Created at:1/13/2025
I-Latanoprostene bunod iyisidakamizwa esiyizithombe zamehlo esinikezwa ngudokotela esisetshenziselwa ukwelapha ingcindezi ephezulu yamehlo kubantu abaneglaucoma noma i-ocular hypertension. Lesi sidakamizwa esisha sihlanganisa izinto ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye ukusiza ukwehlisa ingcindezi ngaphakathi kwamehlo akho, okungasiza ukuvikela umbono wakho ekulimaleni.
Uma utholakale une-glaucoma noma ingcindezi ephezulu yamehlo, cishe uhlola izinketho zokwelapha ukuze ugcine amehlo akho enempilo. Ukuqonda ukuthi lesi sidakamizwa sisebenza kanjani nokuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza uzizwe unethemba elikhulu mayelana nohlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
I-Latanoprostene bunod iyisithombe samehlo esisebenza kabili esikhipha izinhlanganisela ezimbili ezihlukene uma singena emehlweni akho. Umuthi wenzelwe ukwehlisa ingcindezi ye-intraocular (IOP), okuyingcindezi yamanzi ngaphakathi kweso lakho.
Lo muthi musha uma uqhathaniswa nokunye ukwelashwa kwe-glaucoma, njengoba wavunywa yi-FDA ngo-2017. Ungowesigaba semithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-prostaglandin analogs, kodwa inento ekhethekile eyenza ihluke ekwelashweni okudala.
Ingxenye ethi "bunod" yegama ibhekisela engxenyeni ekhethekile ekhulula i-nitric oxide enikeza izinzuzo ezengeziwe zokwehlisa ingcindezi. Cabanga ngayo njengokuthola imithi emibili econsini elilodwa, esebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene ukuvikela umbono wakho.
I-Latanoprostene bunod isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha ingcindezi ye-intraocular ephakeme kubantu abadala abane-open-angle glaucoma noma i-ocular hypertension. Lezi zimo zenzeka lapho uketshezi lungaphumi kahle emehlweni akho, okubangela ukuthi ingcindezi yakheke.
I-Open-angle glaucoma wuhlobo oluvamile lwe-glaucoma, lapho i-angle yokukhipha emehlweni akho ihlala ivulekile kodwa ingasebenzi kahle. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, le ngcindezi eyengeziwe ingalimaza imithambo yegazi futhi iholele ekulahlekelweni umbono uma ingelashwa.
I-ocular hypertension isho ukuthi unengcindezi yamehlo ephezulu kunokujwayelekile kodwa awukabi nayo inkinga yomthambo wamehlo noma ukulahlekelwa umbono. Udokotela wakho angase anikeze lo muthi njengesinyathelo sokuvimbela ukunciphisa ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa i-glaucoma.
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase ancome lo muthi uma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha i-glaucoma zingasebenzi kahle noma uma ube nemiphumela engathandeki evela kwamanye amaconsi amehlo.
I-Latanoprostene bunod isebenza ngendlela ephindwe kabili eyenza isebenze kahle ekwehliseni ingcindezi yamehlo. Uma usebenzisa amaconsi, umuthi uhlakazeka ube izingxenye ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene.
Ingxenye yokuqala, i-latanoprost acid, yandisa ukuphuma koketshe emehlweni akho ngohlelo lwemvelo lokukhipha amanzi emehlweni. Lokhu kufana nendlela eminye imithi ye-prostaglandin analog isebenza ngayo, isiza uketshe ukuthi luphume kahle.
Ingxenye yesibili ikhipha i-nitric oxide, esiza ukuphumuza futhi yandise izindlela zokukhipha amanzi emehlweni akho. Lokhu kudala ezinye izindlela zokuthi uketshe luphume emehlweni akho, lunikeze izinzuzo ezengeziwe zokwehlisa ingcindezi.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njengomuthi onamandla phakathi kokwelashwa kwe-glaucoma. Ivame ukusebenza kahle kune-prostaglandin analogs eyodwa, kodwa ukuthuthuka kuvame ukuba okulinganiselwe kunokuba okukhulu.
I-Latanoprostene bunod ngokuvamile isetshenziswa kanye ngosuku, okungcono kusihlwa. Umthamo ojwayelekile yiconsi elilodwa esweni elithintekile ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa amaconsi, geza izandla zakho kahle futhi uqinisekise ukuthi ithiphu lebhodlela alithinti iso lakho noma enye indawo. Thambisa ikhanda lakho kancane, donsa phansi isihlathi sakho esiphansi ukuze udale iphokhethi elincane, bese ucindezela iconsi elilodwa kuleli phokhethi.
Ngemva kokufaka amaconsi, vala amehlo akho kancane iminithi elilodwa kuya kwamabili. Ungaphinda ucindezele kancane ekhoneni langaphakathi leso lakho eduze nekhala lakho ukuvimbela umuthi ukuthi ungangeni emseleni wakho wezinyembezi.
Akudingeki ukuthi usebenzise lo muthi ngesikhathi sokudla noma ugweme ukudla okuthile, njengoba ufakwa ngqo esweni lakho. Kodwa-ke, uma usebenzisa amanye amaconsi esweni, linda okungenani imizuzu emi-5 phakathi kwemithi ehlukene ukuwavimbela ukuthi angagezani.
I-Latanoprostene bunod ngokuvamile iyindlela yokwelapha yesikhathi eside okuzodingeka uyisebenzise unomphela ukuze ugcine ingcindezi yamehlo ephansi. I-Glaucoma kanye ne-ocular hypertension yizimo ezingapheli ezidinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo.
Kufanele uqale ukubona imiphumela yokwehlisa ingcindezi emasontweni ambalwa ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa. Kodwa-ke, izinzuzo ezigcwele zingathatha kufika kumaviki angu-12 ukuthi zithuthuke, ngakho ukubekezela kubalulekile ngesikhathi sokuqala sokwelashwa.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ingcindezi yamehlo akho njalo, ngokuvamile njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ekuqaleni, bese kuba njalo uma ingcindezi yakho izinzile. Lokhu kuhlolwa kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umuthi usebenza ngempumelelo nokuthi ingcindezi yamehlo akho ihlala ebangeni elinempilo.
Ungayeki ukusebenzisa lo muthi ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala, noma ngabe uzizwa kahle. Ingcindezi yamehlo ephezulu ngokuvamile ayibangeli izimpawu, ngakho kungenzeka ungaboni uma ingcindezi yakho iphinda ikhuphuka.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-latanoprostene bunod ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi ihlobene nezinguquko emehlweni akho noma ngaphandle kwawo.
Nawa amanye imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyibone:
Ushintsho lombala wamehlo kanye ne-eyelash ngokuvamile luhlala unomphela futhi luvame ukubonakala kakhulu kubantu abanamehlo anemibala ekhanyayo. Abantu abaningi empeleni bacabangela izinguquko ze-eyelash njengomphumela omuhle.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína ihlanganisa ubuhlungu obukhulu beso, izinguquko ezibonakalayo ezingazelelwe, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka kwamehlo njengokukhipha noma ukuvuvukala. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nobuhlungu bekhanda, ikakhulukazi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa. Lokhu kuvame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi.
I-Latanoprostene bunod ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi kunezimo ezithile lapho udokotela wakho angase ancome enye indlela yokwelapha.
Akufanele usebenzise lo muthi uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-latanoprostene bunod noma yiziphi izithako zawo. Izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba zihlanganisa ukubomvu kwamehlo okukhulu, ukuvuvukala, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula.
Lo muthi awunconyelwe izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-18 ubudala, njengoba ukuphepha nokusebenza kahle kungakazinziswa ezigulini ze-pediatric. I-Glaucoma yobuntwana ayivamile futhi ngokuvamile idinga izindlela zokwelapha ezikhethekile.
Nawa amanye amakhondishini adinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile:
Udktela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha kanye nesimo sakho sempilo yamanje ukuze anqume ukuthi lo muthi ukulungele yini. Qiniseka ukuthi usho yonke imithi oyithathayo, okuhlanganisa namanye amaconsi esweni.
I-Latanoprostene bunod ithengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Vyzulta. Leli okwamanje yilona kuphela igama lomkhiqizo elitholakalayo lalo muthi, njengoba liselisha futhi livikelwe ngamalungelo obunikazi.
Lapho udokotela wakho ekunika lo muthi, angase abhale ukuthi "latanoprostene bunod" noma "Vyzulta" emiyalweni yakho. Zombili zibhekisela emuthini ofanayo, ngakho-ke ungadideki uma ubona amagama ahlukene ebhodleleni lakho lemithi kanye nolwazi lwemithi.
Izinhlobo ezivamile zalo muthi azikatholakali okwamanje, okusho ukuthi kungase kubize kakhulu kunezinye izindlela zokwelapha i-glaucoma. Kodwa-ke, umenzi unikeza izinhlelo zokusiza iziguli ezingasiza ukunciphisa izindleko zakho eziphuma ephaketheni.
Uma i-latanoprostene bunod ingakulungele noma ingasebenzi kahle ngokwanele, kunezindlela eziningana zokwelapha ezitholakalayo zokuphatha i-glaucoma kanye ne-ocular hypertension.
Amanye amaconsi esweni e-prostaglandin analog aqukethe i-latanoprost, travoprost, kanye ne-bimatoprost. Lezi zisebenza ngendlela efana ne-latanoprostene bunod kodwa azinawo umoya-mpilo we-nitric.
Izinhlobo ezahlukene zemithi ye-glaucoma zihlanganisa:
Udktela wakho angase futhi ancome ukwelashwa nge-laser noma ukuhlinzwa uma amaconsi esweni engalawuli ingcindezi yakho ngokwanele. Lezi zinketho zihlanganisa i-selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) noma izinqubo ezihlukahlukene zokuhlinzwa.
Ukukhethwa kokwelashwa kuncike ohlotsheni lwakho oluthile lwe-glaucoma, ukuthi uzithwala kanjani imithi, umgomo wakho wokucindezela iso, nezinye izici zomuntu ngamunye.
I-Latanoprostene bunod ngokuvamile isebenza kahle ekwehliseni ukucindezela kwamehlo kune-latanoprost yodwa, kodwa ukuthi 'ingcono' yini kuncike esimweni sakho somuntu ngamunye.
Izifundo zomtholampilo zibonisa ukuthi i-latanoprostene bunod ngokuvamile yehlisa ukucindezela kwamehlo ngama-1-2 mmHg ngaphezu kwe-latanoprost. Nakuba lokhu kungase kungazwakali sengathi kuningi, ngisho nokuthuthuka okuncane ekulawuleni ukucindezela kungaba nencazelo ebalulekile ekuvikeleni umbono wakho.
Izinzuzo eziyinhloko ze-latanoprostene bunod zihlanganisa indlela yayo yokusebenza ephindwe kabili kanye nemiphumela engcono yokwehlisa ukucindezela. Kodwa-ke, ibiza kakhulu kune-latanoprost ejwayelekile futhi ingase ibangele imiphumela emibi efanayo.
I-Latanoprost isetshenziswe iminyaka eminingi futhi inesithombe sokuphepha esisungulwe kahle. Itholakala futhi njengomuthi ojwayelekile, okwenza ukwazi ukutholakala kubantu abaningi.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izici ezinjengokucindezela kwamehlo kwakho kwamanje, ukuthi uziphendule kanjani kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha, umshwalense, nezintandokazi zakho siqu lapho unquma phakathi kwalezi zinketho.
I-Latanoprostene bunod ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo ngoba isetshenziswa ngokuqondile esweni futhi okuncane kakhulu kungena egazini lakho. Kodwa-ke, kufanele usazise udokotela wakho nganoma yiziphi izimo zenhliziyo onazo.
Ngokungafani nemithi ethile ye-glaucoma yomlomo, amaconsi esweni eliphezulu njenge-latanoprostene bunod akuvamile ukuthinta izinga lenhliziyo noma umfutho wegazi. Inani elincane elingase lingene ohlelweni lwakho ngokuvamile alanele ukubangela imiphumela emibi yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.
Uma unesifo senhliziyo esibi noma usebenzisa imithi eminingi yenhliziyo, udokotela wakho angase afune ukukuqapha eduze uma uqala noma yikuphi ukwelashwa okusha, okuhlanganisa amaconsi esweni.
Uma ngempela ufaka amaconsi angaphezu kwelilodwa esweni lakho, ungabi nokwethuka. Geza iso lakho ngobumnene ngamanzi ahlanzekile noma isixazululo se-saline uma unaso.
Ukusetshenziswa kwamaconsi engeziwe ngezikhathi ezithile akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele izinkinga ezinkulu, kodwa kungase kwandise ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi yesikhashana efana nobubomvu beso noma ukucasuka. Imithi eningi akusho ngempela ukulawulwa okungcono kwengcindezi.
Uma usebenzisa imithi eningi ngokungaguquki noma uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obukhulu beso, izinguquko zombono, noma ezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo wakho wakusihlwa, uwusebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile.
Ungaphindi kabili imithamo ukuze ulungise okungaphuthelwanga, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi ngaphandle kokuhlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezengeziwe. Ukusebenzisa amaconsi amabili eduze ngeke kuthuthukise ukulawulwa kwengcindezi yeso lakho.
Zama ukusungula umkhuba okusiza ukuthi ukhumbule umthamo wakho wansuku zonke, njengokuwusebenzisa ngesikhathi esifanayo njalo kusihlwa noma ukusetha isikhumbuzi sefoni.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-latanoprostene bunod ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho. I-Glaucoma kanye ne-ocular hypertension yizimo ezingapheli ezivame ukudinga ukwelashwa okuphila impilo yonke ukuze kuvinjelwe ukulahlekelwa umbono.
Uma uyeka imithi ngokuzumayo, ingcindezi yeso lakho cishe izobuyela emazingeni ayo aphakeme angaphambilini phakathi namasonto ambalwa. Lokhu kukubeka engozini yokulimala kwemizwa ye-optic nokulahlekelwa umbono.
Udkt wakho angase acabange ukushintsha ukwelashwa kwakho uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela engathandeki, uma ingcindezi yamehlo akho ingalawulwa kahle ngokwanele, noma uma isimo sakho sishintsha. Kodwa-ke, ngokuvamile bazokushintshela kwenye imithi kunokuyeka ukwelashwa ngokuphelele.
Ungasebenzisa amalensi okuxhumana ngenkathi uthatha i-latanoprostene bunod, kodwa udinga ukuwasusa ngaphambi kokusebenzisa amaconsi amehlo. Umuthi uqukethe izinto ezigcina ukuthi zingonakali ezingangenwa ngamalensi okuxhumana athambile futhi ezingase zibange ukucasuka.
Ngemva kokusebenzisa amaconsi akho, linda okungenani imizuzu eyi-15 ngaphambi kokufaka amalensi akho okuxhumana. Lokhu kunika umuthi isikhathi sokungenwa futhi kunciphisa ingozi yokuxhumana namalensi akho.
Uma uqaphela ukucasuka kwamehlo okwandayo noma ukungakhululeki ngamalensi akho ngemva kokuqala lo muthi, khuluma nodokotela wakho wamehlo. Bangase batusa ukushintshela kumalensi alahlwayo nsuku zonke noma ukulungisa isimiso sakho sokugqoka amalensi.