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Ubuhlungu bamehlo bunoma yikuphi ukungakhululeki, ubuhlungu, noma umuzwa obukhali ozizwa emehlweni akho noma ngaphandle kwawo. Bungahluka ekucasukeni okulula okuzizwa sengathi kukhona okubambeke emehlweni akho kuya ebuhlungwini obujulile, obugxumayo obenza kube nzima ukugxila emisebenzini yansuku zonke. Ubuhlungu obuningi bamehlo bungokwesikhashana futhi buyazixazulula ngokwabo, kodwa ukuqonda ukuthi yini ekubangela kungakusiza ukuthi uthole impumuzo futhi wazi ukuthi nini okufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Ubuhlungu bamehlo bubhekisela kunoma yimuphi umuzwa ongakhululekile owenzeka esweni lakho, ematheni akho, noma endaweni ezungeze umgodi wamehlo akho. Amehlo akho ayizitho ezizwela kakhulu ezinemithambo eminingi yezinzwa, okusho ukuthi ngisho nokucasuka okuncane kungabangela ukungakhululeki okuqaphelekayo. Ubuhlungu bungathinta iso elilodwa noma womabili futhi bungavela futhi buhambe noma buqhubeke amahora noma izinsuku.
Ubuhlungu bamehlo ngokuvamile buwela ezigabeni ezimbili eziyinhloko: ubuhlungu obusebusweni beso lakho nobuhlungu obuzizwa bujulile ngaphakathi kweso lakho. Ubuhlungu obusebusweni buvame ukuzizwa bunzima noma bushisa, kuyilapho ubuhlungu obujulile bungase buzizwe njengengcindezi noma ubuhlungu. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo oluzwayo kungasiza ukukhomba imbangela engenzeka kanye nendlela engcono yokwelapha.
Ubuhlungu bamehlo bungabonakala ngezindlela eziningana ezihlukene, futhi umuzwa owuzwayo uvame ukuhlinzeka ngemikhondo mayelana nokuthi yini ekubangela. Abanye abantu bayichaza njengokuzizwa sengathi isihlabathi noma i-grit emehlweni abo, kuyilapho abanye bezwa imizwa ebukhali, egwazayo noma ubuhlungu obubuthuntu, obuqhubekayo.
Ubuhlungu beso obusebusweni buvame ukuzizwa bunzima, bushisa, noma buqhumisa. Ungase uzizwe sengathi kukhona okubambeke emehlweni akho, noma iso lakho lingase lichithe amanzi ngokweqile njengoba umzimba wakho uzama ukukhipha ukucasuka. Lolu hlobo lobuhlungu luvame ukuba sibi uma ukhanya noma uhambisa amehlo akho.
Ubuhlungu obujulile emehlweni buzizwa sengathi kukhona okucindezelayo noma okubuhlungu ngaphakathi kwesokhethi lelihlo lakho. Lokhu kuzwa kungase kudlulele ebunzini lakho, ethempelini, noma ohlangothini lwekhanda lakho. Ungase futhi uqaphele ukuthi ukukhanya okukhulu kwenza ubuhlungu bube bubi kakhulu, noma ukuthi ubuhlungu buqhubeka ngesigqi sokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho.
Ubuhlungu bamehlo bungavela emithonjeni eminingi ehlukene, kusukela ekucasukeni okulula kuya ezimweni zezokwelapha eziyinkimbinkimbi. Ukuqonda izimbangela ezihlukahlukene kungakusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi yini engase ibangele ukungakhululeki kwakho futhi ikuqondise ekwelashweni okufanele.
Izimbangela ezivame kakhulu zobuhlungu bamehlo zihlobene nendawo yamehlo akho futhi ngokuvamile zithambile futhi zesikhashana. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izimbangela ziqhamuka ngaphakathi kwamehlo akho noma izakhiwo ezizungezile futhi zingase zidinge ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Nazi izimbangela eziyinhloko zobuhlungu bamehlo, ezihlelwe kusukela kokuvame kakhulu kuya kokungavamile:
Izimbangela ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zihlanganisa i-glaucoma (ukwanda kwengcindezi ngaphakathi kweso lakho), ama-migraines, noma ukuvuvukala kwezakhiwo zangaphakathi zeso. Lezi zimo ngokuvamile zibangela ubuhlungu obukhulu futhi zivame ukuba nezimpawu ezengeziwe njengoshintsho lombono noma ikhanda elibuhlungu.
Izinhlungu zamehlo zingaba uphawu lwezimo ezihlukahlukene ezingaphansi, kusukela ekucasukeni okuncane kuya ezinkingeni zempilo ezingathi sína. Izikhathi eziningi, izinhlungu zamehlo zibonisa inkinga elula umzimba wakho ozama ukuyixazulula, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqaphela lapho kungase kubonise okuthile okubaluleke kakhulu.
Ezinhlungwini zamehlo ezihlobene nendawo, izimo ezingaphansi ngokuvamile ziqondile futhi ziyelapheka. I-Dry eye syndrome ingenye yezimbangela ezivame kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma uchitha amahora amaningi ubuka izikrini noma uhlala endaweni eyomile. Ukungezwani komzimba nezinto ezifana nothuli, uthuli, noma izinwele zezilwane nakho kungabangela izinhlungu zamehlo eziqhubekayo kanye nokuluma nokubomvu.
Izifo zimelela esinye isigaba esivamile sezimo ezingaphansi. I-Conjunctivitis ingabangelwa amagciwane, amagciwane, noma izinto ezingabangela ukungezwani komzimba, kuyilapho ama-styes avela ezifweni zamagciwane ezinqeni zamehlo. Lezi zimo ngokuvamile ziyaxazululwa ngokwelashwa okufanele kodwa zingasakazeka uma zingelashwa.
Izimo ezingathi sína ezingaphansi ezingabangela izinhlungu zamehlo zihlanganisa:
Lezi zimo ezingathi sína zivame ukuza nezimpawu ezengeziwe zokuxwayisa njengokushintsha kwamehlo kungazelelwe, ikhanda elibuhlungu kakhulu, isicanucanu, noma ukubona ama-halo azungeze izibani. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu kanye nobuhlungu emehlweni, kubalulekile ukufuna usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Yebo, izinhlobo eziningi zobuhlungu bamehlo ziyanyamalala zodwa, ikakhulu uma zibangelwa ukucasuka okuncane noma izimo zesikhashana. Amehlo akho anamakhono amangalisayo okuphulukisa, futhi izinkinga ezilula njengama-particle othuli, amehlo omile alula, noma ukucindezeleka kwamehlo okwesikhashana kuvame ukuthuthuka emahoreni ambalwa noma ezinsukwini ngaphandle kokwelashwa.
Ukuvuvukala kwendawo kuvame ukucaca njengoba izinyembezi zakho zemvelo zigeza izinto ezicasulayo futhi izicubu zamehlo akho ziphilisa. Uma ubelokhu ubuka izikrini isikhathi eside, ukuphumula amehlo akho kuvamise ukunikeza impumuzo emahoreni ambalwa. Ukuklwebheka okuncane ku-cornea yakho kungaphulukisa nakho ngokwako, nakuba kungase kuthathe izinsuku ezimbalwa ukuzizwa ngcono ngokuphelele.
Nokho, ezinye izinhlobo zobuhlungu bamehlo zidinga ukungenelela ukuze zixazululwe kahle. Izifo zamagciwane ngeke zithuthuke ngaphandle kokwelashwa okufanele, futhi izimo ezinjenge-glaucoma noma ukulimala okukhulu zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Amehlo omile angapheli angase adinge ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo ukuze kuvinjelwe ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo.
Ngokuvamile, ungalindela ukuthi ubuhlungu obuncane bamehlo buthuthuke phakathi kwamahora angu-24-48 uma bubangelwa ukucasuka okulula noma ukucindezeleka. Uma ubuhlungu bakho buqhubeka isikhathi eside kunalokhu, buya ngokuya buba kubi, noma buza nezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo, kuhle ukubonisana nomhlinzeki wezempilo noma uchwepheshe wokunakekelwa kwamehlo.
Izimo eziningi zobuhlungu bamehlo obuncane zingaphathwa ngempumelelo ekhaya ngemithi elula, emnene. Okubalulekile ukwelapha amehlo akho ngokucophelela futhi ugweme noma yini engase ibangele ukucasuka okwengeziwe ngenkathi umzimba wakho uphulukisa ngokwemvelo.
Ngaphambi kokuzama noma yikuphi ukwelashwa kwasekhaya, qiniseka ukuthi ugeza izandla zakho kahle ukuze ugweme ukungenisa amagciwane emehlweni akho asevele acasukile. Lesi sinyathelo esilula singavimbela izinkinga ezincane ukuthi zingabi izifo ezingathi sína.
Nawa amakhambi asekhaya aphephile futhi asebenzayo obuhlungu obuncane emehlweni:
Ama-compress abandayo nawo angasiza, ikakhulukazi uma amehlo akho evuvukele noma uma ubhekene nokungezwani komzimba. Izinga lokushisa elibandayo linganciphisa ukuvuvukala futhi linikeze ukukhululeka okubulalayo. Vele uqiniseke ukugoqa iqhwa noma amaphakethe abandayo ngendwangu ehlanzekile ukuze uvikele indawo yakho yamehlo ethambile.
Gwema ukusebenzisa amakhambi asekhaya afana nezikhwama zetiye, amafutha abalulekile, noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zesintu ngaphandle kokuthi zinconywe ngokuqondile umhlinzeki wezempilo. Nakuba lokhu kungase kubonakale kungokwemvelo, ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela ukucasuka okwengeziwe noma ukungezwani komzimba.
Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kobuhlungu bamehlo kuncike embangweni obangela lokho, futhi abahlinzeki bezempilo banokukhetha okuningi okuphumelelayo ukunikeza ukukhululeka nokubhekana nenkinga eyinhloko. Udokotela wakho uzohlola kuqala amehlo akho ukuze athole ukuthi yini ebangela ubuhlungu bakho ngaphambi kokuncoma ukwelashwa okuthile.
Ngezifo, udokotela wakho angase anikeze imithi yamehlo elwa namagciwane noma ama-oyintimenti ukususa izimbangela zamagciwane, noma imithi elwa namagciwane uma igciwane linomthwalo wemfanelo. Lokhu kwelashwa okubhalwe ngudokotela kusebenza ngempumelelo kunezinketho ezingathengwa ngaphandle kwekhawunta futhi kungavimbela izinkinga ekuthuthukiseni.
Uma amehlo omile ebangela ubuhlungu bakho, udokotela wakho angase ancome amaconsi amehlo abhalwe ngudokotela asiza amehlo akho ukuthi akhiqize izinyembezi ezengeziwe noma agcine umswakama kangcono. Bangase futhi baphakamise ukwelashwa okufana nama-punctal plugs, okuyizinto ezincane ezisiza ukugcina izinyembezi emehlweni akho isikhathi eside.
Ngezimo ezingathi sína, ukwelashwa kuba okukhethekile kakhulu:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ancome izinguquko ezithile zokuphila noma izinyathelo zokuvikela ngokuya ngokuxilongwa kwakho. Lokhu kungabandakanya izibuko zekhompyutha ezikhethekile zokucindezeleka kwamehlo, ukuguqulwa kwemvelo kokungezwani komzimba, noma amasu okuthuthukisa imikhuba yakho yokukhanya uma unamehlo omile.
Noma ngabe amacala amaningi obuhlungu emehlo angalawulwa ekhaya, izimo ezithile zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha ukuvimbela izinkinga noma ukubhekana nezimo ezingaphansi ezingathi sína. Ukwazi ukuthi nini okufanele ufune usizo kungavikela umbono wakho nempilo yakho yonke.
Kufanele ubone udokotela ngokushesha uma ubuhlungu bemehlo akho bunzima, bungazelelwe, noma buhambisana nezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo. Lezi zimpawu zokuxwayisa zivame ukukhombisa izimo ezidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha ukuvimbela ukulimala unomphela embonweni wakho.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu kanye nobuhlungu bemehlo:
Kufanele futhi uhlele ukuqokwa okuvamile nodokotela wakho uma ubuhlungu bemehlo akho buhlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezi-2-3, buqhubeka bubuya, noma bungathuthuki ngokwelashwa ekhaya. Ubuhlungu obungapheli noma obuphindaphindayo buvame ukukhombisa isimo esingaphansi esidinga ukuhlolwa nokwelashwa okuchwepheshile.
Uma ugqoka amalensi okuxhumana futhi uthola ubuhlungu bemehlo, zikhiphe ngokushesha futhi uthintane nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwamehlo. Izinkinga ezihlobene namalensi okuxhumana zingashuba ngokushesha uma zingalungiswa kahle.
Izinto eziningi zingakhuphula amathuba okuthi uzwe ubuhlungu emehlweni akho, futhi ukuqonda lezi zinto eziyingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela. Ezinye izinto eziyingozi zingaphansi kokulawula kwakho, kanti ezinye zihlobene nezakhi zofuzo zakho, iminyaka, noma umlando wakho wezokwelapha.
Izinto zokuphila zidlala indima enkulu ekuthuthukiseni ubuhlungu emehlweni. Abantu abachitha amahora amaningi bebuka izikrini zekhompyutha, ama-smartphone, noma befunda maningi amathuba okuthi bazwe ukucindezeleka kwamehlo namehlo omile. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi siyacwayiza kaningi uma sigxila ezikrinini, okunciphisa ukugcotshwa kwamehlo kwemvelo.
Izinto zemvelo nazo zingaba nomthelela engozini yobuhlungu emehlweni. Ukuphila ezindaweni ezomile, ezinothuli, noma ezinomoya omkhulu kwandisa amathuba akho okuthuthukisa amehlo omile nokucasuka. Izinhlelo zokufaka umoya kanye nezinhlelo zokushisa nazo zingomisa umoya futhi zithinte induduzo yamehlo akho.
Nazi izinto eziyingozi eziyinhloko zokuthuthukisa ubuhlungu emehlweni:
Ukuqonda izici zakho eziyingozi zomuntu siqu kungakusiza ukuthi wenze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nokunakekelwa kwamehlo nokuvimbela. Uma unezici eziyingozi eziningi, cabangela ukuxoxa ngamasu okuvimbela nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma uchwepheshe wokunakekelwa kwamehlo.
Ngenkathi ubuhlungu bamehlo obuningi buqeda ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezihlala njalo, ezinye izimo zingaholela ezinkingeni uma zingelashwa noma uma zivela ezimweni ezingaphansi ezingathi sína. Ukuqonda izinkinga ezingaba khona kungakusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi nini okufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okusheshayo.
Ubuhlungu bamehlo obuncane akuvamile ukubangela izinkinga ezinkulu uma ziphathwa kahle. Kodwa-ke, ukunganaki ubuhlungu bamehlo obuqhubekayo noma obukhulu ngezinye izikhathi kungavumela izinkinga ezingaphansi ukuthi zibe zimbi. Izifo, ngokwesibonelo, zingasakazekela ezinye izingxenye zamehlo akho noma ngisho nasezicutshini eziqhamukayo uma zingelashwa ngendlela efanele.
Izinkinga ezingaba khona ezingathi sína kakhulu yilezo ezingathinta umbono wakho unomphela. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu ngezimo ezithile ezingaphansi kunokucasuka kwamehlo okulula noma ukucindezeleka.
Nazi izinkinga ezingaba khona zobuhlungu bamehlo obungelashwanga:
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zingabandakanya i-cellulitis (ukutheleleka kwezicubu ezizungeze iso lakho) noma i-endophthalmitis (ukutheleleka ngaphakathi kweso lakho). Lezi zimo zidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha kwezokwelapha ukuvimbela ukulahlekelwa umbono unomphela.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinkinga eziningi zingavinjelwa ngokwelashwa nokunakekelwa okufanele. Uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obuqhubekayo noma obukhulu emehlweni, ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngesikhathi esifanele kungasiza ekuvikeleni lezi ziphumo ezingathi sína.
Ubuhlungu bamehlo ngezinye izikhathi bungadidaniswa nezinye izinhlobo zokungakhululeki noma izimo, ikakhulukazi lapho ubuhlungu budlulela ngaphandle kwendawo yamehlo akho. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ubuhlungu bamehlo obungase budidaniswe ngayo kungakusiza ukuthi uxhumane ngempumelelo nabanikezeli bezempilo futhi uqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okufanele.
Izinhlungu zekhanda ezinye zezimo ezivamile eziphanjaniswa nobuhlungu bamehlo. Izinhlungu zekhanda ezibangelwa ukungezwani, ama-migraines, nezinhlungu zekhanda ze-sinus zonke zingabangela ukungakhululeki eduze kwamehlo akho okungase kuzizwe sengathi kuvela emehlweni akho ngokwawo. Amaphethini obuhlungu angahambisana, okwenza kube yinselelo ukuthola umthombo weqiniso ngaphandle kokuhlolwa okucophelelayo.
Izinkinga ze-Sinus zivame ukudala ukudideka ngoba ama-sinus akho atholakala eduze kakhulu namehlo akho. Lapho ama-sinus akho evuvukala noma etheleleka, ingcindezi nobuhlungu kungazizwa sengathi buvela emehlweni akho, ikakhulukazi endaweni yezihlathi zakho ezingenhla nendawo yesiphongo.
Nawa amazwi ubuhlungu bamehlo obuvame ukudidaniswa ngawo:
Ngezinye izikhathi, izimo ezibangela ubuhlungu bamehlo zingase zithathwe njengezinye izinkinga. Isibonelo, izinhlungu zekhanda ezinzima ezivame ukuhambisana ne-glaucoma ebukhali zingase ziqale zibhekwe njenge-migraine, okungenzeka ukuthi kulibazisa ukwelashwa okubalulekile.
Uma ungaqiniseki ngomsuka wobuhlungu bakho, qaphela izimpawu eziphelezelayo namaphethini. Ubuhlungu bamehlo buvame ukuza nezimpawu zokubona, ukukhalela, noma ukuzwela ekukhanyeni, kuyilapho izinhlungu zekhanda zingase zihambisane nesicanucanu, ukuzwela komsindo, noma ukucindezeleka kwentamo.
Yebo, ukucindezeleka kungaba nomthelela obuhlungwini bamehlo ngezindlela eziningana. Uma ucindezelekile, ungase ngokungazi uzicindezele amehlo akho kakhulu, ukhanye kaningi, noma uqine umhlathi wakho nemisipha yobuso, konke okungaholela ekungakhululeki kwamehlo. Ukucindezeleka futhi kuvame ukwenza amehlo ome abe mabi futhi kungabangela izinhlungu zekhanda ezizizwa njengobuhlungu bamehlo. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngamasu okuphumula, ukulala okwanele, nokuphumula njalo esikhathini sesikrini kungasiza ukunciphisa ubuhlungu bamehlo obuhlobene nokucindezeleka.
Izindlela zokuzwa ubuhlungu emehlweni zingahluka kuye ngokuthi yini ebangela. Amehlo omile avame ukuzizwa embi kakhulu ekuseni ngoba ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi kuyancipha ngesikhathi sokulala, okushiya amehlo akho engathambanga kahle lapho uvuka. Ngokuphambene nalokho, ukucindezeleka kwamehlo okuvela ekusebenziseni ikhompyutha noma ukufunda kuvame ukuba kubi usuku lonke njengoba amehlo akho ekhathala kakhulu. Uma uqaphela izindlela ezifanayo zobuhlungu emehlweni akho, lolu lwazi lungasiza udokotela wakho ukuthi anqume imbangela engenzeka kakhulu kanye nokwelashwa okufanele.
Ubuhlungu emehlweni ngokwawo ngokuvamile akuyona inkomba eqondile yomfutho wegazi ophezulu, kodwa umfutho wegazi ophezulu kakhulu ngezinye izikhathi ungabangela izimpawu zamehlo ezihlanganisa ubuhlungu, umbono ongacacile, noma ukubona amabala. Ngokuvamile, umfutho wegazi ophezulu uthinta imithambo yegazi ku-retina yakho, okungenzeka ukuthi itholwe ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwamehlo ngisho noma ungenazo izimpawu. Uma unomfutho wegazi ophezulu futhi uthola ubuhlungu obukhulu, obungazelelwe emehlweni nokushintsha kombono, funa ukwelashwa ngokushesha njengoba lokhu kungase kubonise isimo esiphuthumayo se-hypertensive.
Ubuhlungu emehlweni obangelwa ukungezwani komzimba ngokuvamile buhlala isikhathi eside njengoba uveziwe ku-allergen okubangela ukusabela kwakho. Ngezifo zokungezwani komzimba zesizini, lokhu kungasho amasonto amaningana ngesikhathi sonyaka we-pollen, kuyilapho ukuchayeka othulini noma izinwele zezilwane kungase kubangele izimpawu zesikhathi esifushane. Ngokwelashwa okufanele njengamaconsi amehlo e-antihistamine noma ukugwema ama-allergen, abantu abaningi bathola ukukhululeka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Uma ubuhlungu bakho bemehlo obangelwa ukungezwani komzimba buqhubeka ngaphandle kokwelashwa, ungase udinge imithi kadokotela noma ukuhlolwa kokungezwani komzimba ukuze uthole izimbangela ezithile.
Cha, kufanele ukhiphe amalensi akho ngokushesha uma uzwa ubuhlungu emehlweni ngenkathi uwagqokile. Amalensi angabamba amagciwane, anciphise ukugeleza komoya-mpilo ku-cornea yakho, noma enze ukucasuka okukhona kube kubi kakhulu. Nikeza amehlo akho ikhefu ngokushintshela ezingilazini kuze kube yilapho ubuhlungu buphela ngokuphelele. Uma ubuhlungu buqhubeka ngemuva kokukhipha amalensi akho, noma uma uqaphela ukukhipha, ukubomvu, noma izinguquko embonweni, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwamehlo ngokushesha ngoba kungenzeka ukuthi uthole ukutheleleka noma ukulimala okuhlobene nelensi.
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