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I-Fluocinolone intraocular implant iyithuluzi elincane elifakwa ngaphakathi kweso lakho ukwelapha ukuvuvukala okungamahlala-khona. Kuyi-corticosteroid ekhethekile ekhulula imithi kancane kancane ezinyangeni noma iminyaka ngqo lapho idingeka kakhulu. Le ndlela eqondiwe isiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala nokuvuvukala ezimweni ezithinta ngemuva kweso lakho, inikeze impumuzo lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingasebenzi kahle ngokwanele.
I-Fluocinolone iyi-corticosteroid yokwenziwa elingisa amahomoni akho emvelo alwa nokuvuvukala. Uma ilethwa nge-intraocular implant, yakhelwe njenge-pellet encane efakwa ngokuhlinzwa ngaphakathi kweso lakho. I-implant incibilika kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ikhipha imithi ngqo emanzini e-vitreous agcwalisa iso lakho.
Le ndlela yokulethwa ihluke kakhulu emaconsini esweni noma emithini yomlomo. Esikhundleni sokukhumbula imithamo yansuku zonke, i-implant isebenza ngokuqhubekayo izinyanga noma iminyaka. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abanobunzima bokusebenzisa amaconsi esweni njalo noma abadinga ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside ngezimo zamehlo ezingamahlala-khona.
Ama-Fluocinolone intraocular implants aphatha ukuvuvukala okungamahlala-khona engxenyeni engemuva kweso lakho, ebizwa ngokuthi i-posterior segment. Udokotela wakho angase ancome lokhu kwelashwa uma unokuvuvukala okuqhubekayo okungazange kuphendule kahle eminye imithi.
Izimo ezivame kakhulu eziphathwayo zihlanganisa i-diabetic macular edema, lapho uketshezi lwakheka engxenyeni emaphakathi ye-retina yakho ngenxa yesifo sikashukela. Isetshenziselwa futhi i-uveitis engathelelanayo, okuyisivuvukala somugqa ophakathi kweso lakho okungabangela ubuhlungu, umbono ongacacile, nokuzwela ekukhanyeni.
Ngesinye isikhathi odokotela batusa lokhu kwelashwa kwezinye izinhlobo zokuvuvukala noma ukuvuvukala kwe-retinal. Into ebalulekile ukuthi isimo sakho sidinga ukuba esingapheli futhi singaphenduli kahle ekwelashweni okuvamile njengamaconsi esweni noma imijovo.
I-Fluocinolone isebenza ngokucindezela impendulo yokuvuvukala yesistimu yakho yokuzivikela emehlweni akho. Ihlanganisa nama-receptors athile kumaseli akho esweni futhi ivimba ukukhiqizwa kwezinto ezibangela ukuvuvukala nokuvuvukala. Lena i-corticosteroid enamandla aphakathi nendawo enikeza imiphumela eqhubekayo yokulwa nokuvuvukala.
I-implant ikhipha imithi kancane kancane futhi ngokuqinile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, igcina amazinga emithi aqhubekayo esweni lakho. Lokhu kukhishwa okuqhubekayo kusiza ukulawula ukuvuvukala ngempumelelo enkulu kunezindlela zokwelapha ezidala ama-peaks namathafa emazingeni emithi.
Ngenxa yokuthi imithi ihanjiswa ngqo lapho idingeka khona, uthola inzuzo enkulu ngokuchayeka okuncane emzimbeni wakho wonke. Le ndlela eqondiwe inciphisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi yesistimu engenzeka ngama-corticosteroids omlomo.
Ama-implant e-Fluocinolone intraocular awuyona into oyithatha ekhaya. Udokotela ohlinzayo wamehlo oqeqeshiwe ubeka i-implant ngesikhathi senqubo yokuhlinzwa encane eyenziwa endaweni enezinambuzane. Le nqubo ngokuvamile ithatha imizuzu engaba ngu-30 futhi yenziwa ngaphansi kwe-anesthesia yendawo.
Ngaphambi kwenqubo, udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile mayelana nokulungisa iso lakho. Lokhu kuvame ukuhlanganisa ukusebenzisa amaconsi esweni le-antibiotic izinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambili ukunciphisa ingozi yokutheleleka. Uzodinga ukugwema ukudla noma ukuphuza amahora ambalwa ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa.
Ngemva kokufakwa kwe-implant, uzothola imiyalelo enemininingwane yokunakekela. Lokhu kuvamile ukuhlanganisa ukusebenzisa amaconsi esweni abekiwe, ukugwema ukukhuhla iso lakho, nokugcina amanzi ngaphandle kweso lakho isikhathi esithile. Ukulandela le miyalelo ngokucophelela kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuphola okufanele nokunciphisa izinkinga.
Ubude bokwelashwa buxhomeke ohlotsheni lwe-fluocinolone implant olutholayo. Ezinye izimplant zenzelwe ukukhipha imithi cishe izinyanga eziyi-18, kanti ezinye zingasebenza iminyaka emithathu. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha i-implant efanele ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile kanye nemigomo yokwelashwa.
Akudingeki ukuthi wenze lutho uma i-implant isifakiwe. Isebenza ngokuzenzakalelayo, ikhipha imithi ngokuqhubekayo kuze kube yilapho i-implant incibilika ngokuphelele. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngokuhlolwa kwamehlo njalo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza ngempumelelo.
Uma udinga ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa ngemuva kokuthi i-implant isiphelile, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukufaka i-implant entsha. Lesi sinqumo sincike ekutheni usabele kahle kangakanani ku-implant yokuqala nokuthi ngabe isimo sakho sidinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo.
Abantu abaningi bayakubekezelela kahle izimplant ze-fluocinolone, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, imiphumela emibi ingenzeka. Ukuqonda okukulindele kukusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nodokotela wakho.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa ukungakhululeki okwesikhashana noma ukucasuka esweni lakho ngemuva kwenqubo. Abanye abantu baqaphela ukuvuvukala okuncane noma ububomvu obuvame ukuxazululwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Ungase futhi uthole izinguquko zesikhashana embonweni wakho njengoba iso lakho lijwayela i-implant.
Imiphumela emibi engase ibe khona ingase ivele ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi idinga ukuqashwa. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukwanda kwengcindezi yamehlo, okungaholela ku-glaucoma uma ingalawulwa kahle. Ukwakheka kwama-cataract kungenye indlela engenzeka, ikakhulu uma isetshenziswa isikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzohlola lezi zinkinga ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa okuvamile.
Izinkinga ezinzima kodwa ezingavamile zingabandakanya ukutheleleka kwamehlo okukhulu, ukuhlukana kwe-retinal, noma ukuthuthwa kwe-implant. Nakuba lezi zinkinga zingavamile, kubalulekile ukuxhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nezinguquko ezibukhali embonweni, ubuhlungu obukhulu emehlweni, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka njengokukhipha noma ukubomvu okukhulu.
Ama-implant e-Fluocinolone awafanele wonke umuntu. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi le mithi ikufanele yini ngokusekelwe emlandweni wakho wezokwelapha kanye nesimo samehlo samanje.
Akufanele wamukele le mithi uma unokutheleleka kwamehlo okusebenzayo, njengoba ama-corticosteroids engenza ukutheleleka kube kubi kakhulu. Abantu abane-glaucoma ethile noma ingcindezi yamehlo ephezulu kakhulu kungenzeka bangabi ngabazali abahle. Udokotela wakho uzobuye acabange ngempilo yakho yonke neminye imithi oyithathayo.
Uma unomlando wokungezwani komzimba okukhulu kuma-corticosteroids noma ezinye izingxenye ze-implant, le mithi ayinconywa. Abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisa ngamabele kufanele baxoxe ngobungozi nezinzuzo ngokucophelela nodokotela wabo, njengoba imiphumela ekukhulelweni ingakahlolisiswa ngokugcwele.
Abantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezithintekile kungenzeka badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, njengoba ama-corticosteroids engacindezela ngokuqhubekayo umsebenzi wokuzivikela emzimbeni. Udokotela wakho uzokala izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho somuntu ngamunye.
Ama-implant e-Fluocinolone intraocular atholakala ngaphansi kwamagama athile omkhiqizo. I-Retisert iwuhlobo olulodwa oluvamile oluhlinzeka ngemithi cishe izinyanga ezingama-30. Enye inketho yi-Iluvien, eyenzelwe ukukhipha imithi iminyaka emithathu.
Lezi zinhlobo ezahlukene zinezici ezehlukile kancane mayelana nokuthi zihlala isikhathi esingakanani nokuthi zikhipha imithi emingakanani. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha inketho efanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nezidingo zokwelashwa.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwezinhlobo ezahlukene kuncike ezintweni ezinjengobunzima besimo sakho, ukuthi usunesikhathi esingakanani unaso, nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni kwangaphambilini. Udokotela wakho uzokuchazela ukuthi kungani ekhethe uhlobo oluthile lesimo sakho.
Kunezindlela eziningana uma izitshalo ze-fluocinolone zingakulungele. Amathonsi amehlo e-Corticosteroid avame ukuba ukwelashwa kokuqala okuzanywayo, nakuba kudinga ukulinganiswa njalo futhi kungase kungangeni ngokujulile ngokwanele kwezinye izimo.
Ama-corticosteroids ajovwayo anganikezwa ngqo esweni lakho njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa. Lokhu kunikeza ukwelashwa okuqondiwe kakhulu kunamathonsi amehlo kodwa kudinga izinqubo eziphindwayo. Ukujova kwe-Anti-VEGF kungenye inketho, ikakhulukazi i-diabetic macular edema, futhi kusebenza ngokuvimba amaprotheni abangela ukuvuza kwemithambo yegazi.
Ama-corticosteroids omlomo angase acabangwe ezimweni ezinzima, kodwa athwala ingozi enkulu yemiphumela emibi yesistimu. Eminye imithi ecindezela amasosha omzimba ngezinye izikhathi ingasiza ukulawula ukuvuvukala, nakuba isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunama-corticosteroids.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela isimo sakho esithile, umlando wezokwelapha, nendlela yokuphila lapho encoma indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu. Ngezinye izikhathi inhlanganisela yokwelashwa isebenza kangcono kunanoma iyiphi inketho eyodwa.
I-Fluocinolone ne-triamcinolone zombili ziyi-corticosteroids ezisetshenziselwa ukwelapha ukuvuvukala kwamehlo, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehluke kakhulu. Izitshalo ze-Fluocinolone zinikeza ukukhishwa kwemithi okuqhubekayo ezinyangeni noma iminyaka, kuyilapho i-triamcinolone ngokuvamile inikezwa njengemijovo yesikhathi esithile.
Inzuzo enkulu yezimila ze-fluocinolone ukulula kanye namazinga emithi aqhubekayo. Awudingi izinqubo eziphindaphindiwe, futhi umuthi ukhululwa ngokuqhubekayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lokhu kungasiza ikakhulukazi kubantu abanobunzima bokuya emithini njalo noma ukujovwa.
Ukujova kwe-Triamcinolone, ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuvumela ukulinganisa okuguquguqukayo kanye nokuqapha okulula. Uma imiphumela emibi yenzeka, imiphumela iyaphela ngokushesha kunezimila ezisebenza isikhathi eside. Abanye abantu futhi basabela kangcono ku-triamcinolone kune-fluocinolone.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengendlela yakho yokuphila, ubunzima besimo sakho, kanye nokusabela kwakho ekwelashweni kwangaphambilini lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Zombili ziyizindlela zokwelapha ezisebenzayo, kodwa ukukhetha okungcono kuncike ezimweni zakho.
Yebo, izimila ze-fluocinolone zivame ukusetshenziswa kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, ikakhulukazi i-diabetic macular edema. Kodwa-ke, ama-corticosteroids angase akwazi ukunyusa amazinga kashukela egazini, ngakho ukuphathwa kwakho isifo sikashukela kungase kudingeke ukuthi kulungiswe.
Udokotela wakho uzoxhumana nethimba lakho lokunakekela isifo sikashukela ukuze aqaphe ushukela wakho wegazi ngemva kokufakwa kwe-implant. Abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela esilawulwa kahle bayasithanda lesi sifo, kodwa kubalulekile ukugcina ukulawulwa okuhle kashukela egazini ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho wamehlo ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi ukulimala kwamehlo ngemva kokuthola i-fluocinolone implant. Ngisho nokulimala okuncane kungaba kubi kakhulu uma une-implant esweni lakho.
Vikela iso lakho ekulimaleni okuqhubekayo ngokugwema ukulihlikihla noma ukulicindezela. Uma unomuzwa obuhlungu obukhulu, izinguquko ezibonakalayo ezingazelelwe, noma ukulimala okucacile, funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Udokotela wakho udinga ukuhlola ukuthi i-implant ithintekile yini.
Ezinye izinguquko zokubona zesikhashana zivamile ngokushesha ngemva kokufakwa kwe-implant, kodwa ukubona okuqhubekayo noma okubi kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma umbono wakho ungathuthuki ezinsukwini ezimbalwa noma uma uqhubeka nokuba mubi.
Ukulahlekelwa ngumbono okungazelelwe, okukhulu kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Gcina umkhondo wazo zonke izinguquko zombono bese uzibika kudokotela wakho ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa okulandelayo. Ngezinye izikhathi izinguquko zombono zibonisa izinkinga ezingelaphekayo ezidinga ukunakekelwa okusheshayo.
Uzodinga ukuqapha njalo phakathi nempilo ye-implant yakho nangaphezulu. Ngenkathi i-implant isebenza ngokuzenzakalelayo, izinkinga ezingaba khona zingavela nganoma yisiphi isikhathi ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Qhubeka nokuhambela zonke izikhathi zokuhlolwa ezihleliwe ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Udokotela wakho angathola izinkinga ngaphambi kokuba zibe zimbi. Uma i-implant isinyamalale ngokuphelele, usazodinga ukuqapha ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi isimo samehlo akho sihlala sizinzile.
Yebo, ama-fluocinolone implants aphephile ku-MRI, futhi unga-scan i-MRI uma kudingeka. I-implant ngeke ithintwe yinkambu kazibuthe, futhi ngeke iphazamise ukucabanga.
Kodwa-ke, ngaso sonke isikhathi yazisa uchwepheshe wakho we-MRI kanye ne-radiologist ukuthi unayo i-implant yamehlo. Bangase bafune ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuphepha ezengeziwe noma balungise inqubo yokucabanga ukuze bathole imiphumela engcono kakhulu ngenkathi beqinisekisa ukuphepha kwakho.
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