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I-Aflibercept-yszy yimithi esiza ukwelapha izimo zamehlo ezingathi sína ezingasongela umbono wakho. Kuyisijovo esinikezwa ngqo esweni lakho ukuze kumise ukukhula kwemithambo yegazi okungajwayelekile futhi kunciphise ukuvuvukala ku-retina yakho.
Lo muthi ungoweqembu elibizwa ngokuthi imithi elwa ne-VEGF, esebenza ngokuvimba amaprotheni abangela ukuthi imithambo yegazi ikhule lapho kungafanele khona. Cabanga ngakho njengokubeka isithiyo esithambile ukuvikela izicubu zamehlo akho ezintekenteke ekulimaleni.
I-Aflibercept-yszy iyinguqulo ye-biosimilar yomuthi wokuqala we-aflibercept. I-Biosimilar isho ukuthi isebenza cishe ngendlela efanayo nomuthi wokuqala kodwa yenziwa ngumkhiqizi ohlukile esebenzisa inqubo ehlukile kancane.
Umuthi uza njengesixazululo esicacile esijovwa udokotela wakho wamehlo ku-gel ye-vitreous ngaphakathi kweso lakho. Lokhu kungase kuzwakale kukhathaza, kodwa inqubo yenziwa ngokucophelela endaweni enezinto ezingcolisiwe ngamaconsi okubulala izinzwa ukuze ukhululeke.
Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa lokhu kwelashwa lapho ezinye izinketho ezingahlaseli kangako zingasebenzi kahle. Kuthathwa njengokwelashwa okuqondiwe ngoba kuqondiswe ngqo lapho inkinga yenzeka khona esweni lakho.
Lo muthi welapha izimo eziningana zamehlo ezingathi sína ezithinta umbono wakho ophakathi. Isizathu esivame kakhulu sokuthi odokotela bawubhale ukwelapha i-wet age-related macular degeneration, lapho imithambo yegazi engajwayelekile ikhula ngaphansi kwe-retina yakho.
Nawa amanye amakhambi i-aflibercept-yszy engasiza ukuwelapha:
Ngamunye walemibandela angayithinta kakhulu ikhono lakho lokubona kahle, ikakhulukazi ekufundeni, ekushayeleni, noma ekuboneni ubuso. Ukuthola ukwelashwa ngokushesha kuvame ukusiza ukugcina okuningi kombono wakho.
I-Aflibercept-yszy ithathwa njengomuthi oqinile nophumelelayo osebenza ngokuvimba amaprotheni athile abizwa nge-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor). Lawa maprotheni ngokuvamile asiza imithambo yegazi ukuthi ikhule, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi abangela izinkinga esweni lakho.
Uma unezimo ezithile zamehlo, umzimba wakho ukhiqiza i-VEGF eningi kakhulu, okuholela ekukhuleni okungajwayelekile kwemithambo yegazi nokuvuza koketshezi. Lo muthi usebenza njengesiponji, uthatha amaprotheni e-VEGF amaningi ngaphambi kokuthi akwazi ukubangela umonakalo.
Umuthi uhlala usebenza esweni lakho cishe amasonto angu-6 kuya kwangu-8, yingakho ngokuvamile udinga imijovo njalo ngenyanga noma emibili. Yenzelwe ukuthi iqine ngokwanele ukulawula izimo zamehlo ezingathi sína ngenkathi ithambile ngokwanele ukusetshenziswa ngokuphindaphindiwe.
Awuwuthathi ngempela lo muthi ngokwakho - udokotela wakho wamehlo uzokunika umjovo ngesikhathi sokuvakasha ehhovisi. Umjovo uqondiswa ngqo esweni lakho ngentambo encane kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kokuqokwa kwakho, akudingeki ukuthi ugweme ukudla noma iziphuzo, kodwa kufanele uhlele ukuthi othile akuqhubele ekhaya. Umbono wakho ungase ube mnyama kancane noma uzwele ekukhanyeni amahora ambalwa ngemuva komjovo.
Udktela wakho uzolihlanza kahle iso lakho futhi asebenzise amaconsi okubulala ubuhlungu ukuvimbela ukungakhululeki. Umjovo wangempela uthatha imizuzwana nje, nakuba lonke i-aphoyintimenti lingathatha imizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-60 okuhlanganisa ukulungiselela nokuqapha.
Ngemva komjovo, ungabuyela emisebenzini eminingi ejwayelekile ngosuku olufanayo. Nokho, gwema ukukhuhla amehlo akho futhi ulandele noma yimiphi imiyalelo ethile udktela wakho akunika yona mayelana namaconsi esweni noma imikhawulo yomsebenzi.
Abantu abaningi badinga imijovo ye-aflibercept-yszy izinyanga noma iminyaka, kuye ngokuthi isimo samehlo abo siphendula kanjani ekwelashweni. Udktela wakho uzoqala ngemijovo yanyanga zonke ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokuqala ukuze ulawule isimo sakho.
Ngemva kwesigaba sokuqala sokwelashwa, abantu abaningi bangakwazi ukuhlukanisa imijovo yabo masonto onke angu-6 kuya kwangu-8. Abanye abantu bangase badinge imijovo kaningi, kanti abanye bangase bazidinge kaningi.
Udktela wakho uzoqapha umbono wakho futhi ahlolisise i-retina yakho njalo ukuze anqume uhlelo olungcono kakhulu kuwe. Umgomo uwukusebenzisa inani elincane lemijovo edingekayo ukuze ugcine umbono wakho uzinzile futhi uvimbele ukulimala okuqhubekayo.
Ukunqamula ukwelashwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kuvame ukuholela ekubhebhethekeni kwesimo samehlo akho, ngakho kubalulekile ukulandela uhlelo olunconyiwe lukadktela wakho ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-aflibercept-yszy ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu imnene futhi yesikhashana, ithinta iso lakho ngemva nje komjovo.
Nawa amanye imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuthuthuka phakathi nosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili. Ukusebenzisa izinyembezi zokwenziwa kungasiza ngomswakama noma ukucasuka.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingenzeka, nakuba ingavamile. Lokhu kufaka phakathi:
Ngokungavamile kakhulu, abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi yesistimu ngoba amanani amancane omuthi angena egazini lakho. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukushaywa unhlangothi, ukuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, noma amahlule egazi, kodwa lezi zenzakalo azivamile kakhulu.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uba nobuhlungu obukhulu emehlweni, izinguquko zombono ezingazelelwe, izibani ezikhanyayo, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka njengokubomvu okwandayo noma ukukhipha.
Abantu abaningi abanezimo zamehlo lo muthi owelapha ngazo bangathola ngokuphephile imijovo ye-aflibercept-yszy. Kodwa-ke, zikhona izimo lapho udokotela wakho angase akhethe ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Akufanele uthole lo muthi uma unokutheleleka okusebenzayo emehlweni akho noma ngaphandle kwawo. Udokotela wakho uzoqala ukwelapha noma yikuphi ukutheleleka ngaphambi kokucabangela imijovo ye-aflibercept-yszy.
Abantu abanomzimba ngaphandle kwe-aflibercept noma yiziphi izithako emuthini kufanele bayigweme. Uma uke waba nokusabela okukhulu komzimba emithini yamehlo efanayo, qiniseka ukuthi utshela udokotela wakho.
Udokotela wakho uzocophelela uma unezimo ezithile:
Uma ukhulelwe noma uzama ukukhulelwa, xoxa ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wakho. Umuthi awukahlolisiswa ngokugcwele kwabesifazane abakhulelwe, ngakho udokotela wakho uzohlola ukuthi izinzuzo zidlula yini izingozi ezingaba khona.
I-Aflibercept-yszy itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Byooviz. Lena inguqulo ye-biosimilar yomuthi wokuqala we-aflibercept, othengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Eylea.
Yomibili le mithi isebenza ngendlela efanayo futhi kuye kwabonakala ukuthi iyasebenza ngokulinganayo ekwelapheni izifo zamehlo. Udokotela wakho noma inkampani yomshuwalense ingase ikhethe enye ngaphezu kwenye ngokuya ngokutholakala noma izindleko.
Lapho uthatha umuthi wakho noma uthola umjovo wakho, ungase ubone elinye igama emaphepheni akho. Ungakhathazeki - kokubili kubhekisela emuthini ofanayo ngezinto ezifanayo eziwusizo nemiphumela emibi.
Eminye imithi eminingi isebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-aflibercept-yszy ekwelapheni izifo zamehlo. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele lezi ezinye izindlela ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile, ukutholakala komshuwalense, noma ukuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni.
Ezinye izindlela eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Ngamunye wale mithi unezinzuzo ezihlukile kanye namaphrofayili emiphumela emibi. Abanye abantu basabela kangcono emuthini owodwa kunomunye, ngakho udokotela wakho angase asikisele ukushintsha uma ungatholi imiphumela oyidingayo.
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwelashwa nge-laser noma ezinye izinqubo kanye noma esikhundleni semijovo, kuye ngesimo sakho samehlo esithile.
Kokubili i-aflibercept-yszy kanye ne-ranibizumab ziyimithi emihle kakhulu yokwelapha izimo zamehlo, futhi izifundo zibonisa ukuthi zisebenza kahle ngokulinganayo ekulondolozeni umbono. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuvame ukuncika ezintweni ezingokoqobo kunokuthi enye ibe ngcono ngokusobala.
I-Aflibercept-yszy ingase ibe nenzuzo encane yokuthi ivamise ukuhlala isikhathi eside emehlweni akho, okungenzeka ukuthi ivumele izikhawu ezide phakathi kwemijovo. Abantu abaningi bangathola imijovo njalo ngamaviki angu-6 kuya kwangu-8 esikhundleni sanyanga zonke ngemva kwesigaba sokuqala sokwelashwa.
I-Ranibizumab isitholakala isikhathi eside futhi inemininingwane eminingi yocwaningo, okuthandwa ezinye izinyanga. Futhi incane ngosayizi, okungenzeka ukuthi kubangele ukuvuvukala okuncane, nakuba lokhu akuvamile ukwenza umehluko ongokoqobo.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela isimo samehlo akho esithile, indlela ozabela ngayo ekwelashweni, umshwalense wakho, nezintandokazi zakho lapho ukhetha phakathi kwale mithi. Zombili zithathwa njengokwelashwa kokuqala okuhle kakhulu.
Yebo, i-aflibercept-yszy iphephile futhi ivame ukusetshenziswa kubantu abanesifo sikashukela abathola isifo samehlo esithinta isifo sikashukela. Eqinisweni, ingenye yezindlela zokwelapha eziyinhloko ze-diabetic macular edema kanye ne-diabetic retinopathy.
Umuthi awuthinti amazinga kashukela egazini lakho noma uphazamisa imithi yesifo sikashukela. Nokho, ukugcina ushukela wakho wegazi ulawulwa kahle kuzosiza i-aflibercept-yszy ukuthi isebenze kangcono futhi ivikele amehlo akho ekulimaleni okuqhubekayo.
Udokotela wakho wamehlo uzosebenza eduze nethimba lakho lokunakekela isifo sikashukela ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okungcono kakhulu kwesifo sakho sikashukela kanye nesimo samehlo akho.
Uma uphuthelwa i-aphoyintimenti yokujova, xhumana nodokotela wakho wamehlo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uhlele kabusha. Ungalindi kuze kube yi-aphoyintimenti yakho elandelayo ejwayelekile, ngoba ukulibazisa ukwelashwa kungavumela isimo samehlo akho ukuthi sibe sibi.
Odokotela abaningi bangakwazi ukuhlela kabusha ngokushesha phakathi nesonto elilodwa noma amabili le-aphoyintimenti yakho ephuthelwe. Ngokushesha uma ubuyela emgqeni wokwelashwa, ngcono imiphumela yakho cishe izoba.
Zama ukusetha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma ekhalendeni ukuze zikusize ukhumbule ama-aphoyintimenti azayo. Abanye abantu bakuthola kuwusizo ukuhlela ama-aphoyintimenti amaningana kusengaphambili.
Uma uzwa ubuhlungu obukhulu emehlweni, ukulahlekelwa ngokuphazima kwamehlo, izibani ezikhanyayo, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka ngemuva komjovo wakho, xhumana nodokotela wakho wamehlo ngokushesha noma uye egumbini eliphuthumayo.
Izimpawu zenkinga enkulu zihlanganisa ububomvu obukhulu obuba sibi kunokuba ngcono, ukukhishwa emehlweni akho, ubuhlungu obukhulu obungathuthuki ngamaphilisi obuhlungu angathengwa ngaphandle kwemithi kadokotela, noma ukulahlekelwa umbono okufana nekhethini.
Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi yesikhashana, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi kungcono ukuphepha futhi ube nezimpawu ezikhathazayo ezihlolwe ngokushesha.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela imijovo ye-aflibercept-yszy lapho udokotela wakho wamehlo enquma ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo. Lesi sinqumo sisekelwe ekutheni umbono wakho uzinzile kangakanani nokuthi ukuhlolwa kwamehlo akho kubonisani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Abanye abantu bangase bakwazi ukuyeka ukwelashwa uma isimo sabo sihlala sizinzile izinyanga eziningi, kanti abanye bangase badinge imijovo eqhubekayo ukuze bavimbele ukulahlekelwa umbono. Udokotela wakho uzokuqapha eduze futhi andise kancane isikhathi esiphakathi kwemijovo uma kungenzeka.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukwelashwa wedwa, ngisho noma uzwa sengathi umbono wakho muhle. Izimo eziningi zamehlo zingaba zimbi ngokushesha ngaphandle kokwelashwa, futhi ukubamba izinkinga ekuqaleni kubalulekile ekulondolozeni umbono wakho.
Akufanele ushayele ngemva nje kokuthola umjovo we-aflibercept-yszy ngoba umbono wakho ungase ube mnyama okwesikhashana futhi amehlo akho angase azwele ukukhanya.
Hlela ukuthi kube khona umuntu ozokushayela aye futhi abuye emhlanganweni wakho, noma lungiselela ezinye izindlela zokuthutha njengamatekisi noma isevisi yokwabelana ngemoto. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi umbono wabo ubuyela kokujwayelekile emahoreni ambalwa.
Ngokuvamile ungaqala kabusha ukushayela ngosuku olulandelayo uma umbono wakho ubuyele esimweni sawo esijwayelekile. Uma uqhubeka nokuba nezinkinga ngombono ngosuku olulandelayo ngemuva komjovo wakho, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokushayela.
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