Amaqiniso Ngesifo Sesifo Sikashukela

Uma unesifo sikashukela, uyazi ingozi yakho yokulahlekelwa umbono wakho? Isifo seso esihambisana nesifo sikashukela singabangela ubumpumputhe. Ukwazi amaqiniso alandelayo ngesifo sikashukela iso kungasiza ekunciphiseni amathuba okulahleka kombono.

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Isifo Sikashukela Kungase Siholele Esimweni Sezifo

Izici eziningana zithonya ukuthi ngabe uhlakulela isifo sikashukela ( isifo sikashukela se-retinopathy) kuhlanganise nokulawulwa ushukela egazini, amazinga egazi, kanye nezakhi zofuzo. Ukugcina amazinga kashukela egazi eduze nendawo evamile kuzonciphisa kakhulu amathuba okuthuthukisa isifo sohlobonhlobo lwesifo sikashukela noma uzoba nesimo esibi sesifo.

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Lapho Kungase Kungabi Nesilumkiso

Abanye abantu abatholi izixwayiso zesifo sikashukela, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi izimpawu ezilandelayo zivela:

• Umbono ogqamile
• Umbono kabili
• Izindandatho, izibani ezikhanyayo, noma izindawo ezingenalutho
• Izindawo ezimnyama noma izintambo
• Ubuhlungu noma ukucindezelwa emehlweni
• Ukukhathazeka ukubona emaceleni wamehlo akho

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Iziguli zesifo sikashukela zidinga i-Dilated Eye Exams yonyaka

Izivivinyo zamehlo njalo zibalulekile ekutholeni ukuhlolwa kwesifo somso. Qinisekisa ukuthi udokotela wakho wezilwane uphakamisa amehlo akho, ngoba lokhu kunikeza umbono obanzi kakhulu we-retina. Uma ebanjwa ekuqaleni, isifo sikashukela sikashukela singelashwa ngaphambi kokulahleka kombono omkhulu.

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Ukulawula Isifo Sikashukela Ngeke Kuvimbele I-Eye Eye Diabetes

Ngisho noma amazinga e-glucose egazini akho aqinile, isifo sikashukela saso sikwazi ukukhula. Noma kunjalo, ukulawula ngokucophelela amazinga kashukela egazi kunganciphisa ukuqala nokuqhubeka kwe-retinopathy yesifo sikashukela.

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Abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangase bathuthukise i-glaucoma

Abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangama-40% amathuba okuhlushwa yi- glaucoma kunabantu abangenayo isifo sikashukela. Uma isikhathi eside umuntu esesifo sikashukela, i-glaucoma ejwayelekile kakhulu. Ingozi nayo iyakhula ngokukhula.

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Abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangase bathuthukise i-Cataracts

Uma unesifo sikashukela, amathuba akho okuba nesifo sikashukela ayanda. Abantu abanesifo sikashukela bavame ukuba nesifo sengculaza ngesikhathi esincane futhi baqhubekele phambili ngokushesha.

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Ukuphindwa Kwesifo Sikashukela Kulimaza i-Retina

Lapho amazinga kashukela egazi ephakeme kakhulu, imithwalo yegazi ku-retina ifinyelela. Igazi nomswakama ngaphakathi kwemithambo yegazi liqala ukuvuza. Izitsha ezintsha zegazi zikhula, kodwa zinyumba futhi zingase zivuza. Lokhu kubangela ukuthi i-retina ivule futhi ichithe izakhi kanye ne-oksijeni, ebangela ukulahleka kombono kanye nokungaboni.

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Ukuhlinzwa Kwama-Laser Kuvumela Ukuthuthukiswa Kwezifo Zesifo Sikashukela

Ukuhlinzwa kwe-Laser kungasetshenziselwa ukunciphisa imithwalo yegazi engavamile noma imithwalo yegazi ephumayo e-retina. Ingozi yokulahlekelwa umbono ekutheni i-retinopathy yesifo sikashukela iyancishiswa kakhulu kwabanye abantu ngemuva kokuhlinzwa kokuhlinzwa kwelasi.

_{Umthombo: Ukuqonda Izimo Zamehlo Ezihlobene Ne-Diabetes. I-Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), 10 Juni 2006.}