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Ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka, okuvamile kubizwa ngokuthi ukuba yimpumputhe yemibala, kuyisimo lapho unokukhuluphala khona ukubona noma ukuhlukanisa imibala ethile. Lokhu kwenzeka lapho amaseli azinzayo ekukhanyeni emehlweni akho engasebenzi kahle ukuthola imibala ethile noma umehluko wemibala.
Cishe owesilisa oyedwa kwabayishumi nambili nowesifazane oyedwa kwabayikhulu namabili unawo uhlobo oluthile lokuntuleka kokubona imibala. Abantu abaningi abanesimo esinjalo bangabona imibala, kodwa bangadida amashadi athile noma bawabone ngendlela ehlukile kunabanye.
Ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka kwenzeka lapho amaseli e-cone e-retina yakho engasebenzi kahle. I-retina yakho inamaseli amathathu e-cone ahlola ubude be-wavelengths obumhlophe, oluhlaza, noluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
Lapho uhlobo olulodwa noma ngaphezulu lwamaseli e-cone lubuyeke, lungasebenzi kahle, noma luthole imibala ngendlela ehlukile, uhlangabezana nezinkinga zokubona imibala. Lokhu kungaba ukukhuluphala okuncane ukuhlukanisa imibala efanayo kuya ekungakwazi ukubona imibala ethile nhlobo.
Abantu abaningi abane-ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka bazalwa benalesimo futhi bangase bangazi ukuthi babona imibala ngendlela ehlukile kuze kube yilapho bevivinywa. Isimo sivamise ukuba siqine ngokuphila futhi alubi kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Isimpawu esiyinhloko yilokhu ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwemibala ethile noma ukubona njengamashadi ahlukile kunabantu abaningi. Ungase uqaphele lezi zinselele ezimweni zansuku zonke ngaphandle kokwazi ukuthi zihlangene nokubona imibala.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Abantu abaningi abane-ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka okuthambile bayazivumelanisa kangangokuba abawuqapheli lo mkhulu. Abanye bangase bathembele ekukhanyeni, ezingutsheni, noma endaweni kunokuba kube ngumbala ukuqonda izinto.
Kunezinhlobo eziningi zokuntuleka kokubona imibala, ehlukaniswe ngemibala onokukhuluphala ukubona. Uhlobo oluvamile kakhulu luthinta indlela obona ngayo imibala ebomvu neluhlaza.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Ukuba yimpumputhe yemibala ebomvu neluhlaza kunama-subtypes amabili. I-Protanomaly yenza imibala ebomvu ibonakale imnyama, kuyilapho i-deuteranomaly ithinta ukubona umbala oluhlaza. Lezi zimo zingaba ukusuka kokuncane kuya kokukhulu.
Ukuba yimpumputhe yemibala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka neluphuzi, okuthiwa yi-tritanomaly, kuyinto engavamile kakhulu futhi ithonya amadoda nabesifazane ngokulinganayo. Ukuba yimpumputhe yemibala ephelele, noma i-monochromacy, kuyinto engavamile kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile iza nezinye izinkinga zokubona njengokuzwa ukukhanya.
Izigameko eziningi zokubona imibala ebuthakathaka ziyizefa, okusho ukuthi uzalwa unalesimo ngenxa ye-genes ezidluliselwe kubazali bakho. Leli fomu le-genetic livame kakhulu kumadoda kunabesifazane.
I-inherited form iyenzeka lapho kune-problem nge-genes elawula amaseli athola imibala emehlweni akho. Njengoba lezi genes zitholakala kwi-chromosome ye-X, amadoda anethuba elikhulu lokuthinteka ngoba ana-chromosome eyodwa ye-X.
Ngezinye izikhathi ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka kungase kuqale kamuva ekuphileni ngenxa yezinye izimbangela:
Izinkinga zokubona imibala ezitholakele ngokuvamile zithinta amehlo womabili ngendlela ehlukile futhi zingase zibe zimbi kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lokhu kuhlukile ekubeni yimpumputhe yemibala efa, evamise ukuba yinto ethonya amehlo womabili ngokulinganayo futhi ihlale iqine.
Kufanele ubheke udokotela we-eye uma uqaphela ngokuzumayo izinguquko endleleni obona ngayo imibala, ikakhulukazi uma lokhu kwenzeka njengomuntu omdala. Izingqungqulu eziqhakazayo zokubona imibala zingabonisa izinkinga ze-eye noma zezempilo ezidinga ukunakekelwa.
Cabanga ukuhlela i-appointment uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimo:
Ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kubalulekile kakhulu kubantwana. Uma izinkinga zokubona imibala zingabonakali, abantwana bangase bahlupheke esikoleni ngezinto zokufunda ezibonisa imibala noma bazizwe behluphekile ngaphandle kokwazi ukuthi kungani.
Abantu abadala emisebenzini ethile njengomsebenzi wamagetsi, ukuthutha, noma ukuklama imidwebo bangase badinge ukuhlolwa kokubona imibala okusemthethweni ngezizathu zomsebenzi noma zokuphepha.
Izinto eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okuba nezinkinga zokubona imibala. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingozi kungakusiza ukwazi nini okufanele ufuna ukuhlolwa noma ukulandelela.
Izingozi eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Uma unezingozi eziningi, akusho ukuthi uzoba nezinkinga zokubona imibala. Kodwa-ke, ukwazi lezi zinto ezingozi kungakusiza ukulandelela izinguquko nokuthola ukunakekelwa okufanele uma kudingeka.
Nakuba ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka kungabi yingozi empilweni yakho, kungadala izinselele ekuphileni kwansuku zonke nasezimweni ezithile. Abantu abaningi bayazivumelanisa kahle, kodwa ezinye izinkinga zingathinta ukuphepha kanye nekhwalithi yokuphila.
Izinselele ezingase uhlangabezane nazo zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izinkinga ezingavamile zingase zenzeke uma izinkinga zokubona imibala ziqala ngokuzumayo ngenxa yezimo eziyisisekelo. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukuba zimbi kakhulu izifo ze-eye noma ukuqhubeka kwezinkinga zokubona ezinzima kakhulu.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi abantu abaningi abane-ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka bathuthukisa amasu okuzibophelela amahle futhi baphila impilo egcwele, evamile. Abantu abaningi abaphumelelayo, kuhlanganise abaculi nabaklami, bane-ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka.
Ukuba yimpumputhe yemibala efa akunakugwenywa ngoba kunqunywa yi-genes yakho ngaphambi kokuzalwa. Kodwa-ke, ungathatha izinyathelo zokuzivimbela ezingozini zokubona imibala ebuthakathaka eziqala kamuva ekuphileni.
Nazi izindlela zokugcina ukubona imibala okunempilo:
Uma unezihlobo ezinokuba yimpumputhe yemibala, ukwelulekwa kwe-genetic kungakusiza ukuqonda amathuba okudlulisela isimo kubantwana bakho. Ulwazi olunjalo lungaba usizo ezisinweni zokuhlela umndeni.
Ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi ngokuhlolwa kwamehlo okujwayelekile kuhlala kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuphatha noma yiziphi izingqungqulu zokubona ezingase zithinte ukubona kwakho imibala.
Ukuhlola ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka kuhilela ukuhlolwa okulula, okungenazinkinga udokotela wakho we-eye angakwenza ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwamehlo okujwayelekile. Ukuhlolwa okuvamile kakhulu kusebenzisa ama-dots abomvu namanani abantu abanawo ukubona imibala okujwayelekile abangawabona kalula.
Udokotela wakho we-eye cishe uzosebenzisa enye noma ngaphezulu yalezi zindlela zokuhlola:
Inkqubo yokuhlola isheshayo futhi iduduzayo. Uzobona nje izinto zokuhlola bese uchaza lokho okubonayo noma ulandele imiyalo ethile yokuhlela imibala.
Uma udokotela wakho engabaza ukuthi isimo esiyisisekelo sibangela izinkinga zokubona imibala ezitholakele, angase ancome ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukuhlolwa kwamehlo okuqondile, ukuhlolwa kwezithombe, noma umsebenzi wegazi ukuhlola izimo zezempilo ezingase zithinte ukubona kwakho.
Okwamanje, ayikho imithi yokwelapha ukuba yimpumputhe yemibala efa, kodwa izinto eziningi namasu angakusiza ukuphatha isimo ngokuphumelelayo. Abantu abaningi bayazivumelanisa kahle futhi bathola izindlela zokusebenza ngezinselele zokubona imibala.
Amathuba okwelashwa nezinto ezikusizayo zihlanganisa:
Ngezinye izinkinga zokubona imibala ezitholakele, ukwelapha isimo esiyisisekelo kungase kuthuthukise ukubona kwakho imibala. Lokhu kungase kuhilele ukuphatha i-diabetes, ukwelapha izifo ze-eye, noma ukulungisa imithi ethinta ukubona imibala.
Izibuko ezikhethekile ezibomvu zibonise ithemba kwabanye abantu abane-red-green color blindness. Nakuba zingabuyekezi ukubona imibala okujwayelekile, zingasiza ekuthuthukiseni ukuphikisana phakathi kwemibala ethile, okwenza kube lula ukuyihlukanisa.
Ungenza izinguquko eziningi ezisebenzayo ekhaya ukuze usize ukuphatha izinselele zokubona imibala ngokuphumelelayo. Lezi zindlela zingenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke ibe lula futhi zikusize uzizwe uqiniseke kakhulu ezimweni ezahlukene.
Nazi izindlela zokuphatha ekhaya ezisiza:
Ekhisinini, ungasebenzisa ama-thermometers enyama esikhundleni sokuthembela emibala ukuqonda ukuthi iphekwe kahle. Ngokulima, funda ukuqonda ukuvuthwa kwesitshalo ngezingutsheni, ubunzima, nezinye izibonakaliso ezingelona umbala.
Ubuchwepheshe bunikeza izixazululo eziningi ezisiza. Ama-apps okuqonda imibala, abasizi abasebenzisa izwi, namadivayisi asemakhaya ahlakaniphile konke kungakusiza ukuphatha imisebenzi exhomekeke emibala kalula.
Ukulungiselela i-appointment yakho kuzosisiza udokotela wakho ukuba anikeze ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi uthola lonke ulwazi oludingayo. Ukuthatha imizuzu embalwa ukuhlela imicabango yakho nemibuzo ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungenza ukuvakasha kube nomphumela omuhle.
Ngaphambi kwe-appointment yakho, cabanga ukulungiselela lezi zinto:
Cabanga ngezibonelo ezithile lapho ukubona imibala bekuyisinselele kuwe. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise izinkinga emsebenzini, ukukhuluphala ngemisebenzi yasekhaya, noma izimo lapho ube ungaqiniseki ngemibala.
Ungangabazi ukubuza ngezinsiza, amaqembu asekelayo, noma izinto ezisiza ezingakusiza. Udokotela wakho we-eye anganikeza ulwazi oluwusizo mayelana nokuphatha ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka esimweni sakho esithile.
Ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka kuyisimo esivamile esithinta izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele, futhi nakuba kungase kube neziselele, abantu abaningi abane-ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka baphila impilo egcwele, ephumelelayo. Iphuzu eliyinhloko ukuqonda uhlobo lwakho oluthile lokuhluka kokubona imibala nokufunda izindlela ezisebenzayo zokuzivumelanisa.
Khumbula ukuthi ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka akusho ukuthi awukwazi ukubona imibala nhlobo. Abantu abaningi abanesimo esinjalo bangabona imibala eminingi kodwa bangase badidise amashadi athile noma bawabone ngendlela ehlukile kunabanye.
Uma ucindezela ukuthi unezinkinga zokubona imibala, ukuhlolwa kubalulekile ngezizathu eziningi. Ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kukusiza ukuqonda ukubona kwakho, ukuzivumelanisa nezinselele, nokufinyelela ezinsizini nezinto ezisiza.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukuba nemibala ebuthakathaka akulinganiselisi amathuba akho. Abantu abaningi abaphumelelayo emazingeni ahlukahlukene, kuhlanganise ubuciko, ukuklama, nesayensi, bane-ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka futhi bathole izindlela eziningi zokukhula emisebenzini abayikhethile.
Okwamanje, ayikho imithi yokwelapha ukuba yimpumputhe yemibala efa. Kodwa-ke, izibuko ezikhethekile, ama-contact lenses, nama-smartphone apps angasiza ekuthuthukiseni ukuphikisana kombala nokwenza kube lula ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwemibala ethile. Ngezinye izinkinga zokubona imibala ezitholakele, ukwelapha isimo esiyisisekelo kungase kuthuthukise ukubona imibala.
Cha, ukuba yimpumputhe yemibala ligama elidukisayo. Abantu abaningi abane-ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka bangabona imibala, kodwa bangase bawabone ngendlela ehlukile noma bahlupheke ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwamashadi athile. Ukungakwazi nhlobo ukubona imibala kuyinto engavamile kakhulu futhi kubizwa ngokuthi i-monochromacy.
Yebo, abesifazane bangaba ne-ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka, kodwa akukuvamile kunamadoda. Cishe owesifazane oyedwa kwabayikhulu namabili uma kuqhathaniswa nowesilisa oyedwa kwabayishumi nambili unawo uhlobo oluthile lokuba yimpumputhe yemibala. Umehluko lo uba khona ngoba i-genes yokubona imibala itholakala kwi-chromosome ye-X.
Ukuba yimpumputhe yemibala efa ngokuvamile kuhlala kuqine ngokuphila futhi akubi kakhulu ngokukhula. Kodwa-ke, uma uthola izinkinga zokubona imibala kamuva ekuphileni ngenxa yezifo ze-eye, ubudala, noma ezinye izimo zezempilo, lezi zimo ezitholakele zingase ziqhubeke ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Abantu abaningi abane-ukubona imibala ebuthakathaka bangashayela ngokuphepha. Izibani zomgwaqo zibekwe ngendlela efanayo, futhi ungafunda ukuzazi ngendawo nokukhanya esikhundleni sombala kuphela. Kodwa-ke, ukushayela ebusuku noma esimweni sezulu esibi kungase kudinge ukunakekela okwengeziwe.
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