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I-Levobunolol iyimithi yamehlo kadokotela esetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha i-glaucoma kanye nomfutho ophezulu wamehlo. Ingaphansi kohlu lwemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-beta-blockers, asebenza ngokunciphisa inani lamanzi iso lakho elikhiqizayo, okusiza ukwehlisa umfutho ngaphakathi kweso lakho futhi livikele umbono wakho.
Le mithi isisize abantu ukuthi baphathe izimo zamehlo abo amashumi eminyaka. Ngenkathi ivame ukubekezelelwa kahle, ukuqonda ukuthi isebenza kanjani nokuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza uzizwe unethemba elikhulu mayelana nohlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
I-Levobunolol iyidropu leso le-beta-blocker eliqondise ngqo ama-receptors esweni lakho ukunciphisa umfutho. Cabanga ngayo njengomlawuli omnene osiza iso lakho ukuthi ligcine ibhalansi enempilo yokukhiqizwa kwamanzi nokukhipha amanzi.
Ngokungafani neminye imithi ye-glaucoma, i-levobunolol ithathwa njenge-non-selective beta-blocker. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ivimba zombili i-beta-1 ne-beta-2 receptors esweni lakho, okwenza isebenze kahle ekwehliseni umfutho wamehlo kubantu abaningi.
Umuthi uza njengesixazululo esicacile, esingenambala ozosisebenzisa ngqo esweni lakho. Yenzelwe ukuthi imuncwe ngokushesha futhi iqale ukusebenza kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngemuva kokusetshenziswa.
I-Levobunolol ikakhulukazi inikezwa ukwelapha izimo ezimbili eziyinhloko zamehlo: i-open-angle glaucoma kanye ne-ocular hypertension (umfutho ophezulu wamehlo). Zombili lezi zimo zingalimaza imithambo yakho ye-optic uma zingelashwa.
Ku-open-angle glaucoma, uhlelo lokukhipha amanzi esweni lakho alusebenzi kahle ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okubangela ukuthi umfutho wakheke kancane kancane. I-Levobunolol isiza ngokunciphisa inani lamanzi iso lakho elikhiqizayo, okususa umfutho emithanjeni yakho ye-optic futhi kusiza ukugcina umbono wakho.
Nge-ocular hypertension, ukucindezela kweso lakho kuphakeme kunokujwayelekile kodwa akukabi bikabangeli monakalo obonakalayo emthanjeni wakho we-optic. Ukusebenzisa i-levobunolol kungasiza ekuvikeleni lesi simo ekuthuthukeleni ku-glaucoma.
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela banikeza i-levobunolol kwezinye izimo zamehlo lapho ukunciphisa ukucindezela kunenzuzo. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwamehlo uzonquma ukuthi lo muthi ulungile yini esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Levobunolol isebenza ngokuvimba ama-beta receptors engxenyeni yeso lakho ekhiqiza uketshezi olubizwa nge-aqueous humor. Uma la ma-receptors evinjwe, iso lakho ngokwemvelo likhiqiza uketshezi oluncane, okusiza ukunciphisa ukucindezela ngaphakathi kweso lakho.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengomuthi oqinile ngokulinganisela phakathi kokwelashwa kwe-glaucoma. Isebenza kahle ngokwanele ukwehlisa kakhulu ukucindezela kwamehlo kubantu abaningi, kodwa ithambile ngokwanele ukuthi ingasetshenziswa isikhathi eside ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezinkulu ezigulini eziningi.
Imiphumela ngokuvamile iqala phakathi kwehora elingu-1-2 ngemuva kokuthi usebenzise amaconsi, ukuncishiswa kokucindezela okuphezulu kwenzeka cishe ngemuva kwamahora angu-2-6. Umphumela wokwehlisa ukucindezela ungaqhubeka kuze kube amahora angu-24, yingakho abantu abaningi bedinga kuphela ukuwusebenzisa kanye noma kabili ngosuku.
Uzoqhubeka usebenzisa i-levobunolol ngqo esweni lakho njengamaconsi esweni, ngokuvamile kanye noma kabili ngosuku njengoba kunqunywe udokotela wakho. Isikhathi esiqondile sincike esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi ukucindezela kwamehlo akho kuphendula kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni.
Nakhu ukuthi ungawasebenzisa kanjani amaconsi akho esweni ngendlela efanele:
Ungathatha i-levobunolol ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla ngoba isetshenziswa ngqo esweni lakho. Kodwa-ke, uma usebenzisa eminye imithi yamehlo, linda okungenani imizuzu engu-5-10 phakathi kwamaconsi amehlo ahlukene ukuwavimbela ukuthi angagezani.
Zama ukusebenzisa amaconsi akho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine ukulawulwa kwengcindezi okuqhubekayo. Ukusetha isikhumbuzi sefoni kungakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukwelashwa.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukusebenzisa i-levobunolol isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine ingcindezi yamehlo enempilo. I-Glaucoma kanye ne-ocular hypertension ngokuvamile yizimo ezingamahlalakhona ezidinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo kunokwelashwa kwesikhashana.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ingcindezi yamehlo akho njalo, ngokuvamile njalo emavikini angu-3-6 ekuqaleni, bese kuba njalo uma ingcindezi yakho isilawulwa kahle. Lokhu kuhlolwa kusiza ukunquma ukuthi i-levobunolol iyasebenza yini kuwe nokuthi ngabe kukhona yini ukulungiswa okudingekayo.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukusebenzisa i-levobunolol iminyaka noma ngisho naphakade. Lokhu kungase kuzwakale kukhulu, kodwa khumbula ukuthi ukusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo kusiza ukuvikela umbono wakho ekulimaleni okungenzeka ukuthi akunakulungiseka.
Ungayeki ukusebenzisa i-levobunolol ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwamehlo, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Ingcindezi yamehlo akho ingase ikhuphuke ngokushesha, okungenzeka ukuthi ibeke umbono wakho engozini.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-levobunolol ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi behlangabezana nezinkinga ezimbalwa noma ezingekho. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi iyalawuleka, ikakhulukazi uma wazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibuke.
Ake siqale ngemiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole:
Lezi zinto ezenzeka emehlweni ngokuvamile zithuthuka njengoba amehlo akho ejwayela imithi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala noma emasontweni okuqala okwelashwa.
Njengoba i-levobunolol iyi-beta-blocker, eminye imithi ingangena egazini lakho futhi ibangele imiphumela yomzimba wonke:
Le miphumela yomzimba ngokuvamile imnene ngamaconsi amehlo uma iqhathaniswa nama-beta-blockers omlomo, kodwa kusafanele iqashwe.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nalokhu:
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela engavamile kodwa ekhathazayo njengokucindezeleka, ukudideka, noma izinguquko ezinkulu emazingeni kashukela wegazi. Nakuba kungavamile, lezi zimpawu zidinga ingxoxo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
I-Levobunolol ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Ukuqonda lezi zinto eziqashelwayo kungakusiza ukuthi ube nezingxoxo ezinolwazi mayelana nezinketho zakho zokwelashwa.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo namaphaphu bangase badinge ukugwema i-levobunolol noma bayisebenzise ngokuqapha okwengeziwe:
Uma unesifo sikashukela, udokotela wakho uzofuna ukukuqapha eduze njengoba ama-beta-blockers ngezinye izikhathi engase amboze izimpawu zikashukela ophansi noma athinte ukulawulwa kukashukela wegazi.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo. Ngenkathi i-levobunolol ingase idingeke ukuvikela umbono, udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi iyona ndlela ephephe kakhulu kuwe nomntanakho.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile ezingavamile zamehlo, njengamehlo omile abukhali noma izinkinga ze-corneal, bangase badinge ukwelashwa okuhlukile noma ukuvikelwa okwengeziwe kwamehlo ngenkathi besebenzisa i-levobunolol.
I-Levobunolol itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Betagan ingesinye sezinhlobo ezijwayelekile ezinqunywe. Ungase futhi uyibone ithengiswa njenge-Bunolol noma ngaphansi kwezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-generic.
Isithako esisebenzayo siyafana kungakhathaliseki igama lomkhiqizo, kodwa abakhiqizi abahlukene bangase basebenzise izithako ezingasebenzi ezihlukile kancane. Uma ushintsha phakathi kwemikhiqizo, yazisa usokhemisi wakho uma unezinto ozwelayo noma ukungezwani.
Izinhlobo ze-Generic ze-levobunolol zitholakala kabanzi futhi ngokuvamile zibiza ngaphansi kwezinketho zegama lomkhiqizo. Umshwalense wakho ungase ube nezintandokazi zemikhiqizo ethile noma ama-generic, ngakho-ke kufanelekile ukuxhumana nekhemisi lakho mayelana nezinketho ezonga izindleko.
Uma i-levobunolol ingakulungele, imithi eminingi ephumelelayo ye-glaucoma iyatholakala. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwamehlo angakusiza ukuthi uthole enye indlela esebenza kangcono esimweni sakho esithile.
Ezinye izidakamizwa zamehlo ze-beta-blocker zihlanganisa i-timolol ne-betaxolol, esebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-levobunolol kodwa ingase ibe namaphrofayili ahlukile kancane emiphumeleni emibi. Abanye abantu bayakwazi ukubekezelela i-beta-blocker eyodwa kangcono kunenye.
Ngaphandle kwama-beta-blockers, unezinye izigaba zemithi okufanele uzicabangele:
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengohlobo lwakho oluthile lwe-glaucoma, ezinye izimo zempilo, nokuthi uyithatha kahle kangakanani imithi ehlukene lapho encoma ezinye izindlela.
I-Levobunolol ne-timolol zombili ziyizidakamizwa zamehlo ze-beta-blocker ezisebenzayo zokwelapha i-glaucoma, futhi zisebenza ngezindlela ezifanayo kakhulu. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuvame ukwehla ezintweni zomuntu ngamunye kunokuthi enye ibe ngcono ngokucacile kunenye.
Zombili lezi zithako zisebenza ngendlela efanayo ekwehliseni ingcindezi yamehlo, ngocwaningo olukhombisa imiphumela eqhathanisekayo kubantu abaningi. I-Levobunolol ingase ibe nesikhathi eside sokusebenza, okungenzeka ukuthi ivumele ukulinganiswa kanye ngosuku ezigulini ezithile, kuyilapho i-timolol ivame ukusetshenziswa kabili ngosuku.
Amaphrofayili emiphumela emibi afana kakhulu phakathi kwale mithi emibili. Abanye abantu bangase bayithole kahle enye kunenye, kodwa lokhu kuyahlukahluka kumuntu ngamunye futhi akulindeleki ngaphambili.
Ukucatshangelwa kwezindleko kungase kuthonye ukukhetha, njengoba i-timolol itholakala njenge-generic isikhathi eside futhi ingase ibize kancane. Kodwa-ke, zombili lezi zithako zivame ukuthengeka uma ziqhathaniswa nokwelashwa kwe-glaucoma okusha.
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwamehlo uzocabangela amaphethini akho athile okucindezela amehlo, izintandokazi zokulinganisa, nanoma yiziphi izinto ezedlule ezinama-beta-blockers lapho ekhetha phakathi kwe-levobunolol ne-timolol.
Abantu abanezifo zenhliziyo bangasebenzisa i-levobunolol ngokuphepha, kodwa kudinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela ngodokotela bamehlo kanye nodokotela wenhliziyo. Njengoba imithi ethile ingangena egazini lakho, ingase ithinte izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho nomfutho wegazi.
Odokotela bakho bazohlola izinzuzo zokuvikela umbono wakho uma kuqhathaniswa nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingase zibe khona enhliziyweni yakho. Ezimweni eziningi, inani elincane lemithi elithathwa emaconsini amehlo liyabekezeleleka kahle, ngisho nakubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo.
Uma unesifo senhliziyo, ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lingase liqale ngomthamo ophansi noma likuqaphe kaningi lapho uqala ukwelashwa. Bangase futhi batusa ukucindezela ekhoneni langaphakathi lelihlo lakho ngemva kokufaka amaconsi ukuze kuncishiswe ukumuncwa kwesistimu.
Uma ngengozi ufaka iconsi elilodwa noma amabili engeziwe, ungapheli amandla. Vele usule noma iyiphi imithi eyengeziwe ngethishu elihlanzekile bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho evamile yomthamo olandelayo.
Ukusebenzisa i-levobunolol eningi kakhulu kunaleyo ebekiwe kungase kubangele imiphumela emibi eyengeziwe efana nokucasuka kwamehlo, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okuhamba kancane, noma isiyezi. Uma usebenzise okuningi kakhulu kunokuhlosiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Ngezimpawu ezinzima zokweqisa umthamo njengobunzima obukhulu bokuphefumula, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma ukuquleka, funa usizo oluphuthumayo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lezi zimo azivamile ngamaconsi amehlo kodwa zidinga ukwelashwa okusheshayo.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-levobunolol, uwusebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho evamile.
Ungalokothi usebenzise imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, njengoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Umfutho wamehlo akho ungase ukhuphuke kancane uma uphuthelwa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile, kodwa lokhu ngokuvamile akulimazi ngesikhathi esifushane.
Uma ukhohlwa njalo imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi owenzelwe amaconsi esweni. Ukusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo kubalulekile ekulondolozeni ukulawulwa okuhle kwengcindezi yeso.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-levobunolol ngaphansi kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho wamehlo. Abantu abaningi abaneglaucoma noma i-ocular hypertension badinga ukwelashwa isikhathi eside ukuze balondoloze ingcindezi yeso enempilo futhi bavikele umbono wabo.
Udokotela wakho angase acabange ukuyeka noma ukushintsha imithi yakho uma ingcindezi yeso lakho ihlala ilawulwa kahle isikhathi eside, uma uba nemiphumela engathandeki, noma uma ukwelashwa okusha kuba kufaneleka kakhulu esimweni sakho.
Ukuyeka i-levobunolol kungazelelwe kungabangela ingcindezi yeso lakho ukuthi ikhuphuke ngokushesha, okungase kubeke umbono wakho engozini. Uma udinga ukuyeka imithi, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuncishiswa kancane kancane noma ukufakwa ngokushesha kwenye indlela yokwelapha i-glaucoma.
Abantu abaningi bangaqhubeka nokugqoka amalensi okuxhumana ngenkathi besebenzisa i-levobunolol, kodwa uzodinga ukuhlela izinto ngokucophelela. Susa oxhumana nabo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa amaconsi esweni bese ulinda okungenani imizuzu eyi-15 ngaphambi kokubabuyisela.
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi i-levobunolol yenza amehlo abo ome kancane, okungathinta induduzo yelensi yokuxhumana. Uma uhlangabezana nokoma okwengeziwe, khuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwamehlo mayelana nokusebenzisa izinyembezi zokwenziwa ezingenazinto ezigcinayo.
Njalo landela imiyalelo ethile kadokotela wakho wamehlo mayelana nokugqokwa kwelensi yokuxhumana, njengoba izimo zomuntu ngamunye zingahluka. Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukushintshela kumalensi alahlayo ansuku zonke noma banciphise isikhathi sabo sokugqoka ngenkathi besebenzisa imithi ye-glaucoma.
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