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I-Neomycin-polymyxin B-bacitracin eye ointment iyimithi elwa namagciwane kathathu elapheka izifo zamagciwane emehlweni akho. Lezi zithako zokugcoba ezihlanganisiwe ziqukethe ama-antibiotics amathathu ahlukene asebenza ndawonye ukulwa nebanga elibanzi lamagciwane angabangela izifo zamehlo.
Ungase wazi lo muthi ngegama lawo elivamile lomkhiqizo, i-Neosporin Ophthalmic Ointment. Yenzelwe ngqo ukusetshenziswa emehlweni futhi iza ngeshubhu elingenazo inzalo elisiza ukuvikela amehlo akho ekungcolisweni okuqhubekayo ngenkathi ilapha isifo.
Lezi zithako zokugcoba ezintathu ezilwa namagciwane zelapha izifo zamagciwane zamehlo nesembozo samehlo. Udokotela wakho uyikhomba lapho amagciwane ehlasela izicubu ezibucayi ezizungeze amehlo akho, okubangela izimpawu ezinjengobubomvu, ukukhipha, noma ukucasuka.
Lo muthi usebenza kahle ikakhulukazi ekwelapheni i-conjunctivitis (iso elibomvana) elibangelwa amagciwane, hhayi amagciwane. Iphinde isize ngezimo zesembozo samehlo esinokutheleleka njenge-blepharitis kanye nokusikeka okuncane noma ukuklwebheka esembozweni samehlo esithole ukutheleleka.
Nokho, lezi zithako zokugcoba ngeke zisize ngezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane njengalezo ezibangelwa amagciwane omkhuhlane noma ukusabela komzimba. Udokotela wakho angakwazi ukutshela umehluko futhi uzoyikhomba kuphela uma amagciwane eyimbangela.
Lokhu kuyinhlanganisela elwa namagciwane elinamandla amancane ehlasela amagciwane ngezindlela ezintathu ezihlukene. I-antibiotic ngayinye ezithakweni zokugcoba iqondisa amagciwane ngendlela ehlukile, okwenza kube nzima ngamagciwane ukusinda noma ukuthuthukisa ukumelana.
I-Neomycin isebenza ngokuphazamisa ikhono lamagciwane lokwenza amaprotheni awadingayo ukuze asinde. I-Polymyxin B yenza ivaleke udonga olungaphandle lwamagciwane, kuyilapho i-bacitracin ivimbela amagciwane ekwakheni izindonga zabo eziyivikelayo.
Geza izandla zakho ngamanzi ngaphambi kokusebenzisa amafutha. Donsa phansi isiciko sakho esingezansi ngobumnene ukuze wakhe iphokhe elincane, bese ucindezela iribhoni elingamaphesenti angama-0.5 lamafutha kuleli phokhe.
Vala iso lakho ngobumnene bese uligingqa ukuze usabalalise amafutha ngokulinganayo. Ungase uqaphele umbono ongacacile imizuzu embalwa ngemuva kokusebenzisa, okujwayelekile ngokuphelele futhi okuzocaca.
Sebenzisa amafutha njengoba nje udokotela wakho ekunqumele, ngokuvamile izikhathi ezi-2-4 ngosuku. Ungathinti ithiphu le-tube esweni lakho noma esicikweni ukuze uvimbele ukungcola. Ungasebenzisa lo muthi ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla ngoba ufakwa ngqo esweni.
Uma ugqoka amalensi okuxhumana, wasuse ngaphambi kokusebenzisa amafutha bese ulinda okungenani imizuzu eyi-15 ngaphambi kokuwabuyisela. Amafutha angase agqamise amalensi akho futhi angase angasebenzi kahle ngamalensi endaweni.
Izifo eziningi zamehlo ezinamagciwane zicacisa phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-7-10 zokwelashwa. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzonquma lawa mafutha izinsuku eziyi-5-7, nakuba ezinye izifo zingase zidinge ukwelashwa isikhathi eside.
Kufanele uqale ukuzizwa ngcono phakathi kwezinsuku ezi-2-3 zokuqala umuthi. Ukukhipha iso lakho kufanele kunciphe, futhi ububomvu kufanele buqale ukushabalala ngalesi sikhathi.
Kubalulekile ukuqeda lonke uhambo ngisho noma uzizwa ngcono ngaphambi kokuthi umuthi uphelelwe. Ukuyeka ngokushesha kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi abuye futhi abe ngamanye amagciwane angamelana nama-antibiotics.
Uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthukanga ngemuva kwezinsuku ezi-3-4 noma uma ziba zimbi, xhumana nodokotela wakho. Ungase udinge i-antibiotic ehlukile noma ube nesimo esidinga ukwelashwa okwengeziwe.
Abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukumelana kahle nale-eye ointment, kodwa eminye imiphumela eceleni ingenzeka. Ezivamile kakhulu zithambile futhi zivame ukunyamalala njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Nansi imiphumela eceleni ongase uyithole, iqala ngalezo ezivamile kakhulu:
Le miphumela emincane ivame ukunyamalala ngemizuzu embalwa ngemva kokusebenzisa futhi akufanele iphazamise imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
Imiphumela eceleni engavamile kodwa ekhathazayo ihlanganisa ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo emehlweni, ukushisa okukhulu, noma ukwanda kobubomvu. Abanye abantu bathuthukisa ukusabela komzimba okungalungile komunye wama-antibiotics, ikakhulukazi i-neomycin.
Izimpawu zokusabela komzimba okungalungile zihlanganisa ukuvuvukala okukhulu kwamajwabu amehlo, ukuluma okukhulu, ukuqubuka eduze kwamehlo, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, yeka ukusebenzisa i-ointment ngokushesha futhi uthinte udokotela wakho.
Ngokuvamile, ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside kungaholela ezifweni zesibili ezivela ngemvubelo noma amakhowe, ngoba ama-antibiotics angaphazamisa ukulinganisela okujwayelekile kwama-microorganisms azungeze amehlo akho.
Lo muthi awulungelwe wonke umuntu. Kufanele ugweme le-ointment uma unokungezwani komzimba kunoma yimaphi ama-antibiotics amathathu noma uma uke waba nokusabela emithini efanayo esikhathini esidlule.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile ngaphambi kokusebenzisa le-ointment. Uma une-eardrum ebhobozwe, izinkinga zezinso, noma izinkinga zokuzwa, tshela udokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Nazi izimo ezithile lapho kufanele uxoxe khona ngezindlela ezingezinye nodokotela wakho:
Izingane ezincane kanye nabantu abadala bangase babe nobucayi obukhulu emiphumeleni emibi, ngakho udokotela wakho angase alungise umthamo noma akuqaphele ngokucophelela.
Uma unesifo sikashukela noma ezinye izimo ezithinta ukuphola, udokotela wakho uzofuna ukulandela inqubekela phambili yakho ngokucophelela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka kuyanyamalala kahle.
Igama lomkhiqizo elaziwa kakhulu ngale nhlanganisela yi-Neosporin Ophthalmic Ointment. Ungase futhi uyithole ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Ak-Spore noma ezinye izinhlobo ezivamile.
Zonke izinhlobo ziqukethe izithako ezintathu ezisebenzayo emazingeni afanayo. Izinhlobo ezivamile zisebenza kahle njengamagama omkhiqizo futhi ngokuvamile zishibhile.
Lapho uthatha umuthi wakho, qiniseka ukuthi uthola inguqulo ye-ophthalmic (iso), hhayi inguqulo yesikhumba. Ukwakheka kweso kwenziwe ngokukhethekile ukuba kube mnene futhi kuphephe ukusetshenziswa ezicutshini zakho zamehlo ezibucayi.
Eminye imithi yamehlo elwa namagciwane ingelapha izifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane uma le nhlanganisela ingasebenzi kuwe. Udokotela wakho angase akwelule umuthi owodwa olwa namagciwane esikhundleni senhlanganisela.
Ezinye izindlela ezivamile zihlanganisa i-erythromycin eye ointment, evame ukusetshenziswa ezinganeni ezisanda kuzalwa kanye nabantu abangazwani nezithako ezitholakala kuma-ointment amathathu alwa namagciwane. Ama-eye drops e-Tobramycin noma ama-eye drops e-gentamicin ezinye izinketho ezisebenza kahle ezifweni eziningi ezibangelwa amagciwane.
Ngezifo ezingathi sína, udokotela wakho angase akunikeze imithi elwa namagciwane ye-fluoroquinolone njengamaconsi esamehlo e-ciprofloxacin noma e-ofloxacin. Le yimithi eqinile egcinelwe izifo ezinzima.
Abanye abantu benza ngcono ngamaconsi esamehlo elwa namagciwane kunama-ointments, ikakhulukazi uma bethola ukuthi i-ointment iqina kakhulu noma uma iphazamisa umbono wabo emini.
Yomibili le mithi iyasebenza ekwelapheni izifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane, kodwa isebenza ezimweni ezingafani. Inhlanganisela yama-antibiotic amathathu ihlanganisa uhla olubanzi lwamagciwane kuno-erythromycin yodwa.
I-Erythromycin ivame ukukhethwa ezinganeni ezisanda kuzalwa nakubantu abanezinkinga zokungezwani nezithako ezikuma-ointments ama-antibiotic amathathu. Futhi kuyindlela enhle uma usebenzise imikhiqizo equkethe i-neomycin ngaphambili futhi waba nokuzwela.
I-ointment yama-antibiotic amathathu ingase isebenze kangcono ezifweni ezingaphendulanga kuma-antibiotics angawodwa. Kodwa-ke, i-erythromycin ibangela ukungezwani komzimba okuncane futhi ngokuvamile ithambile emehlweni azwelayo.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha ngokusekelwe esifweni sakho esithile, umlando wezokwelapha, nanoma yikuphi ukungezwani komzimba ongase ube nakho. Yomibili le mithi inezindlela ezinhle zokwelapha izifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane ngokuphepha nangempumelelo.
Yebo, le ointment yamehlo ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Umuthi ufakwa ngqo esweni, ngakho okuncane kakhulu kungena egazini lakho ukuze kuthinte amazinga kashukela egazini.
Kodwa-ke, abantu abanesifo sikashukela kudingeka baqaphele ngokwengeziwe ngezifo ngoba zingathatha isikhathi eside ukuphola. Udokotela wakho angase afune ukuqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngokucophelela futhi aqinisekise ukuthi ukutheleleka kuyanyamalala ngokuphelele.
Uma une-diabetic retinopathy noma ezinye izinkinga zamehlo ezihlobene nesifo sikashukela, tshela udokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa. Bangase bafune ukuhlola amehlo akho ngokujulile noma balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
Ukwenza amafutha amaningi kunalokho okubekiwe ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kubangele izinkinga ezinkulu. Vele geza iso lakho ngobumnene ngamanzi ahlanzekile noma isixazululo se-saline ukuze ususe amafutha amaningi.
Uma usebenzise okuningi kakhulu kunokunconyiwe noma uma iso lakho liba licasula kakhulu, ligeze kahle ngamanzi ahlanzekile imizuzu embalwa. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nokusha okukhulu, ubuhlungu, noma izinguquko embonweni.
Ukuze uthole izicelo zesikhathi esizayo, khumbula ukuthi iribhoni elincane elingaba yingxenye yesentimitha ubude ngokuvamile lanele. Amafutha amaningi akusho ukwelashwa okungcono futhi empeleni kungabangela ukucasuka okwengeziwe.
Sebenzisa umthamo ophuthelwe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile.
Ungasebenzisi amafutha engeziwe ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe. Lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi ngaphandle kokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kokwelashwa.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, zama ukusetha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma ugcine amafutha endaweni ebonakalayo. Ukulinganisa okuqhubekayo kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka kuyanyamalala ngokuphelele.
Qhubeka usebenzisa amafutha isikhathi esiphelele esibekwe udokotela wakho, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngaphambi kokuthi uqede imithi. Izifundo eziningi zithatha izinsuku ezi-5-7.
Ukunqamula ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi abuye futhi abe ngamelana nama-antibiotics. Lokhu kungenza ukutheleleka okuzayo kube nzima ukukwelapha.
Uma uba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu noma ukusabela komzimba okungalungile, yeka ukusebenzisa umuthi ngokushesha bese uthintana nodokotela wakho. Bangakwazi ukunikeza umuthi ohlukile ukuqeda ukutheleleka kwakho.
Ngokuvamile unga sebenzisa eminye imithi yamehlo ngale mafutha, kodwa isikhathi kanye nobuchwepheshe kubalulekile. Faka amaconsi esweni kuqala, linda imizuzu engu-5-10, bese ufaka amafutha.
Amafutha angamboza iso lakho futhi avimbele eminye imithi ukuthi ingamuncwa kahle uma ifakwe kuqala. Hlala uhlukanisa imithi yamehlo ehlukene okungenani ngemizuzu emi-5.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi yamehlo oyisebenzisayo, okuhlanganisa namaconsi athengiswa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela. Ezinye izinhlanganisela zinganciphisa ukusebenza kahle noma zandise imiphumela emibi, ngakho-ke isiqondiso esivela ochwepheshe sisiza ukuqinisekisa umphumela ongcono kakhulu wokwelashwa.
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