I-glaucoma nesifo sikashukela: Indlela Ongakuvikela Ngayo Amehlo Akho

Ukubaluleka Kwempilo Yamehlo Uma Uhlobo Lwesifo Sikashukela

Isikhathi sokugcina lapho uhlolwe iso? Njengamanje, abantu abayizigidi ezingu-2.7 e-United States abangaphezu kweminyaka engu-40 banama- glaucoma , futhi amaphrojekthi kazwelonke we-Eye Eye ngo-2030 inani lizofinyelela ezigidini ezingu-4.2-inani elingamaphesenti angu-58. Ukuhlolwa kwamehlo kungasiza ekubambeni izibonakaliso zakuqala, futhi labo abanesifo sikashukela kufanele baqaphele ikakhulukazi: I-American Diabetes Association ibika ukuthi abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangamaphesenti angu-40 amathuba okuthuthukisa i-glaucoma kunelabo abangenalo isifo.

Uma unesifo sikashukela, kufanele uhlolwe amehlo akho okungenani kanye njalo eminyakeni emibili uma ungenayo ubufakazi bokuthi i- retinopathy kanye kanye ngonyaka uma unezinkinga zamehlo akhona. Ukulimala kweso kungaqala ngaphambi kokuba isifo sikashukela sitholwe. Ngakho-ke, ukuhamba kahle kubaluleke kakhulu ekuvimbeleni izinkinga.

Ngokwe-World Health Organization, i-glaucoma iyimbangela yesibili ebangela ukuphunga emhlabeni. Nokho, yiyona imbangela ehamba phambili yobumpumputhe ekhunjelwe. Ukutholakala kokuqala ngendlela yokuhlolwa kwamehlo okuhlanjululwa kungakhanda i-glaucoma; uma kutholakala, ukwelashwa kungaqala ngokushesha futhi kuvimbele umonakalo owengeziwe.

Iyini i-Glaucoma?

I-glaucoma yiqembu lezimiso zamehlo lapho ukucindezela okungavamile okwakhiwe khona kweso, okungase kubonakalise inzwa ye-optic futhi kubangele ukulahlekelwa kombono. Kunezinhlobo eziningana ze-glaucoma, kodwa lezi zinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zibhekwa njenge-angle evulekile kanye nokuvalwa kwe-angle.

Ezinye izinhlobo ze-glaucoma zibandakanya: I-tension engavamile i-glaucoma, i-congenital glaucoma, i-glaucoma yesibili, i-glaucoma ye-pigmentary, i-glaucoma ye-pseudoexfoliative, i-glaucoma eyingozi, i-glaucoma ye-neovascular, ne-irido conral endothelial syndrome (ICE). Funda kabanzi mayelana nabo ngokuvakashela iwebhusayithi ye-Glaucoma Research Foundation.

Ngingayithola Ngokuzenzakalelayo I-Glaucoma Uma Nginesifo Seshukela?

Cha, ukuxilongwa kwesifo sikashukela akusho ukuthi uzothola izifo zeso, kufaka phakathi i-glaucoma. Nakuba abantu abanesifo sikashukela basengozini enkulu yokwenza izifo zeso, ungakwazi ukuvimbela izinkinga zamehlo.

Ngingakuvimbela Kanjani Izinkinga Zamehlo?

Imithombo:

I-Glaucoma Research Foundation. http://www.glaucoma.org/news/glaucoma-awareness-month.php. Kubuyekezwe 9/7/2016.

I-Medlineplus. Ukunakekelwa Kwamehlo KaShukela. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000078.htm. Kubuyekezwe 5/17/16.

I-National Diabetes Information Clearing House. Ukuvimbela Izinkinga Zesifo Sikashukela - Gcina Amehlo Akho Enempilo. http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/DM/pubs/complications_eyes/#prevent. 5/2015.

I-National Eye Institute. Ukuvikela Umbono Wakho NgeGlaucoma. https://www.nei.nih.gov/diabetes/content/english/protecting