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Ukuqabuka amehlo kuyigama eliqhelekile le-conjunctivitis, okuvela lapho i-tissue encane, ecacile ehlanganisa iliso lakho ne-eyelids yangaphakathi iqala ukuvuvukala. Isuka ibe bomvu noma iphinki ngoba ama-blood vessels amancane kule tissue avuvukala futhi abonakala kakhulu.
Lesi simo sihlupha izigidi zabantu unyaka nonyaka futhi singathinta noma ubani kunoma iyiphi iminyaka. Nakuba kungabonakala kukhathaza, izincazelo eziningi zokuqabuka amehlo ziyamila futhi ziyaphela ngokwazo noma ngokwelashwa okulula.
Uphawu olucacile kakhulu yilona bomvu noma iphinki engxenyeni emhlophe yeliso lakho. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba ukuvuvukala kwenza ama-blood vessels abonakale kakhulu futhi kunikeze iliso lakho lobukhulu.
Nazi izimpawu ongazibona, khumbula ukuthi akuwona wonke umuntu ozibona zonke:
Izimpawu zakho zingakusiza ubone ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo lokuqabuka amehlo olukhona. Ukukhishwa nokuzwa kwamehlo akho kuvame ukunikeza izinkomba ezibalulekile ngesizathu esiyimbangela.
Kunezinhlobo ezintathu eziyinhloko zokuqabuka amehlo, ngayinye inezimbangela nezindlela zokwelapha ezahlukene. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukhona kuzokusiza ukukhetha indlela efanele yokwelashwa.
Ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela kuma-virus kuyilona uhlobo oluqhelekile futhi ngokuvamile luqala kulo lonke iliso ngaphambi kokusabalala kwenye. Kuvame ukuba nezimpawu ezifana ne-cold futhi kukhiqize ukukhishwa okunamanzi. Lo mbono ngokuvamile uziphilisa ngokwakhe phakathi kweviki elilodwa noma ezimbili.
Ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela kubhaktheriya kuvame ukubangela ukukhishwa okugcwele, okupinki noma oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka futhi kungathinta iliso elilodwa noma womabili. Amehlo akho angase azwe engakhululekile kune-viral pink eye, futhi ungase uvuke uthole i-eyelids yakho ebanjwe ndawonye ngenxa yokukhishwa okuyomile.
Ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela e-allergies kuthinta womabili amehlo ngesikhathi esifanayo futhi kubangela ukuthamba okukhulu kanye nobomvu. Ungase ube nezinhlobo ze-allergies ezifana nokukhipha, ukopha impumulo, noma ukuthamba kwentamo. Lo mbono uza futhi uhambe ngokuvezwa kwakho kuma-allergens.
Ngokungavamile, ukuqabuka amehlo kungase kubangelwe izinto ezihlasimulisayo ezifana ne-chemicals, utsha, noma izinto ezingaphandle emehlweni akho. Lo mbono ngokuvamile uthinta kuphela iliso elithinte izinto ezihlasimulisayo.
Ukuqabuka amehlo kuvela lapho kukhona okuthile okuhlasimulisayo noma okuthinta i-conjunctiva, leyo membrane encane ehlanganisa iliso lakho. Imbangela ibonisa ukuthi iyadluliseka kangakanani nokuthi yiluphi ukwelashwa olungase uludingi.
Ukutheleleka kwama-virus kubangela izincazelo eziningi zokuqabuka amehlo, ngokuvamile okuvela kuma-virus afana nalawa akubangela izifo ezivamile. La ma-virus asabalala kalula ngokukhokha, ukukhipha, noma ukuthinta izinto ezingcolile bese uthinta amehlo akho.
Ukutheleleka kwamabhaktheriya kungase futhi kube yimbangela yokuqabuka amehlo, kanye nezinye izimbangela ezivamile ezifana namabhaktheriya e-Staphylococcus ne-Streptococcus. La mabhaktheriya ngokuvamile asabalala ngokuthintana ngqo nokukhishwa kweliso elithintekile noma izinto ezingcolile ezifana namapulangwe noma i-makeup.
Ama-allergens abangela ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela e-allergies lapho i-immune system yakho iphendula ngokweqile ezintweni ezifana ne-pollen, ama-dust mites, i-pet dander, noma ama-mold spores. Umkhabo wakho ukhulula i-histamine, ebangela ukuvuvukala kanye nezimpawu ozibona.
Izinto ezihlasimulisayo ezizungezile zingase futhi zibangele izimpawu zokuqabuka amehlo. Lezi zingase zibe yi-chlorine evela emapulini okugeza, utsha, umoya ocolile, noma umusi we-chemicals. Abantu abagqoka ama-contact lenses bangase baqale ukuqabuka amehlo ngenxa yama-lenses angcolile noma ukunakekelwa okungafanele kwama-lenses.
Kwezinye izikhathi, ukuqabuka amehlo kungase kubangelwe ukutheleleka okuthathwa ngocansi, izimo ezithile ze-autoimmune, noma ama-tear ducts avuliwe ezinganeni ezisanda kuzalwa. Lezi zimo zidinga ukunakekelwa okukhethekile kwezokwelapha nezindlela zokwelapha ezahlukene.
Izincazelo eziningi zokuqabuka amehlo ziyamila futhi azidingi ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izimpawu zikukhombisa ukuthi kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho ngokushesha.
Kufanele ubheke udokotela uma uhlushwa ubuhlungu obukhulu beliso, ukushintsha okukhulu kokubona, noma ukukhanya okukhulu. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise isimo esibi seliso esidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ukukhishwa okugcwele, oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka noma oluphinki oluhlangene nobomvu obukhulu kuvame ukukhombisa ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela kubhaktheriya, okuvame ukuthuthuka ngokushesha ngokwelashwa kwama-antibiotics. Uma izimpawu zakho ziyanda ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa noma zingaqali ukuthuthuka ngaphakathi kweviki, ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha kungakusiza.
Izingane ezisanda kuzalwa nezingane ezincane ezinezimpawu zokuqabuka amehlo zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha ngoba ama-immune systems azo asathuthuka. Ngokunjalo, abantu abanama-immune systems abuthathayo kufanele bafune ukunakekelwa ngokushesha ukuvimbela ukuphazamiseka.
Uma uqoka ama-contact lenses futhi uqala izimpawu zokuqabuka amehlo, yeka ukuqoka ama-lenses akho ngokushesha bese uthintana nodokotela wakho wamehlo. Ukuqabuka amehlo okuhlobene nama-contact lenses ngezinye izikhathi kungase kube yimbangela yokuphazamiseka okukhulu uma kungelashwa kahle.
Noma ubani angaba nokuqabuka amehlo, kodwa ezinye izinto zikwandisa amathuba okuthola lesi simo. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezikwandisa amathuba kungakusiza uthathe izinyathelo zokuzivimbela wena nabanye.
Ukuthintana eduze nabantu abathelelekile kukwandisa amathuba, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezikhulu ezifana nezikole, amasiko okuqeqesha izingane, noma ama-offices. Izingane zivame ukuthinteka kakhulu ngoba ngokuvamile zithinta ubuso bazo futhi zihlanganyela imidlalo noma ezinye izinto.
Ukungahlanzi kahle kukwandisa amathuba ngokukhulu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukungagezi izandla zakho njalo, ukuhlanganyela izinto ezizimele ezifana namapulangwe noma i-makeup, noma ukuthinta amehlo akho ngezandla ezingageziwe.
Abantu abane-allergies banethuba elikhulu lokuqabuka amehlo okuvela e-allergies, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi ze-pollen eziphezulu noma lapho bevezwe kuma-allergens abo athile. Ukuba nezinye izimo zamehlo noma amehlo omile kungase futhi kukwenze ube sengozini enkulu yokuqabuka amehlo.
Abantu abagqoka ama-contact lenses banethuba elikhulu, ikakhulukazi uma bengalandi imiyalo efanele yokunakekelwa kwama-lenses, beqoka ama-lenses isikhathi eside kunokunconywayo, noma abawashintshi njengoba kuhlelwe. Ukugeza emanzini angcolile noma ama-pools anganakekelwa kahle kungase futhi kukuveze kumabhaktheriya nezinto ezihlasimulisayo.
Ezinye izisebenzi noma izindawo zikwandisa ukuvezwa ezintweni ezihlasimulisayo ezingase zibangele ukuqabuka amehlo. Abasebenzi bezempilo, abahlinzeki bokugcina izingane, nabantu abasebenza ne-chemicals noma ezindaweni ezinezilitha banesigwegwe esikhulu.
Izincazelo eziningi zokuqabuka amehlo ziyaphela ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezihlala njalo. Kodwa-ke, ukuqonda izinkinga ezingase zenzeke kukusiza ubone ukuthi nini okufanele uthole ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okwengeziwe.
Ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela kubhaktheriya, uma kungelashwa, ngezinye izikhathi kungasabalala kwezinye izingxenye zeliso lakho noma izicubu ezizungezile. Lokhu kungase kube yimbangela yokutheleleka okukhulu okungase kuthinte ukubona kwakho noma kudinge ukwelashwa okukhulu.
Kwezinye izikhathi, izinhlobo ezithile zokuqabuka amehlo okuvela kubhaktheriya zingase zilimaze i-cornea, okuyisikhumba esicacile sobuso beliso lakho. Le nkinga ivame kakhulu ngamabhaktheriya aqine noma kubantu abanama-immune systems abuthathayo.
Ukuqabuka amehlo okuhlala njalo kungase kuqale uma imbangela engaphansi ayilashwa kahle. Lokhu kuvame kakhulu ngokuqabuka amehlo okuvela e-allergies okuqhubeka ngenxa yokuvezwa okuqhubekayo kuma-allergens noma ngokuqabuka amehlo okuvela ezintweni ezihlasimulisayo ezizungezile.
Abantu abagqoka ama-contact lenses banezingozi ezengeziwe uma beqhubeka beqoka ama-lenses ngesikhathi sokutheleleka. Lokhu kungase kube yimbangela yama-corneal ulcers noma ezinye izinkinga ezingase zithinte ukubona njalo.
Izingane ezisanda kuzalwa ezinoqabuka amehlo zibhekene nezingozi ezinkulu kakhulu, kufaka phakathi ukutheleleka okungasabalala emzimbeni wazo. Yingakho ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha kubalulekile kubantwana ababonisa noma iyiphi imininingwane yokutheleleka kweliso.
Ukugcina uhlanzekile kuyindlela yakho engcono kakhulu yokuzivimbela noma ukusabalalisa ukuqabuka amehlo. Imikhuba elula yansuku zonke inganciphisa kakhulu amathuba okuthola lesi simo.
Geza izandla zakho njalo ngesepha namanzi afudumele, ikakhulukazi ngaphambi kokuthinta ubuso bakho noma amehlo akho. Uma isepula ayitholakali, sebenzisa i-hand sanitizer ene-alcohol engaphezulu kuka-60% ukubulala ama-germs ngokuphumelelayo.
Gwema ukuhlanganyela izinto ezizimele ezithinta amehlo akho noma ubuso bakho. Lokhu kuhlanganisa amapulangwe, ama-washcloths, ama-pillowcases, i-makeup yamehlo, ama-contact lenses, noma izibuko. Shintsha i-makeup yamehlo njalo, ikakhulukazi i-mascara ne-eyeliner.
Uma othile ekhaya lakho enoqabuka amehlo, thatha izinyathelo ezengeziwe zokuvimbela ukusabalala. Geza imibhede namapulangwe emanzini afudumele, uhlanze izinto ezivamile, futhi ukhumbuze umuntu othintekile ukuba angazithinti amehlo akhe.
Kubantu abagqoka ama-contact lenses, landela imiyalo efanele yokunakekelwa kwama-lenses ngokuqinile. Shintsha ama-lenses njengoba kuhlelwe, sebenzisa isisombululo esisha njalo, futhi ungaqoki ama-lenses uma unezinhlungu noma ukutheleleka kweliso.
Lawula i-allergies yakho ngokuphumelelayo uma unazo i-allergic pink eye. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukusebenzisa ama-air purifiers, ukugcina amafasitela evalwe ngezinsuku eziningi ze-pollen, noma ukuthatha imithi ye-allergies enconywe ngudokotela wakho njengoba aqondiswe.
Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile angakwazi ukuhlweza ukuqabuka amehlo ngokuhlola amehlo akho nokuthi ubuphi ubuhlungu. Ukubukeka kwamehlo akho nohlobo lokukhishwa ngokuvamile kunikeza izinkomba ezicacile ngalokho okubangela isimo sakho.
Phakathi kokuhlola kwakho, udokotela wakho uzobheka umbala nomklamo wobomvu emehlweni akho, ahlole ukukhishwa, futhi ahlole ukuthi i-eyelids yakho ibonakala kanjani. Uzokuphinde abuze ukuthi izimpawu zaqala nini, noma unezinye izinkinga zempilo, nokuthi yini engase ibe yimbangela yalesi simo.
Ezimeni eziningi, azikho izivivinyo ezikhethekile ezidingekayo ukuze kuhlonzwe. Kodwa-ke, uma izimpawu zakho zinzima, zingavamile, noma aziphenduli ekwelapheni kokuqala, udokotela wakho angase aqoqe isampula yokukhishwa kweliso ukuze kuvivinywe.
Ukuvivinywa kwelaboratri kungabonisa amabhaktheriya noma i-virus ethile ebangela ukuqabuka amehlo, okukusiza ukukhetha ukwelashwa okuqondene. Lokhu kubalulekile kakhulu kubantwana abasanda kuzalwa, abantu abanama-immune systems abuthathayo, noma izimo ezingathuthuki njengoba kulindelekile.
Udokotela wakho uzophinde ahlole ukubona kwakho futhi ahlole ezinye izingxenye zeliso lakho ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka akusabalalanga noma akubangeli izinkinga. Lokhu kuhlola okuhleliwe kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okufanele.
Ukwelashwa kokuqabuka amehlo kuncike kulokho okubangela izimpawu zakho. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izincazelo eziningi ziphendula kahle ekunakekelweni okufanele, futhi cishe uzizwa uthuthuke ngaphakathi kwezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya kweviki.
Ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela kuma-virus ngokuvamile akudingi imithi ekhethekile ngoba ama-antibiotics awasebenzi kuma-virus. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukunakekelwa okusiza ukuthi uzizwe ukhululekile ngenkathi i-immune system yakho ilwa nokutheleleka ngokwemvelo.
Ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela kubhaktheriya ngokuvamile kuthuthuka ngokushesha ngama-antibiotic eye drops noma i-ointment. Le mithi iyasiza ukususa ukutheleleka ngokushesha futhi inciphisa isikhathi sokuthi uyadluliseka kwabanye. Kubalulekile ukusebenzisa lonke uhlelo lwama-antibiotics ngisho noma uzizwa uthuthuke.
Ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela e-allergies kuphendula kahle ekugwemeni izinto ezikubangela i-allergies uma kungenzeka nokusebenzisa ama-antihistamine eye drops noma imithi ye-allergies yomlomo. Udokotela wakho angase futhi ancome ama-artificial tears ukuhlanza ama-allergens emehlweni akho.
Kuzo zonke izinhlobo zokuqabuka amehlo, ukufaka izinto ezibandayo emehlweni kungasiza ukunciphisa ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala. Faka i-cloth ehlanzekile, emanzi afudumele emehlweni akho avuliwe imizuzu embalwa ngesikhathi usuku lonke.
Ama-artificial tears noma ama-lubricating eye drops angasiza ukuhlanza izinto ezihlasimulisayo futhi anikeze ukufuma uma amehlo akho omile noma ehlasimula. Khetha izinto ezingenalo i-preservative uma uzosebenzisa njalo.
Ukunakekelwa ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekusikweni ukuphulukana ngokuqabuka amehlo. Lezi zinyathelo zilula zingasiza ukunciphisa izimpawu zakho futhi zivimbele isimo ukusabalala kwabanye noma ukuba sibi.
Gcina amehlo akho ehlanzekile ngokuhlanza ngobumnene ukukhishwa nge-washcloth ehlanzekile, efudumele. Sebenzisa i-cloth entsha njalo futhi ugweme ukuthinta amehlo akho, okungase kukhulise ukuhlasimula futhi kusabalalise ukutheleleka.
Faka izinto ezibandayo ukuze unciphise ukuvuvukala futhi uthole induduzo. Ungasebenzisa i-washcloth ehlanzekile ephuzwe emanzini abanda noma i-bag yama-peas abanda ephakanyiswe ngetawuli encane. Faka imizuzu emi-5-10 izikhathi eziningi ngosuku.
Susa ama-contact lenses ngokushesha uma uwaqoka futhi ungawafaki kabusha kuze kube yilapho amehlo akho ephulukile ngokuphelele. Lahla noma yimaphi ama-lenses owaqoka lapho izimpawu zaqala, kanye ne-lens case nanoma yimaphi amabhodlela esisombululo ovuliwe.
Vikela abanye ngokuhlanza izandla zakho njalo, ungabihlanganyeli izinto ezizimele, futhi uhlale ekhaya emsebenzini noma esikoleni ngenkathi uyadluliseka. Uvamise ukudluliseka uma une-discharge emehlweni akho.
Thula kahle futhi uhlale uthola amanzi amaningi ukuze uthole i-immune system yakho elwa nokutheleleka ngokuphumelelayo. Gwema i-makeup yamehlo kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zakho ziyaphela ngokuphelele, futhi ushintshe noma iyiphi i-makeup oyisebenzisile ngesikhathi uthintekile.
Ukuba ulungile ngesikhathi sokuya kudokotela kuzokusiza udokotela wakho ukwenza ukuhlweza okuqondile futhi enze uhlelo lokwelapha olufanele isimo sakho. Izinyathelo ezimbalwa ezilula ngaphambi kokuya kwakho zingenza inqubo ibe lula.
Bhala phansi ukuthi izimpawu zakho zaqala nini, zishintshe kanjani, nokuthi yini engase ibe yimbangela yazo. Qaphela ukuthi iliso elilodwa noma womabili athintekile futhi uchaze uhlobo nenani lokuphuma okuqaphile.
Yenza uhlu lwemithi yonke oyithathayo njengamanje, kufaka phakathi imithi yokwelapha, izithasiselo, nanoma yimiphi imithi yamehlo oyizame. Khumbula noma yiziphi i-allergies onazo emithini noma ezinye izinto.
Letha ulwazi mayelana nemisebenzi yakho yakamuva engase ibaluleke, njengokuya kugeza, ukuvezwa kubantu abanezinhlungu zamehlo, noma ukuthintana nama-allergens noma izinto ezihlasimulisayo. Uma uqoka ama-contact lenses, letha wona ne-lens case yakho ekuhlongeni.
Lungisa imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza udokotela. Ungase ufune ukwazi ukuthi uzoba yini isikhathi eside uyadluliseka, nini ongabuyela emsebenzini noma esikoleni, noma nini lapho kuphephile khona ukubuyela ekuqokeni ama-contact lenses.
Uma kungenzeka, gwema ukuqoka i-makeup yamehlo ekuhlongeni kwakho ukuze udokotela wakho akwazi ukubona izimpawu zakho ngokucacile. Letha izibuko uma ukukhanya okukhulu kukukhathaza amehlo akho, njengoba ezinye izikhungo zinekhanya elikhulu.
Ukuqabuka amehlo kuyisimo esivamile, esivamile esithinta i-tissue encane ehlanganisa iliso lakho ne-eyelids yangaphakathi. Nakuba kungase kubonakale kukhathaza futhi kungakhululeki, izincazelo eziningi ziyaphela ngokuphelele ngokunakekelwa okufanele futhi azibangeli izinkinga ezihlala njalo.
Ukulawula ukuqabuka amehlo ngokuphumelelayo kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukhona nokulandela ukwelashwa okufanele. Ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela kuma-virus ngokuvamile kuziphilisa ngokwakhe, ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela kubhaktheriya ngokuvamile kuzuza ekwelapheni kwama-antibiotics, futhi ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela e-allergies kuthuthuka ngokugwema ama-allergens kanye nama-antihistamines.
Ukugcina uhlanzekile kuyindlela yakho engcono kakhulu yokuzivimbela noma ukusabalalisa ukuqabuka amehlo. Izinyathelo ezilula ezifana nokuhlanza izandla njalo, ukungabihlanganyeli izinto ezizimele, nokuqeda ukuthinta amehlo akho kungavimbela izincazelo eziningi.
Khumbula ukuthi nakuba ukuqabuka amehlo ngokuvamile akuyona into enzima, ezinye izimpawu zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Unganqikazi ukuthintana nodokotela wakho uma uhlushwa ubuhlungu obukhulu, ukushintsha kokubona, noma uma izimpawu zakho ziyanda noma azithuthuki njengoba kulindelekile.
Ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela kuma-virus kudluliseka uma unezimpawu, ngokuvamile izinsuku eziyi-7-14. Ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela kubhaktheriya kuya kuba kungadluliseki ngemva kwamahora angu-24 ngemva kokuqala ukwelashwa kwama-antibiotics. Ukuqabuka amehlo okuvela e-allergies akudluliseki nhlobo ngoba kubangelwa ama-allergens, hhayi ukutheleleka.
Kufanele uhlale ekhaya uma une-discharge emehlweni akho noma uzizwa ungaphili kahle. Izikole eziningi nezindawo zokusebenza zidinga ukuba ungabi na-fever futhi ungabi ne-discharge ngaphambi kokubuyela. Hlola nomqashi wakho noma esikoleni ngezinqubomgomo zabo ezikhethekile mayelana nokubuyela emva kokuqabuka amehlo.
Ukuqabuka amehlo kuthinta izingane nabantu abadala ngendlela efanayo, kodwa izingane zivame ukuthola kaningi ngenxa yokuthintana eduze nabanye kanye nemikhuba yokuhlambalaza engalungile. Izimpawu nezindlela zokwelapha ngokuvamile zifana, nakuba izingane zingase zidinga usizo olwengeziwe ngokunakekelwa kwamehlo okuqondile nokuhlanza izandla.
Izincazelo eziningi zokuqabuka amehlo azibangeli noma yiziphi izinkinga zokubona ezingapheli futhi ziyaphela ngokuphelele. Kodwa-ke, ukutheleleka kwamabhaktheriya okunzima noma izinkinga ngezinye izikhathi kungase kuthinte ukubona, yingakho kubalulekile ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma izimpawu zinzima noma azithuthuki.
Yebo, kufanele ushintshe noma iyiphi i-makeup oyisebenzisile ngesikhathi uthintekile, kufaka phakathi i-mascara, i-eyeliner, ne-eyeshadow. Lezi zinto zingase zigcine amabhaktheriya futhi zibangele ukutheleleka kabusha. Shintsha futhi amabhrashi noma izinto ezithinte amehlo akho athintekile.
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