Okufanele Ukwazi Ngama-Eye Ukulimala Kwamehlo

Vikela Umbono Wengane Yakho

Abazali abaningi abangeke bacabange ukuthi umdlalo ongenacala we-softball ungaholela ingane yabo ekamelweni eliphuthumayo, kodwa imisebenzi yezemidlalo nokuzilibazisa ibangela ukulimala kwamehlo okungaphezu kuka-40 000 ngonyaka, ngokusho kwe-American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Uyazi ukuthi i-baseball iyimbangela eyinhloko yokulimala okuhlobene nemidlalo kubantwana abaneminyaka emihlanu kuya kwengu-14? Izingane zivame ukungabi nokuqonda okujulile futhi ngezinye izikhathi zihlukumeze ijubane noma ibanga lebhola eligijima-iphutha elingenza ibhola liqonde ubuso.

Kodwa-ke, ngokusho kokuvimbela ukuphulukisa kweMelika, amaphesenti angama-90 okulimala kwamehlo ahlobene nezemidlalo angavinjelwa ngokusebenzisa ama-eyewear avikela kahle.

Izinhlobo Zokulimala

Ukulimala iso kungaba yingozi. Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zokuhlukunyezwa kwamehlo ezingabangela ukulimala kwezemidlalo ukulimala okukhululekile, ukuphazamiseka kwe-corneal, nokulimala okungenayo. Njengawo ukulimala kwamehlo, kubalulekile ukufuna ukunakekelwa udokotela.

Izindwangu zokuvikela

Ngokudabukisayo, abantu abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi ukugqoka izibuko ezivamile ngesikhathi semidlalo kuzovikela amehlo. Nokho, iqiniso lihlukile. Ama-lenses ama-eyeglass ajwayelekile angaphumelela emthonjeni webhola, okungabangela ukulimala okungenayo. Zonke izigqoko zezemidlalo nezibuko kufanele zenziwe ngama-polycarbonate lenses. I-polycarbonate lens inamandla kunama-lens avamile.

Imidlalo ngayinye inehlobo oluthile lwezindwangu zokuzivikela ezinconywayo, ezinqunywe yi-ASTM International (umthuthukisi wezinga lomhlaba jikelele). Imidlalo engozini enkulu efuna ama-eyewear okuvikela ihlanganisa basketball, baseball, hockey, ibhola, i-lacrosse, uthango, i-paintball, i-polo yamanzi, i-racquetball, ibhola lezinyawo, nokweqa kwezemidlalo.

Okudingeka Ukwazi

Ukuze uvikele umbono wezingane zakho, kumele usebenze ekuvikeleni amehlo ebantwaneni bakho ngesikhathi semidlalo. Amaqembu amaningi omusha nezingane awadingi ukuvikelwa kweso, ngakho-ke faka ukuthi abantwana bakho bagqoke izibuko zokuphepha noma izigqoko noma nini lapho bedlala. Futhi, khumbula ukubeka isibonelo esihle ngokugqoka ukuvikelwa kweso ngokwakho.

Umthombo: I-University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Centre, Ukulimala Kwamehlo. 28 Aug 2007.