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I-Sulfacetamide ne-prednisolone eye drops iyinhlanganisela yomuthi elapha izifo zamehlo ngenkathi inciphisa ukuvuvukala. Le nhlanganisela enamandla ihlanganisa i-antibiotic (sulfacetamide) ne-steroid (prednisolone) ukubhekana kokubili nesifo nokuvuvukala okungakhululeki okuvame ukuhambisana nakho.
Cabanga ngayo njengesixazululo esithi-two-in-one samehlo akho. I-antibiotic ilwa namagciwane ayingozi, kuyilapho i-steroid ithulisa izicubu ezicasukile, ezivuvukele ezizungeze iso lakho. Udokotela wakho unquma le nhlanganisela uma unesifo samehlo esibangela ububomvu obukhulu, ukuvuvukala, noma ukungakhululeki.
Le nhlanganisela ye-eye drop iphatha izifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane eza nokuvuvukala. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi uma isifo samehlo akho sibangela ukuvuvukala okubonakalayo, ububomvu, noma ubuhlungu kanye nokukhipha okujwayelekile noma ukucasuka.
Udokotela wakho angase anqume lo muthi ngezimo eziningi zamehlo ezithile. Ake ngikuhambise ngalezo ezivamile ongahlangabezana nazo:
Inhlanganisela isebenza kahle kakhulu uma kokubili ukutheleleka nokuvuvukala kukhona. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi le ndlela ephindwe kabili ilungile yini esimweni sakho esithile.
Lo muthi usebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene ukubhekana nenkinga yakho yamehlo ngokuqondile. Ingxenye ye-sulfacetamide isebenza njenge-antibiotic, kuyilapho i-prednisolone isebenza njenge-anti-inflammatory steroid.
I-Sulfacetamide ingeyeqembu lama-antibiotics abizwa ngokuthi ama-sulfonamides. Isebenza ngokuvimbela amagciwane ukuthi angakhi amaprotheni abalulekile abawadingayo ukuze asinde futhi azale. Uma amagciwane engakwazi ukukhiqiza lezi zakhiwo ezibalulekile, ekugcineni ayafa, okwenza iso lakho liphole.
I-Prednisolone iyi-corticosteroid elingisa ama-hormone akho emvelo alwa nokuvuvukala. Inciphisa ukuvuvukala, ububomvu, nobuhlungu ngokuthulisa ukusabela komzimba wakho wokuzivikela emzimbeni endaweni ethintekile. Lokhu kukusiza ukuthi uzizwe ukhululekile ngenkathi i-antibiotic yenza umsebenzi wayo.
Ngokuhlangene, lezi zithako zenza ukwelashwa okunamandla amaphakathi okunamandla kunamaconsi e-antibiotic kuphela kodwa athambile kunezinye izidakamizwa ezihlanganisiwe. Isenzo esiphindwe kabili sisho ukuthi ungalithola ngokushesha usizo kokubili ekutheleleni kanye nezimpawu ezingakhululekile.
Uzosebenzisa la maconsi esweni lakho elithintekile ngokuqondile njengoba kuqondiswe udokotela wakho. Abantu abaningi basebenzisa amaconsi amabili esweni elithintekile njalo emahoreni ambalwa, kodwa isimiso sakho esithile sokulinganisa sincike ekuqineni kwesimo sakho.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa amaconsi, geza izandla zakho kahle ngensipho namanzi. Thambisa ikhanda lakho kancane bese udonsa phansi isihlathi sakho esiphansi ukuze wakhe iphokhethi elincane. Cindezela inani elinqunyiwe lamaconsi kuleli phokhethi, bese uvala iso lakho kancane iminithi elilodwa.
Nakhu okudingeka ukwazi mayelana nokusetshenziswa okufanele:
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe lo muthi ngesikhathi udla ngoba uqondana ngqo emehlweni akho. Kodwa-ke, ukuba nezandla ezihlanzekile kanye nesikhundla esinethezekile kuzokwenza ukusetshenziswa kube lula futhi kuphumelele kakhulu.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa lezi zithako zamehlo cishe izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10, kodwa udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile esekelwe esimweni sakho. Kubalulekile ukuqeda inkambo ephelele ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngokushesha.
Iso lakho lingase liqale ukuzizwa lingcono ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala zokwelashwa. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba ingxenye elwa nokuvuvukala (i-prednisolone) inciphisa ukuvuvukala nokungakhululeki ngokushesha. Kodwa-ke, i-antibiotic idinga isikhathi esiningi ukuqeda ngokuphelele ukutheleleka kwamagciwane.
Ukunqamula umuthi ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungaholela ezinkingeni eziningana. Ukutheleleka kungase kubuye kube namandla kunakuqala, noma ungenza ukumelana ne-antibiotic. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzofuna ukukubona ukuze uvakashele ukulandela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka kuqede ngokuphelele.
Uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthuki ngemva kwezinsuku ezi-3 kuya kwezi-4, noma uma ziba zimbi, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Lokhu kungasho ukuthi amagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwakho awasabeli ku-sulfacetamide, futhi ungase udinge indlela ehlukile yokwelashwa.
Njengayo yonke imithi, amaconsi amehlo e-sulfacetamide kanye ne-prednisolone angabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu imnene futhi yesikhashana, ithinta indawo lapho usebenzisa khona amaconsi.
Ungase uhlangabezane nokungakhululeki okuncane njengoba amehlo akho ezijwayela umuthi. Le miphumela emibi evamile ngokuvamile iyazixazulula yodwa phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa:
Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile ziyaqondakala futhi akufanele ziphazamise kakhulu imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yisicefe, yazisa udokotela wakho ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho okulandelayo.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nalokhu okulandelayo:
Ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside kwamaconsi amehlo aqukethe i-steroid ngezinye izikhathi kungaholela ezinkingeni ezingavamile njengokwanda kwengcindezi yamehlo noma ukuphulukiswa kwamanxeba okubambezelekile. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha lezi zinkinga ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme lo muthi ngenxa yezingozi ezingaba khona zempilo noma ukusebenza kahle okuncishisiwe. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokubhala la maconsi amehlo.
Akufanele usebenzise i-sulfacetamide ne-prednisolone uma unokungezwani nezidakamizwa ze-sulfa noma ama-corticosteroids. Abantu abanokungezwani ne-sulfa bangahlangabezana nokusabela okungathi sína kusukela ekuqhumeni kwesikhumba kuya ebunzimeni bokuphefumula. Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho nganoma yikuphi ukungezwani okwaziwayo ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Izimo eziningana zezokwelapha zenza lo muthi ohlanganisiwe ungafaneleki noma zidinga izinyathelo zokuphepha ezikhethekile:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele basebenzise lo muthi kuphela uma izinzuzo zizikhulu kunezinhlekelele. Nakuba ukumuncwa kwesistimu kuncane ngamaconsi esweni, kubalulekile ukuxoxa ngesimo sakho nodokotela wakho.
Izingane ngokuvamile zingawasebenzisa lawa maconsi esweni ngokuphepha, kodwa zingase zidinge ukulinganisa okuhlukile noma ukuqapha okuseduze. Udokotela wezingane zakho uzoqoka uhlelo lokwelapha olufanele kakhulu izidingo zengane yakho.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe utholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, lapho okuvame kakhulu kungu-Blephamide. Ungase futhi ukubone kunqunywe njenge-Cetapred noma ezinye izindlela zokwakheka ezivamile.
Izithako ezisebenzayo zihlala zinjalo kungakhathaliseki igama lomkhiqizo. Abakhiqizi abahlukene bangase basebenzise izithako ezingasebenzi ezihlukile kancane, kodwa umphumela wokwelapha ulingana. Ikhemisi lakho lingase lithathele izinhlobo ezivamile ukuze lisize ukunciphisa izindleko.
Uma unezinkathazo ezithile mayelana nomkhiqizo vs izindlela ezivamile, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi. Bangakusiza ukuthi uqonde noma yikuphi ukwehluka futhi baqinisekise ukuthi uthola inguqulo efanele kakhulu izidingo zakho.
Kukhona izindlela eziningana zokwelapha ezingenye uma i-sulfacetamide kanye ne-prednisolone ingakulungele. Udokotela wakho angase ancome amaconsi esweni ahlukene e-antibiotic, amaconsi e-steroid, noma eminye imithi ehlanganisiwe kuye ngesimo sakho esithile.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezinomuthi owodwa zihlanganisa amaconsi anama-antibiotic kuphela afana ne-ciprofloxacin noma i-ofloxacin ezinzwaneni ezingenakuqubuka okukhulu. Ukuqubuka ngaphandle kokutheleleka, udokotela wakho angase akwelaphe nge-prednisolone yodwa noma amanye amaconsi alwa nokuqubuka.
Eminye imithi ehlanganisiwe ihlanganisa ama-antibiotic ahlukene nama-steroid. Izibonelo zihlanganisa i-tobramycin ne-dexamethasone (TobraDex) noma i-neomycin, i-polymyxin B, ne-dexamethasone (Maxitrol). Inhlanganisela ngayinye inokumbozwa kwamagciwane okuhlukile kancane namandla okulwa nokuqubuka.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe emagciwaneni athile abangela ukutheleleka kwakho, ubukhulu bokuqubuka, nomlando wakho wezokwelapha. Ungashintshi imithi ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho kuqala.
Yomibili imithi iyindlela yokwelapha ehlanganisiwe esebenzayo, kodwa isebenza ngokumelene nezinhlobo ezahlukene zamagciwane futhi inezakhiwo ezihlukile kancane. Akukho ngisho eyodwa “engcono” - ukukhetha kuncike ekuthelelekeni kwakho okuthile nesimo sezokwelapha.
I-Sulfacetamide ne-prednisolone ivame ukuba mnene futhi ivame ukukhethwa kubantu abanamehlo azwelayo noma labo abaye baba nokusabela kwamanye ama-antibiotic. Isebenza kahle ikakhulukazi ngokumelene namagciwane athile e-gram-positive namanye amagciwane e-gram-negative.
I-Tobramycin ne-dexamethasone (TobraDex) inikeza ukumbozwa kwamagciwane okubanzi nesenzo esinamandla sokulwa nokuqubuka. Ivame ukukhethwa ezintweni ezithelelekayo ezinzima noma lapho amagciwane athile engaziwa. Kodwa-ke, kungase kubangele imiphumela eminingi emibi kubantu abazwelayo.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengohlobo lokutheleleka kwakho, izimpendulo zokwelashwa zangaphambilini, nanoma yikuphi ukungezwani komzimba lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Yomibili imithi inamazinga aphumelelayo amahle kakhulu uma isetshenziswa ngendlela efanele ezimweni ezifanele.
Yebo, amaconsi eso e-sulfacetamide ne-prednisolone ngokuvamile aphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Inani le-steroid elingena egazini lakho ngamaconsi eso lincane futhi alinakwenzeka ukuthi lithinte kakhulu amazinga kashukela egazini.
Noma kunjalo, abantu abanesifo sikashukela kufanele baqhubeke nokubheka ushukela wabo wegazi eduze ngenkathi besebenzisa noma yimuphi umuthi oqukethe i-steroid. Uma ubona izinguquko ezingavamile emazingeni akho e-glucose, xhumana nodokotela wakho. Bangase bafune ukulungisa imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela okwesikhashana noma bakubheke njalo.
Uma ngengozi ufaka amaconsi amaningi esweni lakho, ungangeni ekuqeqesheni. Geza ngobumnene iso lakho ngamanzi ahlanzekile noma isixazululo se-saline ukuze ususe umuthi oweqile. Ungase uhlangabezane nokwanda okwesikhashana kokushisa noma umbono ongacacile.
Ukwenza okuningi ngezikhathi ezithile akuyona ingozi, kodwa ungenzi lokhu kube umkhuba. Uma ngengozi uphinda umthamo njalo, ungaletha ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nokucasuka okuqhubekayo noma uma ukhathazekile ngokweqisa okuphindaphindiwe.
Sebenzisa umthamo ophuthelwe ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho lokulinganisa olujwayelekile.
Ungaphindi imithamo ukuze ulungise eyodwa ephuthelwe. Lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi ngaphandle kokuhlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezengeziwe. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, setha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ubuze usokhemisi wakho ngamasu okukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Misa ukusebenzisa la mathonsi esweni kuphela uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi wenze njalo, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho sezinyamalele ngokuphelele. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuye futhi kungaholela ekumelaneni nama-antibiotic.
Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzonquma isikhathi esithile sokwelashwa, ngokuvamile izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10. Qeda inkambo ephelele ngaphandle uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi engadingi ukuyekiswa ngokushesha. Uma ungaqiniseki ngokuthi uyeke nini, shayela ihhovisi likadokotela wakho ukuze uthole incazelo.
Susa izibuko zakho zokuxhumana ngaphambi kokufaka amathonsi esweni bese ulinda okungenani imizuzu eyi-15 ngaphambi kokuwaphinda. Umuthi ungasetshenziswa yizibuko zokuxhumana futhi ungase ubangele ukucasuka noma unciphise ukusebenza kokwelashwa.
Odokotela abaningi bamehlo batusa ukugwema izibuko zokuxhumana ngokuphelele ngenkathi belapha ukutheleleka kwamehlo. Lokhu kuvumela iso lakho ukuthi liphole ngokushesha futhi kunciphisa ingozi yokutheleleka kabusha. Xoxa nodokotela wakho ukuthi kuphephile yini ukuqhubeka nokugqoka oxhumana nabo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho.
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