I-Retinopathy ye-Prematurity kuma-Advocate

I-retinopathy ye-prematurity, ebizwa nangokuthi i-ROP, isifo esithinta i-retina yeso. I-ROP ithinta imithwalo yegazi ku-retina emehlweni e-preemie, futhi ingenye yezimbangela ezibangela ubuphofu buntfwana.

Sibutsetelo

Ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, imithwalo yegazi emanzini omntwana aqala ukuthuthukisa cishe amasonto angu-16 ukubeletha. Ngeviki lama-34 lokukhulelwa, imithwalo yegazi esweni isoselwe ngokwanele kangangokuthi i-retina inegazi elihle.

Lapho abantwana bezalwa ekuqaleni, imithwalo yegazi ku-retina ayitholakali ngokugcwele. Ngemva kokuzalwa, izitsha zingase ziqale ukukhula ngokushesha kangangokuthi ukukhula kwabo kubonakalisa i-retina. I-retinopathy ye-prematurity (i-ROP) yigama lokukhula okungalungile kwemithambo yegazi ku -retina kanye nomonakalo obangelwa ukukhula.

Ezenzweni eziningi ezithuthukisa i-ROP, ukukhula kwemithambo yegazi le-retinal kuyokwenyuka ngokwakho, futhi umbono uzokhula ngendlela evamile. Nokho, ezinye izingane ezingakabiphi isikhathi, zakha i-ROP enamandla.

Izigaba

I-retinopathy ye-prematurity ihlukaniswa ngokwezinyathelo ezahlukene. Izigaba eziphakeme ze-ROP zimbi kakhulu, futhi kungenzeka ukuthi zibangele ubumpumputhe noma izinkinga zesikhathi eside. Izigaba ezingezansi ze-ROP zinzima kakhulu; izingane eziningi ezinezigaba I no-II ROP zizophuthuka ngaphandle kokwelashwa futhi ziyoba nombono ovamile.

Ukuxilongwa

I-retinopathy ye-prematurity iyatholakala ngesikhathi sokuhlola iso. Ukulungiselela ukuhlolwa, ama-eyedrops asetshenziselwa ukuhlanza abafundi bezingane. Ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa, i-ophthalmologist izobheka ngokucophelela i-retina ukuhlola ukuthi izitsha zikhula ngokufanele futhi, uma kungenjalo, iyiphi ingxenye ye-retina ebonisa izimpawu zenkathazo.

Akuzona zonke izingane ezingaphambi kwesikhathi ezizodinga ukuhlola ukuhlola i-ROP. Izibhedlela zihluka lapho izingane zihlolwe khona nge-ROP, kodwa iningi lezingane ezizalwa ngaphambi kwamasonto angu-31 ukubeletha kuzodingeka okungenani ukuhlolwa okulodwa ukuhlolwa kwe-ROP. Uma ukuhlolwa kungenakulinganiswa noma amehlo omntwana abonisa izimpawu ze-ROP, ukuhlolwa okulandelayo kuzohlelwa ngezikhathi ezithile.

Ukwelapha

Amacala amaningi we-retinopathy of prematurity azoba ngcono futhi awadingi ukwelashwa.

Esikhathini sesigaba 3 ROP nangaphezulu, kungadingeka ukwelashwa ukuvimbela ukukhula okungavamile kwemithambo yegazi ku-retina noma ukulungisa imishini yokubuyisela emuva. Izinhlobo zokwelapha zibandakanya i-cryotherapy, i-laser therapy, kanye nokuhlinzwa okubuyiselwayo.

Imiphumela Yesikhathi Eside

Kuze kube ngamaphesenti angama-90% azalwa ngaphambi kwamasonto angu-31 azokwakha uhlobo oluthile lwe-ROP. Amacala amaningi e-ROP anobumnene futhi awunayo imiphumela yesikhathi eside. Izingane eziphethwe yi-ROP njengezinsana zingase zibhekwe, noma zingase zibe ne-strabismus noma i-amblyopia.

Ezimweni ze-ROP ezinzima, ukulahleka kombono kungabonakala. Izibhedlela zingcono kakhulu ekutholeni nasekwelapha i-ROP ngaphambi kokubangela ukuphuphutheka, kodwa amacala amakhulu we-ROP angase abangele ukulahlekelwa kombono.

Ukusetshenziswa kwe-oksijeni ne-ROP

I-oxygen eyengeziwe isetshenziswa kaningi ngokusekelwa kokuphefumula ukusiza ukugcina igazi le- oxygen oxyment saturation emazingeni aphilile. Abantu abadala kanye nezinsana zesikhathi kumele zigcine ukugcwala kwe-oksijini emazingeni aphezulu angama-90 ukuze zihlale ziphilile, kodwa izingane ezingaphambi kwesikhathi zihlukile.

Lapho ukunakekelwa kwengane ngaphambi kokuqala kwaba yikhokhnoloji, odokotela nabahlengikazi basebenze kanzima ukugcina i-oxygen saturation saturation engaba yizinga eliphilile labantu abadala. Ngemuva kokutadisha okuningi, kwafunyanwa ukuthi abantwana abene-oxygen saturation bagcinwe phezulu babe nenengozi enkulu yokuthuthukisa i-ROP. Odokotela nabahlengikazi banganamathela ngokuphepha amazinga e-oksijini ukugcina ukuqhutshwa kwe-oksijeni ephansi ngokwezingu-83% ezenzweni zezitha, okusiza ukuvimbela i-ROP.

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