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Ama-Neomycin-polymyxin B-hydrocortisone eye drops yimithi kadokotela ehlanganisa izithako ezintathu ezinamandla ukwelapha izifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane ngenkathi kuncishiswa ukuvuvukala. Le fomu elinamandla amathathu isebenza ngokubulala amagciwane ayingozi esweni lakho futhi ithulise ukucasuka nokuvuvukala okuvame ukuhambisana nezifo.
Udkt wakho angase akubhalele lo muthi uma unesifo samehlo esibangelwa amagciwane esibangela kokubili ukutheleleka ngokwako nokuvuvukala okungakhululeki. Cabanga ngayo njengokwelashwa okuqondiwe okubhekana nezinkinga eziningi ngesikhathi esisodwa, okusiza iso lakho ukuthi liphole ngokukhululeka okwengeziwe.
Lo muthi uyinhlanganisela yezithako ezintathu ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye kusisombululo esisodwa samaconsi esweni. I-Neomycin ne-polymyxin B ama-antibiotics abulala amagciwane, kuyilapho i-hydrocortisone iyi-steroid emnene enciphisa ukuvuvukala nokuvuvukala.
Le nhlanganisela inengqondo ngoba izifo zamehlo zivame ukubangela kokubili ukutheleleka kanye nokuphendula komzimba okungokuvuvukala kukho. Ngokwelapha zombili lezi zinkinga ngasikhathi sinye, ungezwa ukukhululeka ezimpawini ezinjengobubomvu, ukuvuvukala, nokungakhululeki ngenkathi ukutheleleka kuqeda.
Lo muthi uza njengamaconsi esweni noma amafutha esweni, futhi atholakala kuphela ngomyalo kadokotela wakho. Yenzelwe ngqo ukusetshenziswa kwangaphandle kwamehlo futhi akufanele neze ithathwe ngomlomo noma isetshenziswe kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho.
Lo muthi welapha izifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane nezindawo ezizungezile, ikakhulukazi uma ukuvuvukala kukhona. Udkt wakho uzokubhala uma bethole ukuthi amagciwane abangela izinkinga zakho zamehlo nokuthi ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala kuzokusiza uzizwe ungcono.
Izimo ezivame kakhulu ezilashwa yizo zihlanganisa i-bacterial conjunctivitis (iso elibomvana), izifo zamehlo, nezinye izifo zamehlo zangaphandle lapho amagciwane nokuvuvukala kuyizinto ezikhathazayo. Kuyasiza ikakhulukazi uma ukutheleleka kweso lakho kubangela ukubomvu okukhulu, ukuvuvukala, noma ukungakhululeki.
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela banikeza lo muthi ngemva kokuhlinzwa kwamehlo noma ukulimala ukuvimbela ukutheleleka nokulawula ukuvuvukala ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi lo muthi usebenza kuphela ekulweni nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane, hhayi izinkinga zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane noma isikhunta.
Lo muthi usebenza ngendlela enezinhlangothi ezintathu ehlanganisa ukutheleleka kweso lakho kusuka ezinhlangothini eziningi. Ama-antibiotics e-neomycin ne-polymyxin B ahlasela amagciwane ngokuphazamisa izindonga zawo zamaseli nezinqubo zangaphakathi, ngempumelelo ebulala izinto eziyingozi ezibangela ukutheleleka kwakho.
Khonamanjalo, ingxenye ye-hydrocortisone inciphisa ukuvuvukala ngokuthulisa ukusabela komzimba wakho okungavikelekile endaweni ethintekile. Lokhu kusiza ukunciphisa ukubomvu, ukuvuvukala, kanye nemizwa engakhululeki evame ukuhambisana nokutheleleka kwamehlo.
Njengomuthi ohlanganisiwe, uthathwa njengonamandla ngokulinganisela futhi usebenza kahle ezifweni eziningi zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane. Ama-antibiotics anezinhlobonhlobo, okusho ukuthi asebenza ezinhlotsheni eziningi zamagciwane, kuyilapho ingxenye ye-steroid inikeza isenzo esithambile sokulwa nokuvuvukala ngaphandle kokuba namandla ngokweqile.
Njalo landela imiyalelo ethile kadokotela wakho, kodwa ngokuvamile uzosebenzisa amaconsi amabili kwawodwa esweni elithintekile njalo emahoreni amane kuya kwayisithupha. Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa, geza izandla zakho kahle futhi unyakazise ibhodlela uma kuyi-suspension.
Ukuze usebenzise amaconsi, thambisa ikhanda lakho kancane bese udonsa kancane isiciko sakho esiphansi ukuze wakhe iphakethe elincane. Bheka phezulu bese ukhama inani lamaconsi elibekiwe kuleli phakethe, bese uvala iso lakho kancane cishe iminithi elilodwa.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe lo muthi nokudla ngoba uqondana ngqo esweni lakho, kodwa kufanele ugweme ukuthinta ithiphu le-dropper esweni lakho noma kunoma iyiphi enye indawo ukuze uvimbele ukungcola. Uma ugqoka amalensi okuxhumana, wasuse ngaphambi kokusebenzisa amaconsi bese ulinda okungenani imizuzu eyi-15 ngaphambi kokuwabuyisela.
Zama ukuhlukanisa imithamo yakho ngokulinganayo usuku lonke, futhi ungagxumi imithamo ngisho noma iso lakho liqala ukuzizwa lingcono. Ukuqina kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umuthi usebenza ngempumelelo futhi ususa ngokuphelele ukutheleleka.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa lo muthi izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10, kodwa udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile esekelwe ekuthelelekeni kwakho okuthile. Kubalulekile ukuqeda lonke uhlelo lokwelashwa, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngaphambi kokuthi uqede ibhodlela.
Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuye noma kuholele ekumelaneni kwama-antibiotic, lapho amagciwane eba nzima ukuwelapha esikhathini esizayo. Iso lakho lingase liqale ukuzizwa lingcono ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, kodwa ukutheleleka kungase kusatholakala futhi kudingeke isikhathi esiningi ukuze kususwe ngokugcwele.
Uma ungaboni ngcono ngemva kwezinsuku ezi-2 kuya kwezi-3 zokusebenzisa okuqhubekayo, noma uma izimpawu zakho ziba zimbi kakhulu, xhumana nodokotela wakho. Bangase badinge ukuhlola kabusha isimo sakho noma bacabange ukuthi ngabe umuthi ohlukile uzosebenza kangcono yini esimweni sakho esithile.
Njengayo yonke imithi, leli consi leso lingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu imnene futhi yesikhashana, ithinta indawo lapho usebenzisa khona umuthi.
Nawa amanye amaphutha ongase uhlangabezane nawo, siqala ngalawo avamile kakhulu:
Le miphumela evamile ngokuvamile iyashabalala ngokushesha njengoba iso lakho lijwayela umuthi futhi akufanele libangele ukukhathazeka okukhulu.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kungabandakanya izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba noma ukwanda kokutheleleka:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu ezingathi sína, yeka ukusebenzisa umuthi bese uthintana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Ngokuvamile, ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside kwalo muthi kungaholela ekuthelelekeni kwesibili noma ekwandeni kwengcindezi yeso, ikakhulukazi ngoba iqukethe i-steroid. Yingakho kubalulekile ukuyisebenzisa kuphela uma udokotela wakho ekuncoma futhi uye emihlanganweni yokulandela ngemuva abayihlelile.
Lo muthi awulungelwe wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile noma izimo zenza kungaphephile ukuwusebenzisa. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi ukufanele.
Akufanele usebenzise lo muthi uma unokungezwani nawo wonke amalungu amathathu awo: i-neomycin, i-polymyxin B, noma i-hydrocortisone. Abantu abanokungezwani okwaziwayo kwamanye ama-antibiotics e-aminoglycoside (njenge-gentamicin noma i-streptomycin) kufanele futhi bagweme lo muthi.
Izimo eziningi zamehlo zenza lo muthi ungafaneleki noma uyingozi:
Isithako se-steroid singenza izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane namakhowe zibe zimbi nakakhulu, yingakho ukuxilongwa okufanele ngaphambi kokwelashwa kubaluleke kakhulu.
Ukuqapha okukhethekile kuyadingeka kwabesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisayo, nakuba umuthi ngokuvamile ubhekwa njengophephile uma usetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe ezifweni zamehlo. Izingane ngokuvamile zingawusebenzisa lo muthi ngokuphepha, kodwa ukulinganisa kungase kudingeke kulungiswe.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa lo muthi, okuhlanganisa nalabo abane-glaucoma, ama-cataract, noma ezinye izimo zamehlo ezingapheli.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe utholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi ebhrendi, i-Cortisporin ingelinye elaziwa kakhulu. Amanye amagama ebhrendi afaka i-Neosporin H, i-Ocutricin HC, kanye nezindlela ezihlukahlukene ze-generic.
Izithako ezisebenzayo zihlala zinjalo kungakhathaliseki igama lebhrendi, kodwa izithako ezingasebenzi njengezivikeli zingahluka kancane phakathi kwabakhiqizi. Umuthi wakho wemithi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi amabhrendi ahlukene angashintshana yini ngemiyalelo yakho ethile.
Ezinye izindlela ziza njengamaconsi kanti ezinye zitholakala njengama-oyinti. Udokotela wakho uzocacisa ukuthi iyiphi ifomu elingcono kakhulu ngesimo sakho, futhi kufanele unamathele kulolo hlobo ngaphandle kokuthi bakutshele ngenye indlela.
Imithi eminingana ehlukile ingelapha izifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane, kuye ngesimo sakho esiqondile kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele lezi uma ungakwazi ukusebenzisa umuthi ohlanganisiwe noma uma ungasebenzi kahle kuwe.
Amathonsi amehlo aqukethe ama-antibiotic kuphela afana ne-erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, noma i-tobramycin angelapha izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ngaphandle kwesici se-steroid. Lokhu kungase kukhethwe uma ukuvuvukala kungeyona into ekhathaza kakhulu noma uma unezimo ezingenza ukusetshenziswa kwe-steroid kungafaneleki.
Ezimweni lapho ukuvuvukala kubalulekile kodwa ukutheleleka kungewona amagciwane, udokotela wakho angase akwelule ukuthi usebenzise amathonsi aqukethe i-steroid kuphela noma amathonsi amehlo angavuvukali. Ngezinye izikhathi bazokweluleka imithi ehlukene ye-antibiotic kanye ne-anti-inflammatory kunokuba umkhiqizo ohlanganisiwe.
Enye indlela engcono kakhulu incike kumagciwane athile abangela ukutheleleka kwakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emithini ehlukene. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha inketho efanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe kulezi zici.
Ukuqhathanisa le mithi kuncike esimweni sakho esiqondile kanye nohlobo lwamagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwakho. I-Neomycin-polymyxin B-hydrocortisone inikeza inzuzo yokwelapha kokubili ukutheleleka nokuvuvukala ngesikhathi esisodwa, kuyilapho i-tobramycin igxila kuphela ekulweni namagciwane.
I-Tobramycin ivame ukukhethwa ngezinhlobo ezithile zokutheleleka okubangelwa amagciwane, ikakhulukazi lezo ezibangelwa amagciwane e-Pseudomonas, ngoba isebenza kahle kakhulu kulawo magciwane. Kodwa-ke, ayibhekiseli ekuvuvukeni, ngakho ungase usazwa ukungakhululeki ekuvuvukeni nasekubombeni.
Umuthi ohlanganisiwe ungase ube ngcono uma unokuvuvukala okukhulu kanye nokutheleleka kwakho, njengoba isici se-hydrocortisone singanikeza induduzo ngenkathi ama-antibiotics esebenza. Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu banomzimba ongavamile ku-neomycin, okwenza i-tobramycin ibe yindlela ephephile kubo.
Udktela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezifana nezimpawu zakho, amagciwane asolwayo, umlando wakho wokungezwani nezinto ezithile, kanye nempilo yakho yonke ukuze anqume ukuthi imuphi umuthi ofaneleka kakhulu esimweni sakho.
Yebo, lo muthi ngokuvamile uphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela uma usetshenziswa njengoba kuyalelwe ezifweni zamehlo. Njengoba isetshenziswa ngqo esweni futhi okuncane kakhulu kungena egazini lakho, akufanele kuthinte amazinga kashukela egazini lakho noma kuphazamise imithi yesifo sikashukela.
Kodwa-ke, abantu abanesifo sikashukela badinga ukuqapha ngokwengeziwe ngezifo ngoba ngezinye izikhathi zingelapheka kancane noma zibe nzima kakhulu. Qiniseka ukuthi ulandela imiyalelo kadokotela wakho ngokucophelela futhi uye kunoma yimaphi ama-aphoyintimenti okulandelayo ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ukutheleleka kuyanyamalala kahle.
Uma ngengozi ufaka amaconsi amaningi esweni lakho, ungangeni ekuqeqeshweni. Geza ngobumnene iso lakho ngamanzi ahlanzekile noma isixazululo se-saline ukuze ususe umuthi owedlulele. Ungase uzwe ukushisa okwengeziwe okwesikhashana noma umbono ongacacile, kodwa lokhu kufanele kulungiswe ngokushesha.
Ukwenza okuningi ngezikhathi ezithile akuyona ingozi, kodwa zama ukuqapha kakhulu ngemithamo yesikhathi esizayo. Uma ngokuqhubekayo unenkinga ngobuningi obufanele, cela usokhemisi wakho ukuthi akukhombise indlela efanele noma ucabangele ukusebenzisa i-dropper ehlukile uma eyakho kunzima ukuyilawula.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, uwusebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kwalapho sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke nohlelo lwakho lokulinganisa olujwayelekile.
Ungaphindi uphindaphinde imithamo ukuze ulungise lowo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yemiphumela engemihle ngaphandle kokunikeza inzuzo eyengeziwe. Zama ukusetha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma ukuxhumanisa imithamo emisebenzini yansuku zonke ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Yeka kuphela ukusebenzisa lo muthi uma usuqedele inkambo ephelele ebekwe ngudokotela wakho, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthukile. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuye noma kuholele ekumelaneni kwama-antibiotics.
Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi ebalulekile noma uma izimpawu zakho ziba zimbi ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa zokwelashwa, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuyeka. Bangase badinge ukulungisa ukwelashwa kwakho noma bashintshele emuthini ohlukile.
Ngokuvamile unga usebenzisa lo muthi ngamanye amaconsi esweni, kodwa isikhathi kanye nekhono kubalulekile. Uma usebenzisa imithi yamehlo eminingi, yahlukanise okungenani ngemizuzu emi-5 kuya kweli-10 ukuvimbela elinye ukuthi lingagezi elinye.
Njalo tshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi yamehlo oyisebenzisayo, okuhlanganisa amaconsi angathengiswa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela, njengoba ezinye izinhlanganisela zinganciphisa ukusebenza noma zandise imiphumela emibi. Udokotela wakho angakunikeza isiqondiso esiqondile mayelana nendlela engcono kakhulu kanye nesikhathi sokuhlanganiswa kwakho okuthile kwemithi.
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