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I-Brolucizumab ngumuthi wamehlo okhethekile odokotela abawujova ngqo esweni lakho ukuze welaphe izinkinga ezinkulu zombono. Kuyindlela yokwelapha entsha eyingxenye yeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi imithi elwa ne-VEGF, esiza ukumisa ukukhula kwemithambo yegazi engavamile ku-retina yakho.
Lo muthi wenzelwe ngqo abantu abanokuguga okuhlobene ne-macular degeneration kanye ne-diabetic macular edema. Lezi zimo zingabangela ukulahlekelwa okukhulu kombono uma zingelashwa, kodwa i-brolucizumab inikeza ithemba ngokuqondisa imbangela eyinhloko yenkinga.
I-Brolucizumab ngumzimba oqanjwe ngumuntu ovimba iphrotheni ebizwa nge-VEGF esweni lakho. I-VEGF ngokuvamile isiza imithambo yegazi ukuthi ikhule, kodwa ukuba nayo eningi kungabangela izinkinga ku-retina yakho.
Umuthi uza njengesixazululo esicacile odokotela bamehlo abasijova ngqo ku-vitreous, okuyinto efana nejeli ngaphakathi kweso lakho. Le ndlela yokulethwa ngqo iqinisekisa ukuthi umuthi ufika ngqo lapho udingeka kakhulu.
Ngokungafani neminye imithi yamehlo, i-brolucizumab yenzelwe ukuhlala isikhathi eside esweni lakho. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ungase udinge imijovo embalwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uma uqhathaniswa nezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezifanayo.
I-Brolucizumab ilapha izimo ezimbili eziyinhloko zamehlo ezingathinta kakhulu umbono wakho. Zombili lezi zimo zihilela ukwakheka okungavamile koketshezi nokukhula kwemithambo yegazi ku-retina yakho.
Isimo sokuqala ukuguga okuhlobene ne-macular degeneration, okuvame ukuthinta abantu abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-60. Kulesi simo, imithambo yegazi engavamile ikhula ngaphansi kwe-retina yakho futhi ivuze uketshezi, okubangela ukuthi umbono wakho ophakathi nendawo ube mnyama noma uguquke.
Isimo sesibili yi-diabetic macular edema, eyenzeka lapho isifo sikashukela silimaza imithambo yegazi ku-retina yakho. Lokhu kulimala kubangela ukuthi uketshezi luvuze ku-macula yakho, ingxenye ye-retina yakho enomthwalo wemfanelo wokubona okucacile, okumaphakathi.
Zombili lezi zimo zingaholela ekulahlekelweni umbono unomphela uma zingelashwa ngokushesha. I-Brolucizumab isiza ngokuqeda ukukhula kwemithambo yegazi enezinkinga nokunciphisa ukuvuza koketshezi.
I-Brolucizumab isebenza ngokuvimba i-VEGF, iphrotheni etshela umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhulise imithambo emisha yegazi. Uma unezifo ezithile zamehlo, umzimba wakho ukhiqiza i-VEGF eningi kakhulu, okuholela ekukhuleni kwemithambo yegazi okungafuneki.
Cabanga nge-VEGF njengesignali ethi "khulisa imithambo eminingi yegazi lapha." I-Brolucizumab isebenza njengomvimbi ovimbela le signali ukuthi ingangeni. Lokhu kuvimbela imithambo emisha yegazi engajwayelekile ukuthi ingakheki futhi kusiza lezo ezikhona ukuthi zinciphe.
Umuthi ubhekwa njengokwelashwa okuqinile nokuphumelelayo. Yenzelwe ukuthi ihlale isebenza esweni lakho cishe amasonto angu-12, okuyisikhathi eside kunezeminye imithi eminingi efanayo.
Ngokunciphisa ukukhula kwemithambo yegazi okungajwayelekile, i-brolucizumab isiza ukunciphisa ukuvuza koketshezi ku-retina yakho. Lokhu kungathuthukisa umbono wakho futhi kuvimbele ukulimala okwengeziwe emehlweni akho.
Awuzithatheli wena i-brolucizumab - udokotela wakho wamehlo uzokunika yona njengomjovo ngesikhathi sokuvakasha ehhovisi. Umjovo uqondiswa ngqo esweni lakho, okungase kuzwakale kuthusa kodwa empeleni kuyinqubo ejwayelekile.
Ngaphambi komjovo wakho, udokotela wakho uzohlanza iso lakho futhi alithulise ngamaconsi ukuze ungazizwa ubuhlungu. Bazosebenzisa inaliti encane kakhulu ukujova umuthi ku-vitreous yeso lakho.
Akudingeki ukuthi ugweme ukudla noma ukuphuza ngaphambi kokuqokwa kwakho. Kodwa-ke, kufanele uhlele ukuthi othile akuqhubele ekhaya ngemva kwalokho, njengoba umbono wakho ungase ube mnyama okwesikhashana.
Kungenzeka ukuthi udokotela wakho uzokunika amaconsi amehlo e-antibiotic ukuze uwasebenzise izinsuku ezimbalwa ngemva komjovo. Lawa maconsi asiza ukuvimbela ukutheleleka futhi agcine iso lakho liphilile njengoba liphola.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-brolucizumab buxhomeke esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Abantu abaningi badinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo ukuze balondoloze ukuthuthuka kwabo kombono.
Ekuqaleni, ngokuvamile uzothola imijovo njalo ngamaviki ayi-12 ngemva kwemithamo yakho yokuqala embalwa. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho futhi angase alungise lolu hlelo ngokusekelwe ekutheni amehlo akho asabela kanjani.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukwelashwa iminyaka, kanti abanye bangase bakwazi ukwelula isikhathi phakathi kwemijovo. Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo umbono wakho nempilo yamehlo ukunquma uhlelo olungcono kakhulu kuwe.
Kubalulekile ukugcina zonke izikhathi zakho zokuhlolwa, ngisho noma umbono wakho ubonakala uzinzile. Ukweqa ukwelashwa kungavumela isimo sakho ukuthi sibe sibi futhi singase sibangele ukulahlekelwa umbono unomphela.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-brolucizumab ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi yesikhashana, kodwa kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyibone ihlanganisa umbono ongaboni kahle okwesikhashana, ubuhlungu emehlweni, noma ukubona ama-floaters ngemva komjovo wakho. Lokhu ngokuvamile kuthuthuka phakathi nosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili njengoba iso lakho lizivumela emuthini.
Nawa amanye imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu abantu abayitholayo:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ivame ukuba mnene futhi izixazulule yona. Kodwa-ke, kufanele njalo ubike noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka kudokotela wakho.
Nakuba kungavamile, eminye imiphumela emibi engathí sina ingenzeka futhi idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izimpawu zokutheleleka, ubuhlungu obukhulu emehlweni, noma izinguquko zombono ezingazelelwe.
Nawa amanye imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathí sina okufanele uwaqaphele:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu ezinzima, xhumana nodokotela wakho wamehlo ngokushesha noma uye egumbini eliphuthumayo. Ukwelashwa okusheshayo kubalulekile ukuvimbela ukulimala kombono unomphela.
I-Brolucizumab ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi ilungele yini wena. Ezinye izimo noma izimo zingenza lo muthi ungafaneleki noma zidinge izinyathelo zokuphepha ezikhethekile.
Akufanele uthole i-brolucizumab uma unokutheleleka kwamehlo okusebenzayo noma ukuvuvukala eduze kweso lakho. Udokotela wakho uzoqala ukwelapha noma yiziphi izifo ngaphambi kokucabangela lo muthi.
Abantu abanezifo ezithile noma ukusabela kwangaphambilini emithini efanayo kungenzeka bangabi ngabazali abahle. Udokotela wakho uzobuza ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha nanoma yikuphi ukwelashwa kwamehlo kwangaphambilini.
Nazi izimo lapho i-brolucizumab inganconwa khona:
Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela izinzuzo nezingozi ngokuya ngesimo sakho somuntu ngamunye. Bangase bancomise ezinye izindlela zokwelapha uma i-brolucizumab ingakulungele.
I-Brolucizumab itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Beovu. Leli yigama lezentengiso ozolibona emiyalelweni yakho kanye nemirekhodi yezokwelapha.
Udktela wakho angase abhekisele kuyo nganoma iyiphi igama - brolucizumab noma i-Beovu - kodwa yimithi efanayo. Izinkampani zomshuwalense namakhemisi ngokuvamile asebenzisa igama lomkhiqizo elithi Beovu lapho kucutshungulwa izimangalo.
Lo muthi ukhiqizwa yi-Novartis futhi utholakala ngabahlinzeki bezempilo yamehlo abangochwepheshe. Akuwona wonke amakhemisi awuthwalayo ngoba udinga ukuphathwa nokulawulwa okukhethekile.
Eminye imithi eminingi ingelapha izimo zamehlo ezifanayo ne-brolucizumab. Lezi ezinye izindlela zisebenza ngezindlela ezifanayo kodwa zinezinhlelo zokujova ezihlukene kanye namaphrofayili emiphumela emibi.
Ezinye izindlela ezivamile zihlanganisa i-ranibizumab (Lucentis), i-aflibercept (Eylea), kanye ne-bevacizumab (Avastin). Ngayinye inezinzuzo zayo kanye nezinto okufanele zicatshangelwe ukuthi udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngazo nawe.
Nazi izindlela zokwelapha eziyinhloko ezinye udokotela wakho angazicabangela:
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile, impendulo ekwelashweni, kanye nezintandokazi zakho. Ngezinye izikhathi ukuzama imithi ehlukene kusiza ukuthola ukwelashwa okuphumelela kakhulu kuwe.
Kokubili i-brolucizumab ne-aflibercept ziyindlela yokwelapha ephumelelayo yokonakala kwe-macular okuhlobene nobudala kanye ne-diabetic macular edema. Ukukhetha
Noma kunjalo, i-aflibercept isetshenziswe isikhathi eside futhi inemininingwane ebanzi yokuphepha. Abanye odokotela bayayithanda ezigulini ezintsha emithini elwa ne-VEGF noma ezinamanye ama-risk factors.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengobudala bakho, impilo yonke, izimpendulo zokwelashwa zangaphambilini, kanye nezintandokazi zakho siqu lapho ekhetha phakathi kwale mithi. Zombili zibonakale zisebenza kahle ezifundweni zomtholampilo.
Yebo, i-brolucizumab ivunyelwe ngokuqondile ukwelapha i-diabetic macular edema futhi ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Eqinisweni, iziguli eziningi ezithola lo muthi zinesifo sikashukela njengesimo sabo esiyisisekelo.
Noma kunjalo, ukulawulwa okuhle kukashukela kubalulekile ukuze kutholakale imiphumela engcono kakhulu yokwelashwa. Udokotela wakho wamehlo uzosebenza nethimba lakho lokunakekela isifo sikashukela ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi amazinga akho kashukela alawulwa kahle ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Uma uphuthelwa isikhathi sakho somjovo esihleliwe, xhumana nehhovisi likadokotela wakho wamehlo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uhlele kabusha. Ungalindi isikhathi sakho esilandelayo esihleliwe, ngoba ukubambezeleka kungavumela isimo sakho ukuthi sibe sibi.
Udokotela wakho uzonquma isikhathi esingcono kakhulu somjovo wakho olandelayo ngokusekelwe ekutheni sekudlule isikhathi esingakanani kusukela emthini wakho wokugcina. Bangase balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ukuze bakubuyisele emgwaqeni.
Ngemiphumela emibi emincane efana nombono ongaboni kahle okwesikhashana noma ukungakhululeki kwamehlo, sebenzisa amaconsi amehlo abekiwe futhi uphumule amehlo akho. Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuthuthuka phakathi nosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obukhulu emehlweni, izinguquko ezibonakalayo ezingazelelwe, izimpawu zokutheleleka, noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikukhathazayo. Ukwelashwa okusheshayo kungavimbela izinkinga ezingathi sína.
Ungayeki ukwelashwa nge-brolucizumab ngaphandle kokuxoxa nodokotela wakho wamehlo kuqala. Abantu abaningi badinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo ukuze bagcine ukuthuthuka kwabo embonweni futhi bavimbele isimo sabo singabi sibi.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo inqubekela phambili yakho futhi angase alungise isimiso sakho sokwelashwa. Kwezinye izimo, bangase batusa ukwelula isikhathi phakathi kwemijovo noma ukushintshela emuthini ohlukile ngokuya ngempendulo yakho.
Akufanele ushayele ngokushesha ngemva komjovo wakho ngoba umbono wakho ungase ube mnyama okwesikhashana. Lungiselela othile ukuthi akuqhubele ekhaya ngemva kokuqokwa kwakho.
Abantu abaningi bangabuyela emisebenzini yabo ejwayelekile, okuhlanganisa nokushayela, phakathi nosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili uma umbono wabo usucacile. Uma umbono wakho usahlala mnyama isikhathi eside kunokulindelekile, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokushayela futhi.
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