I-keratitis yesikhashana

I-keratitis yesikhashana ukuvuvukala kwezicubu ze-cornea, iwindi elicacile ngaphambili kweso. Isimo singaholela ekulahlekelweni kombono.

I-keratitis yesikhashana yisimo esibi lapho imithambo yegazi ikhula ibe yi-cornea. Ukukhula okunjalo kungadala ukulahleka kokucaca okujwayelekile kwe-cornea. Lesi simo sivame ukubangelwa ukutheleleka.

Ugcunsula yisona sizathu esivame kakhulu se-keratitis yangaphakathi, kepha izimbangela ezingavamile zifaka:

• Izifo ezizimele, njenge-rheumatoid arthritis kanye ne-sarcoidosis
• Uchoko
• Isifo seLyme
• Isifo sofuba

E-United States, amacala amaningi ogcunsula abonwa aphathwe ngaphambi kokuba lesi sifo sivele.

Kodwa-ke, i-keratitis yangaphakathi ihlanganisa i-10% yokungaboni okugwemekayo emazweni athuthukile emhlabeni jikelele.

Izimpawu zingafaka:

• Ubuhlungu bamehlo
• Ukudabuka ngokweqile
• Ukuzwela ekukhanyeni (photophobia)

I-keratitis yesikhashana ingatholakala kalula ngokuhlolwa kwesibani samehlo. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi kanye nama-x-ray esifubeni kuzodingeka kakhulu ukuqinisekisa ukutheleleka noma isifo esidala isimo.

Lesi sifo esiyisisekelo kufanele silashwe. Ukwelapha i-cornea ngamaconsi e-corticosteroid kunganciphisa ukusikeka futhi kusize ukugcina i-cornea icacile.

Lapho ukuvuvukala okusebenzayo kudlulile, i-cornea isala isibazi kakhulu futhi inemithambo yegazi engajwayelekile. Ukuphela kwendlela yokubuyisa umbono kulesi sigaba ukufakelwa kwe-cornea.

Ukuhlonza nokwelapha i-keratitis yangaphakathi kanye nembangela yayo kungagcina i-cornea ecacile nombono omuhle.

Ukufakelwa kwe-corneal akuphumelelanga i-keratitis yangaphakathi njengoba kunjalo nangezinye izifo eziningi ze-corneal. Ukuba khona kwemithambo yegazi ku-cornea egulayo kuletha amangqamuzana amhlophe egazi ku-cornea esanda kutshalwa futhi kwandisa ingozi yokwenqatshwa.

Abantu abane-keratitis ehlangana kufanele balandelwe eduze ngudokotela wezifo zamehlo kanye nodokotela wezokwelapha onolwazi ngalesi sifo.

Umuntu onalesi sifo kufanele ahlolwe ngokushesha uma:

• Ubuhlungu buba bubi kakhulu
• Ububomvu buyanda
• Umbono uyancipha

Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu kubantu abane-corneal transplants.

Ukuvimbela kuqukethe ukugwema ukutheleleka okubangela i-keratitis yangaphakathi. Uma ungenwa yigciwane, thola ukwelashwa ngokushesha nangokuphelele nokulandelela.

Isigaba se-Keratitis; Cornea - keratitis

• Iso

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