Abantu abangama-35% bacinga ukuba kulungile ukuhlamba iilensi zabo ngamanzi
Kuzwakala ngathi irekhodi ephukile: ucoceko lenshurensi. Nangona akusiyo isihloko esithandekayo ukuxoxa, oogqirha bamazi babona ezininzi izigulane ezineengxaki ezinxulumene ne-lens, ezininzi zihambelana nokuhlambululeka kwe-lens hygiene. Nangona ingaqhelekanga namhlanje ngenxa yezinto eziphathekayo zonxibelelwano ezingcono, izigidi ezingama-41 zaseMerika zibeka ii-lens zoqhagamshelwano kunye nabaninzi abasemngciphekweni wokulimala kwamehlo enxulumene ne-lens ekungabikho kwintsebenziswano ye-lens.
Qhagamshelana noLwazi lweengozi yeLens
Amacandelo okuLawula nokuVimbela (iCCDC) agqibile isifundo, i-Lens Risk Survey, eya kubonisa ukuba amaphesenti angama-99 abantu ayenzi kakuhle ngokulandela imithetho yokugqoka ii-lens. Uphando lwababuza abantu abangama-1000 aneminyaka engama-18 ubudala, ama-83 ekhulwini kwabaphenduli bebhinqa, kwaye i-62 ekhulwini yayingaphaya kweminyaka engama-40 ubudala.
Phakathi kwabaphendulayo, amaphesenti angama-99 abike ubuncinane bokuziphatha komngcipheko omnye wokungcola. Phantse i-third ye-lens wearer contacters ixelile iliso elibomvu elijongene neliso okanye isohlo elibuhlungu elidinga ukutyelela ugqirha. Ukulandela amanye amaqiniso amangalisayo:
- Iipesenti ezingama-50 zalala ngobusuku bobusuku kwiilensi zoqhagamshelwano
- Iipesenti ezingama-87 zihlanjwe kwiilensi zokudibanisa
- Iipesenti ezingama-55 zikhuphe isisombululo se-disinfecting (endaweni yokuguqula)
- Iipesenti ezingama-50 zongeze i-frequency replacement
- Iipesenti ezingama-82 azizange zitshintshe i-lens case yabo rhoqo
- Iipesenti ezingama-85 zancipha ngelixa zivale ii-lens zazo
- Amaphesenti angama-61 aguquka kwiilensi zabo zokuxhumana
- Amaphesenti angama-35 ahlambulule iilensi zabo ngokusebenzisa amanzi aphephe
Iimpawu eziyingozi
Ukulala ngamalensi: Ukulala kwiilensi zokudibana zihamba malunga neepesenti ezili-15 zandisa ingozi yokufumana unyango lwamehlo. Xa becinga ukuba ngenxa yokungabi ncitshiswa kwe-oksijini kwi- cornea , abaphandi bacinga ukuba kukho izinto ezininzi ezithintela ingozi.
Ukuhlambalaza kuthatha uhlobo olufanayo lomngcipheko, nangona luphantsi kuba ixesha lokulala lidla lifutshane.
Ukukhupha phezulu: Ukukhupha isisombululo se-disinfecting akuyikukhubaza ii-lens ngokufanelekileyo. Emva kokuba isisombululo se-lens soxinzelelo ezininzi sihlala ngaphezu kweeyure ezimbalwa, i-disinfectant ishicilela. Ukukhupha phezulu akukwandisi ukuxinwa kwe-disinfecting agent okwaneleyo ukunciphisa ukukhula kweebhaktheriya kunye neentsholongwane. Ukungaphumeleli ukukhupha isisombululo esidala kwandisa ingozi ngokusungula izifo ezintsha kwiisombululo.
Ukutshintshwa: Ngokumangalisa kukuba, kuphela ama-50 ekhulwini kwabaphenduli bavakalisa ukuhanjiswa kwabo kwimizuzu yabo yokutshintshela. Iilensi ezilahlayo zadalwa ngenxa yesizathu. Ukutshintshela iilensi zakho kwishedyuli ephakanyisiweyo yinconywa enkulu kunye kufuneka ulandele. Ukutshintsha i-lens case yakho yinto enye ebalulekileyo yolawulo lwe-lens. Nangona ungeke uyibone, iibhaktheriya ziya kukhula emva kwexesha. Yenza iimeko zecala loqhagamshelwano rhoqo kwiinyanga ezintathu.
Imithombo yamanzi: Ukubhukuda, ukuhlambalaza, kunye nokuhlambulula ii-lens zokuthintana kwamanzi empompo zonke ziphethe ingozi efanayo: i-acanthamoeba. I-Acanthamoeba yi-amoeba etholakala emanzini, kwaye inxalenye enkulu, ayiyiyo ingozi enkulu kwininzi lethu.
Nangona kunjalo, isifo sesifo se-acanthamoeba sinokubangela ukuba iliso elibomvu, elibuhlungu nelinokukhanya. Intsholongwane ye-Acanthamoeba ivame ukuphumela kwisiqabana esikhulu kwi-cornea, isakhiwo esicacileyo se-dome esifana naso kwiso ngaphambili, kwaye singabangela ukungaboni.
Unyango luhlala luhlala kwiinyanga ezintandathu ukuya kwezi-12, kwaye ngokuphindaphindiweyo, isiphumo asibi. Nangona unako ukufumana isifo se-acanthamoeba ngaphandle kwama-lens, abantu abaninzi banembali yokugqoka ii-lens kunye nohlobo oluthile lokungcola ngamanzi okupompoza, amathabhu ashushu, okanye umlambo omanzi okanye amanzi echibi.
ILizwi
Landela iingcebiso zogqirha wakho kwaye uthathe unonophelo lwama-lens akho axhulumayo.
I-lens yoqhagamshelwano idivayisi yezobugqirha evunyiweyo ye-FDA, kodwa isabonwa njengomzimba wasemzini kweliso lakho, ngoko kunonyamekela ngokufanelekileyo kubalulekile kwimpilo yamehlo entle. Jonga ugqirha lakho kwamehlo ubuncinane kanye ngonyaka ukuze uhlolwe isohlo kunye novavanyo lwentsimbi.
Umthombo:
CDC. Ukuqhagamshelana nomgcini we-Lens Ubume bemiDlalo kunye noNcedo lweMngcipheko yoNxibelelwano lwe-Eye-Related Related Infections - i-United States, ngo-2014 Ishicilelwe kwi-CDC ngeveki ka- Agasti 21, 2015.