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Kuyini Iso Elibomvu? Izimpawu, Izimbangela, & Nokwelashwa Ekhaya

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Iso elibomvu lenzeka lapho imithambo yegazi emincane esweni lakho ivuvukala noma icasukela, idala lokho kubukeka okubomvana noma okubomvu okungenakuphuthelwa. Lesi simo esivamile singathinta iso elilodwa noma womabili amehlo futhi sisuka ekuphazamisekeni okuncane kuya kokuthile okudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.

Ezimweni eziningi zamehlo abomvu azilimazi futhi zizilungisa ngokwazo zingakapheli izinsuku ezimbalwa. Ukubomvu kwenzeka ngoba izindlela zemvelo zokuzivikela zeso lakho zisebenza ukulwa nokucasuka noma ukutheleleka.

Liyini Iso Elibomvu?

Iso elibomvu wukubomvu okubonakalayo okuvela engxenyeni emhlophe yeso lakho, ebizwa ngokuthi i-sclera. Ukubomvu kuvela emithanjeni yegazi evuvukele futhi ibonakala kakhulu kunokujwayelekile.

Amehlo akho aqukethe inethiwekhi yemithambo yegazi emincane evame ukungabonakali kakhulu. Lapho le mithambo yanda ngenxa yokucasuka, ukutheleleka, noma ezinye izimbangela, idala umbala obomvu noma obomvana oyingqayizivele onika lesi simo igama laso.

Iso elibomvu lingenzeka kungazelelwe noma lithuthuke kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lingase lithinte iso elilodwa nje noma womabili amehlo ngasikhathi sinye, kuye ngokuthi yini ebangela le nkinga.

Lizizwa Kanjani Iso Elibomvu?

Iso elibomvu livame ukuhambisana nomuzwa wokuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle ngombono wakho noma induduzo yeso. Ungase uqaphele ukubomvu ngaphambi kokuzwa ezinye izimpawu.

Imizwa evame kakhulu ehambisana neliso elibomvu ihlanganisa umuzwa onamagwebu noma onesihlabathi, sengathi kukhona okuncane okubhajwe esweni lakho. Abantu abaningi futhi bahlangabezana nokusha okuncane noma imizwa ebuhlungu.

Amehlo akho angase azizwe omile futhi engakhululekile, noma angase agcwale amanzi ngokweqile njengoba umzimba wakho uzama ukukhipha noma yini ebangela ukucasuka. Abanye abantu baqaphela ukuthi izinkophe zabo zizizwa zinzima noma ukuthi ukukhanya kuba kubonakala kakhulu.

Ezimweni ezinzima kakhulu, ungangase uzwe ukuzwela ekukhanyeni, okwenza kungakhululeki ukuba ezindaweni eziqhakazile. Umbono wakho ungase futhi uzizwe ungaqondakali kancane noma unamafu.

Yini Ebanga Iso Elibomvu?

Iso elibomvu livela lapho okuthile kucasula noma kuvuvukisa imithambo yegazi esweni lakho. Izimbangela zisukela ezintweni ezilula zemvelo kuya ezifweni ezidinga ukwelashwa.

Nazi izizathu ezivame kakhulu zokuthi kungani amehlo akho engase abe bomvu:

  • Amehlo omile ngenxa yokuchitha isikhathi esiningi ubuka izikrini noma uba ezindaweni ezomile
  • Ukungezwani nezinto ezithile ezifana notshani, uthuli, izinwele zezilwane, noma ezinye izinhlayiya ezithwalwa ngumoya
  • Ukucindezeleka kwamehlo ngenxa yokufunda, ukushayela, noma ukugxila emsebenzini onemininingwane isikhathi eside
  • Ukuquleka ngenxa yentuthu, umoya, noma intuthu yamakhemikhali
  • I-Conjunctivitis (iso elibomvana) elibangelwa amagciwane, amagciwane, noma izinto ezingezwani nezinto ezithile
  • Izinkinga zama-contact lens, okuhlanganisa ukugqoka ngokweqile noma ukuhlanzeka okungahambi kahle
  • Ukulimala okuncane njengokungena uthuli noma ukungena kwe-eyelash esweni lakho

Izinto zemvelo zidlala indima enkulu ekuthuthukisweni kweso elibomvu. Izinhlelo zomoya, izinhlelo zokushisa, kanye nomswakama ophansi konke kungomisa amehlo akho futhi kubangele ububomvu.

Liyini Iso Elibomvu Isibonakaliso Noma Isimpawu Sani?

Iso elibomvu lingabonisa izimo eziningana ezingaphansi, eziningi zazo eziphathwa kalula. Okubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi yiziphi ezinye izimpawu eziphelezelayo ububomvu.

Izimo ezivamile ezibangela iso elibomvu zihlanganisa:

  • I-Conjunctivitis (iso elibomvana), elingase libangelwe amagciwane, amagciwane, noma ukungezwani nezinto ezithile
  • I-Dry eye syndrome, ikakhulukazi evame kubantu abadala kanye nabantu abasebenzisa amakhompyutha kaningi
  • Ukungezwani nezinto ezithile ezithile ezivela ngezikhathi ezithile noma izinto ezicasulayo zemvelo
  • I-Blepharitis, okuyisivuvuko semiphetho yezinkophe
  • Ukulimala kwe-corneal noma imihuzuko emincane ebusweni beso
  • I-Subconjunctival hemorrhage, lapho umthambo omncane wegazi uqhuma ngaphansi kobuso beso

Izimo ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína ezingabangela iso elibomvu zihlanganisa:

  • I-Uveitis, okuyisifo sokuvuvukala ngaphakathi kweso
  • I-Glaucoma, ikakhulukazi i-acute angle-closure glaucoma
  • I-Scleritis, okuyisifo sokuvuvukala kwengxenye emhlophe yeso
  • I-Keratitis, ukutheleleka noma ukuvuvukala kwe-cornea

Lezi zimo ezinzima zivame ukuba nezimpawu ezengeziwe njengobuhlungu obukhulu, izinguquko ezinkulu embonweni, noma ukuzwela ekukhanyeni okwenza kube nzima ukuvula amehlo akho.

Ingabe iso elibomvu linganyamalala ngokwalo?

Yebo, amacala amaningi eso elibomvu alulama ngokwemvelo ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Izindlela zomzimba wakho zokuphulukisa zivame ukususa ukucasuka okuncane noma ukuvuvukala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.

Iso elibomvu elibangelwa izinto zemvelo njengomoya owomile, umoya, noma izinto ezicasulayo ezincane ngokuvamile lithuthuka uma ususa okubangela. Ukuthola ukulala okwanele, ukuhlala unamanzi, nokugwema ukucindezeleka kwamehlo kungasiza ukusheshisa ukululama.

I-Conjunctivitis ye-viral, enye yezimbangela ezivame kakhulu zeso elibomvu, ngokuvamile iyazisusa yona phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10. Uhlelo lwakho lomzimba lokuzivikela emzimbeni lulwa negciwane ngokwemvelo, nakuba uzodinga ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuphepha ukuze ugweme ukulisabalalisa kwabanye.

Nokho, izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane, ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, noma izimo ezingaphansi kwamehlo zingase zidinge ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ukuze zixazululwe ngokugcwele. Uma iso lakho elibomvu liqhubeka isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezimbalwa noma liba libi kakhulu, kufanelekile ukuthi lihlolwe.

Iso elibomvu lingelashwa kanjani ekhaya?

Amakhambi amaningana asekhaya athambile angasiza ukudambisa izimpawu zeso elibomvu futhi asekele inqubo yokuphulukisa yomzimba wakho yemvelo. Okubalulekile ukukhetha ukwelashwa okuthobayo ngaphandle kokubangela ukucasuka okwengeziwe.

Nansi ukwelashwa kwasekhaya okuphephile nokuphumelelayo ongakuzama:

  • Sebenzisa indwangu ebandayo, emanzi emathunjini akho avalekile imizuzu engu-10-15 izikhathi eziningana ngosuku
  • Sebenzisa izinyembezi zokwenziwa ezingenazinto ezilondolozayo ukuze ugcine amehlo akho emanzi futhi enethezekile
  • Gwema ukukhuhla amehlo akho, okungase kwenze ukucasuka kube kubi futhi kusabalalise ukutheleleka
  • Thatha amakhefu ezikrinini njalo ngemizuzu engama-20 ukunciphisa ukucindezeleka kwamehlo
  • Hlala umanzi ngokuphuza amanzi amaningi usuku lonke
  • Sebenzisa i-humidifier ukwengeza umswakama emoyeni womile wangaphakathi
  • Susa amalensi okwesikhashana ukuze unike amehlo akho ithuba lokuphola

Ngamehlo abomvu abangelwa ukungezwani komzimba, amaconsi amehlo e-antihistamine angaphandle kwekhawunta anganikeza impumuzo. Qiniseka ukuthi ukhetha amaconsi aklanyelwe amehlo ngqo kunemithi yokungezwani komzimba emakhaleni.

Ukwakha indawo ehlanzekile ezungeze amehlo akho nakho kubalulekile. Geza izandla zakho njalo, gwema ukwabelana ngamathawula noma izimonyo zamehlo, futhi shintsha izimonyo ezindala ezingase zibe namagciwane.

Yini Ukwelashwa Kwezokwelapha Kwamehlo Abomvu?

Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kwamehlo abomvu kuncike embangweni obangelayo nobukhulu bezimpawu zakho. Udokotela wakho uzohlola amehlo akho futhi angase akubuze ngezimpawu zakho ukuze anqume indlela engcono kakhulu.

Nge-bacterial conjunctivitis, udokotela wakho angase anikeze amaconsi amehlo e-antibiotic noma ama-ointments. Le mithi ngokuvamile isusa ukutheleleka kungakapheli izinsuku ezimbalwa zokuqala ukwelashwa.

Ukungezwani komzimba okukhulu kungase kudingeke amaconsi e-antihistamine kadokotela noma amaconsi amehlo e-steroid alula ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala. Le mithi isebenza ngokushesha futhi ngempumelelo kunezinketho ezingaphandle kwekhawunta.

Uma unesifo samehlo esomile, udokotela wakho angase ancome amaconsi amehlo kadokotela asiza amehlo akho ukuthi akhiqize izinyembezi ezengeziwe noma agcine umswakama kangcono. Abanye abantu bayazuza ezinqubweni ezivimba okwesikhashana noma unomphela amapayipi ezinyembezi.

Ezimweni ezingathi sína njenge-uveitis noma i-glaucoma, ukwelashwa kuba nzima kakhulu futhi kungabandakanya amaconsi wamehlo akhethekile, imithi yomlomo, noma izinqubo zokunciphisa ingcindezi noma ukuvuvukala ngaphakathi kweso.

Kufanele ngibone nini udokotela ngamehlo abomvu?

Izimo eziningi zamehlo abomvu zingalawulwa ekhaya, kodwa izimpawu ezithile zibonisa ukuthi kufanele ufune ukwelashwa ngokushesha. Thembela emizweni yakho uma kukhona okuzizwa kungahambi kahle ngombono wakho noma ukunethezeka kwamehlo akho.

Bonana nodokotela uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu ezikhathazayo:

  • Ubuhlungu obukhulu emehlweni obungathuthuki ngokuphumula noma ngemithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela
  • Ushintsho olukhulu embonweni, okuhlanganisa ukufiphala okungacaci ngokukhanya
  • Ukuzwela okukhulu ekukhanyeni okwenza kube nzima ukuvula amehlo akho
  • Ukuphuma okukhulu, okunemibala okwenza amajwabu akho
  • Imehlo abomvu aqhubeka ngemva kwezinsuku ezi-2-3 zokwelashwa ekhaya
  • Ukuzwa sengathi kukhona okubambeke esweni lakho okungagezi
  • Amehlo abomvu ngemva kokulimala kweso lakho noma ubuso bakho

Kufanele futhi ufune ukwelashwa uma unamehlo abomvu kanye nomkhuhlane, ikhanda elibuhlungu, noma isicanucanu, njengoba lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise isimo esingathi sína.

Abantu abagqoka amalensi okuxhumana kufanele baqaphele kakhulu ngamehlo abomvu aqhubekayo, njengoba izifo ezihlobene namalensi okuxhumana zingathuthuka ngokushesha futhi zibeke umbono engozini uma zingelashwa ngokushesha.

Yiziphi izici eziyingozi zokuthuthukisa amehlo abomvu?

Izici ezithile zenza abanye abantu bakwazi ukuthuthukisa amehlo abomvu kunabanye. Ukuqonda izici zakho eziyingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela.

Izici eziyingozi ezivamile zihlanganisa:

  • Uchitha amahora amaningi ubuka izikrini zekhompyutha noma amadivayisi edijithali
  • Ukuphila ezindaweni ezomile, ezinothuli, noma ezingcolisiwe
  • Ukuba nezinto ezithile noma ukungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile zemvelo
  • Ukugqoka amalensi okuxhumana, ikakhulukazi uma ungalandeli inhlanzeko efanele
  • Ukuba neminyaka engaphezu kwengu-50, lapho ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi kwehla ngokwemvelo
  • Ukuphuza imithi ethile engomisa amehlo akho
  • Ukuba nezimo ze-autoimmune ezithinta ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi

Abantu abasebenza ezindaweni ezithile babhekana nezingozi eziphakeme. Lokhu kuhlanganisa labo abasebenza ngaphandle, ezimweni ezinothuli, noma ezungeze amakhemikhali noma intuthu.

Abesifazane maningi amathuba okuthi bathuthukise i-dry eye syndrome, ikakhulukazi ngemva kokuya esikhathini lapho izinguquko zamahomoni zingathinta ukukhiqizwa kwezinyembezi. Ukukhulelwa kungakhuphula okwesikhashana ingozi yamehlo abomvu.

Ziyini Izinkinga Ezingase Zibe Khona Zamehlo Abomvu?

Ngenkathi izimo eziningi zamehlo abomvu zixazululeka ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezihlala njalo, ezinye izinkinga zingenzeka uma isimo singelashwa kahle noma uma unesimo esibi esibangelayo.

Izinkinga ezingaba khona zihlanganisa:

  • I-dry eye engapheli edinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo
  • Umonakalo we-corneal ovela ezifweni ezinzima noma ukulimala
  • Ukulimala kwendawo yamehlo okungathinta umbono
  • Izifo zamagciwane zesibili ezivela ku-viral conjunctivitis
  • Ukusabalala kwesifo kwezinye izingxenye zamehlo noma ubuso

Ezimweni ezingavamile, izimo ezingelashwanga ezinzima ezibangela amehlo abomvu zingaholela ekulahlekelweni umbono. Yingakho kubalulekile ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma izimpawu zakho zinzima noma zingathuthuki ngokwelashwa ekhaya.

Abantu abaningi abathuthukisa amehlo abomvu ababi nazinkinga ezihlala njalo, ikakhulukazi uma belandela ukwelashwa okufanele futhi bagweme ukukhuhla noma ukucasula amehlo abo.

Yini Emehlo Abomvu Angase Athathwe Ngayo?

Izimpawu zamehlo abomvu ngezinye izikhathi zingadidaniswa nezinye izimo zamehlo, yingakho ukuhlolwa okufanele kubalulekile uma izimpawu zinzima noma ziqhubeka.

Izimo ezingase zibukeke zifana neso elibomvu zihlanganisa:

  • I-Stye noma i-chalazion, okuyizigaxa ezitholakala endaweni eyodwa ekhoneni lesihlathi
  • I-Pinguecula, ukukhula okuphuzi ngaphezulu kweso
  • I-Pterygium, ukukhula okusuka engxenyeni emhlophe yeso kuya ku-cornea
  • Ukuphuma kwegazi ngaphansi kwe-conjunctival, okubangela indawo ebomvu egqamile ngaphandle kweminye imiphumela
  • I-Episcleritis, ebangela ububomvu besigaba kunokuba iso elibomvu lonke

Umehluko omkhulu uvamise ukuba semkhubeni wobubomvu, izimpawu ezihambisanayo, nokuthi isimo sithuthuka kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Umhlinzeki wezempilo angasiza ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwalezi zimo.

Abanye abantu baphinde badide izinhlobo ezijwayelekile zamehlo neso elibomvu. Amehlo ngokwemvelo anezitsha zegazi ezibonakalayo, futhi lezi zingabonakala kakhulu uma ukhathele, ucindezelekile, noma unamanzi amancane emzimbeni.

Imibuzo Evame Ukubuzwa Mayelana Neso Elibomvu

Ingabe ukucindezeleka kungabangela iso elibomvu?

Yebo, ukucindezeleka kungaholela esweni elibomvu ngezindlela eziningi. Uma ucindezelekile, ungase uhlikihle amehlo akho kaningi, ukhanye kaningi, noma uhlangabezane nezinguquko ekukhiqizweni kwezinyembezi. Ukucindezeleka kungase futhi kwenze izimo ezikhona zibe zimbi njenge-dry eye syndrome noma kuqale ukuqubuka kwezinto ezingaphenduli kahle.

Ingabe iso elibomvu liyathathelwana?

Iso elibomvu ngokwalo alithathelwani, kodwa ezinye izimbangela zeso elibomvu ziyathathelwana. I-conjunctivitis ye-viral ne-bacterial ingasakazeka kalula ngokuthintana ngqo noma izindawo ezingcolisiwe. Iso elibomvu elibangelwa ukungezwani komzimba noma iso elibomvu elivela ezintweni ezicasulayo zemvelo alikwazi ukudluliselwa kumuntu.

Ingabe ukuntula ukulala kungabangela iso elibomvu?

Nakanjani. Uma ungalali ngokwanele, amehlo akho awanaso isikhathi esanele sokuphumula nokululama. Lokhu kungaholela ekomeni, ekucasukeni, nasekubonakaleni kwamehlo abomvu, anegazi. Ukuthola amahora angu-7-8 okulala okuhle kusiza ukugcina amehlo akho enempilo futhi ekhululekile.

Ngingafaka yini izimonyo uma ngineso elibomvu?

Kungcono ukugwema ukusebenzisa izimonyo zamehlo uma unamehlo abomvu, ikakhulukazi uma kubangelwa ukutheleleka. Izimonyo zingangenisa amagciwane, zikwandise ukucasuka, futhi kwenze kube nzima ngamehlo akho ukuphola. Uma kumele usebenzise izimonyo, sebenzisa imikhiqizo emisha futhi uyisuse ngobumnene ekupheleni kosuku.

Ingabe iso elibomvu lingayithinta unomphela imbono yami?

Ezimweni eziningi zamehlo abomvu azibangeli izinkinga zokubona ezingapheli. Kodwa-ke, izimo ezithile ezingathi sína ezibangela iso elibomvu, njengokutheleleka okukhulu noma i-glaucoma, zingase zithinte umbono uma zingelashwa ngokushesha. Yingakho kubalulekile ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngezimpawu ezinzima noma eziqhubekayo.

Funda kabanzi: https://mayoclinic.org/symptoms/red-eye/basics/definition/sym-20050748

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