ukufundisa izingane imikhuba emihle yesikrini kusenesikhathi kusiza ekuvinjeni izinkinga kamuva.
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