Iinkcukacha NgeSifo SeSabet Eye

Ukuba unesifo sikashukela, uyazi ingozi yakho yokulahlekelwa umbono wakho? Isifo seso esihambisana nesifo sikashukela sinokubangela ukungaboni. Ukwazi ezi zinto zilandelayo malunga nesifo seso sesifo sikashukela kunokuncedisa umngcipheko wokulahleka kombono.

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Isifo sikashukela singakhokelela kwiiNyango zeso

Izinto ezininzi zichaphazela nokuba uhlakulela isifo seso sesifo sikasifo (isifo se-diabetes retinopathy) kuquka ukulawulwa kweeshukela egazini, amanqanaba egazi kunye ne-genetics. Ukugcina amazinga eshukela egazini eduze kwesiqhelo kuya kuncitshisa kakhulu amathuba okuphuhliswa kwesifo seso sesifo sesifo sikasifo okanye uza kuba nesimo esibi sesifo.

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Kukho Mhlawumbi Kungekho Isixwayiso

Abanye abantu abafumana izilumkiso zesifo sesifo sikashukela, kodwa ngamanye amaxesha iimpawu ezilandelayo zikhula:

• Umbono ogqabileyo
• Umbono ombini
• Izindonga, izibane ezikhanyayo, okanye amabala angenanto
• Amacaka amnyama okanye iipulati
• Ubuhlungu okanye uxinzelelo emehlweni
• Ingxaki ekuboneni kwiinkalo zamehlo akho

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Izifo zesifo sikasifo seSifo sibheke iimvavanyo zeeyile zonyaka

Ukuhlolwa rhoqo kwamehlo kubalulekile ekufumaneni okokuqala isifo seso. Qinisekisa ukuba ugqirha weziliso lakho liyancipha amehlo akho, njengoko oku kunikeza umbono obanzi ngakumbi we-retina. Ukuba ibanjwe kumanyathelo okuqala, isifo seso sesifo sikashukela singaphathwa ngaphambi kokulahleka kombono omkhulu.

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Ukulawula iSifo sikashukela akuyi kuVimbela isifo seNyango yesifo seSifo

Nangona igalelo lakho legazi le-glucose lihlala lihleli, isifo seso sesifo sikashukela sinokukhula. Nangona kunjalo, ukulawula ngokucophelela amanqanaba eshukela egazini kunokunciphisa ukuqala nokuqhubela phambili kwe-retinopathy yesifo sikashukela.

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Abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangathuthukisa i-Glaucoma

Abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangama-40% amathuba okuba bahlupheke kwi- glaucoma kunabantu abangenayo i-diabetes. Xa umntu esele ahlala nesifo sikashukela, i-glaucoma eqhelekileyo iyona. Ingozi ibuye ikhule kunye nobudala.

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Abantu abanesifo sikashukela banokuphuhlisa i-Cataracts

Ukuba unesifo sikashukela, ithuba lakho lokwakha i-cataracts lwandisiwe. Abantu abanesifo sikashukela bavame ukufumana i-cataract ngexesha elincinci kwaye baqhubele phambili ngokukhawuleza.

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I-retinopathy ye-Diabetes ilimaza i-Retina

Xa izinga leshukela legazi liphezulu kakhulu, imilambo yegazi kwi-retina iyancipha. Igazi kunye nomsila ngaphakathi kwemithambo yegazi kuqala ukuvuza. Imithambo entsha yegazi ikhula, kodwa iyanqabile kwaye ingahlambalaza. Oku kubangela ukuba i-retina ivule kwaye iyancitshiswa kwezondlo kunye ne-oksijini, ebangela ukulahleka kombono kunye nokuba yimfama.

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I-Laser Surgery ivumela ukunyuka kwesifo seso sesifo sofuba

Utyando lwe-laser lungasetyenziselwa ukunciphisa imilambo yegazi engavumelekanga okanye imirhumo yegazi ephumayo kwi-retina. Umngcipheko wokulahleka kombono kwi-retinopathy inciphisa kakhulu kubantu abathile emva kokuhlinzwa otywala.

_{Umthombo: Ukuqonda i-Diabetes ehambisana neemeko zamehlo. I-Royal National Institute of People Blind (RNIB), 10 Juni 2006.}