Umbuzo: Ngingaba ne-Glaucoma?
Ekuvakasheni kwami kokugcina kumculi wami we-optometrist, ngatshelwa ukuthi ngiye ngandisa ukucindezeleka kweso. Ngingaba ne- glaucoma ?
Impendulo: Ufanele ukhathazeke, kepha ukwandisa ukucindezeleka kweso akusho ukuthi une glaucoma. Ukucindezela kwamehlo okwandayo kungakubeka engozini yokuthuthukisa lesi sifo. I-glaucoma ikhona lapho i-optic nerve yonakalisiwe.
Ukulahlekelwa umbono nokuphuphuthekisa kungabangela uma i-glaucoma ishiywe ingaphathwa.
Uma udokotela wakho wezilanga ekutshela ukuthi ukhulise ukucindezeleka kweso kodwa isisindo sakho somzimba asilimazanga, awunayo i-glaucoma. Akuwona wonke umuntu onomfutho ophakeme ozoba nesifo, noma. Abanye abantu abanengcindezi ephakeme abazange bahlakulele i-glaucoma ngoba i-nerticoma yabo iyakwazi ukubekezelela ukucindezela. Izinga eliphezulu lokucindezela kweso lingase lijwayelekile kubantu abathile, kodwa kubalulekile ukuba uchwepheshe wezinyathelo zokunakekelwa ukunquma ukuthi yiliphi elijwayelekile kuwe. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ungayifunde kakhulu kwinombolo yocindezelo eliqondile ukuze udokotela wakho enze ukuhlolwa okuphumelelayo.
Ukucindezeleka kweso kufana nokucindezelwa kwegazi, ukufundwa okuphezulu akusho okuningi. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlola ingcindezi izikhathi eziningi esikhathini esithile ngaphambi kokwenza ukuhlolwa.
Ngo-2002, iqembu labodokotela baqeda ucwaningo olubizwa ngokuthi, "Isifundo Se-Ocular Hypertension Study Study: Isivivinyo Esingahleliwe Sichaza Ukuthi Ukunciphisa Imithi Ye-Topic Ocular Hypotensive noma Ukuvimbela Ukuqala Kwe-Gleucoma Yokuvula I-Primary Open". Ucwaningo lwenzelwe ukusiza odokotela benze isinqumo esingcono mayelana nokuphatha isiguli ngokucindezeleka kweso eliphakeme noma nje ukuwaqapha eduze.
Kwakuyimfundo emihlanu yonyaka. Odokotela balandela iziguli ezinomfutho ophezulu ophezulu (ukucindezeleka komzimba) ngaphezu kwesikhathi sonyaka. Ingxenye yazo yayiphathwa izidakamizwa ukwehlisa ukucindezeleka kweso kanti ezinye zazo zazingekho. Ekupheleni kwesifundo, bathola ukuthi amathuba okuthuthukisa i-glaucoma yayingama-4.4% eqenjini lomuthi kanye no-9.5% eqenjini lokubona.
Imiphumela yabonisa ukuthi ukucindezeleka kwamehlo okunciphisa izidakamizwa kwakuphumelela ngempela ekubambezelekeni noma ekuvimbeleni ukuqala kwegreyucoma ebonakalayo evulekile ebantwini kubantu abanomshini ophakeme we-eye. Ucwaningo luveza ukuthi lokhu akusho ukuthi zonke iziguli ezinomsoco we-eyeline edge border kufanele ziphathwe ngemithi.Ucwaningo lukhuthaze ukuthi odokotela kufanele bacabangele ukuphatha abantu abanomshini ophakeme we-eye osengozini yokuthuthukisa i-glaucoma.
Izivivinyo zamehlo eziphelele zonyaka zibaluleke kakhulu ngalesi sizathu. I-glaucoma yisifo esingenalutho ekuqaleni. Isibonakaliso sokuqala se-glaucoma ngokuvamile ukulahleka kombono, umbono olahlekile ongenakubuyiselwa. Uma kutholakala kusenesikhathi, noma kunjalo, i-glaucoma ingaphathwa futhi ikwazi ukuvimbela ukulahlekelwa okuqhubekayo kombono.
Umthombo:
UMnyango WezeMpilo waseMelika kanye Nezinsizakalo Zabantu, iNational Eye Institute, Izikhungo Zikazwelonke Zempilo. Sep 2003.