Yini i-xerophthalmia nokuthi ungayibona kanjani

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• Izimpawu eziyinhloko
• Yini ebangela i-xerophthalmia
• Yelashwa kanjani
• Ungayivimbela kanjani i-xerophthalmia

I-Xerophthalmia yisifo esiqhubekayo samehlo esibangelwa ukuntuleka kukavithamini A emzimbeni, okuholela ekomeni kwamehlo, okungaholela ekuhambeni kwesikhathi, ezinkingeni ezinjengokungaboni ebusuku noma ukuvela kwezilonda i-cornea, isibonelo.

Yize inezinkinga ezinkulu, i-xerophthalmia ivame ukwelapheka, engatholwa ngokwandisa ukutholwa kukavithamini A ekudleni okufana nobisi lonke, ushizi noma amaqanda, noma ngokufaka ivithamini.

Izimpawu eziyinhloko

Izimpawu ze-xerophthalmia ziqala kancane futhi ziba zimbi kakhulu njengoba ukuntuleka kukavithamini A kuya ngokuya kuba kubi. Ngakho-ke, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, izimpawu ezinjengalezi:

• Umuzwa ovuthayo emehlweni;
• Iso elomile;
• Kunzima ukubona ezindaweni ezimnyama;

Ngendlela esezingeni eliphezulu ngayo, i-xerophthalmia iqala ukudala izilonda nezilonda ku-cornea, engabonakala njengamabala amancane amhlophe esweni, abizwa ngamabala weBitot, okuthi uma eyekwa engalashwa ingaholela ekungaboni. Thola okuningi mayelana nalezi zindawo nokuthi ungaphatha kanjani.

Yini ebangela i-xerophthalmia

Okuwukuphela kwesizathu se-xerophthalmia ukuntuleka kukavithamini A emzimbeni, njengoba lokhu kuyivithamini ebaluleke kakhulu ekwakhiweni kwamaprotheni amunca ukukhanya ku-retina. Njengoba umzimba ungakhiqizi uvithamini A, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuwudla ekudleni, ngokudla okufana nesibindi sezilwane, inyama, ubisi noma amaqanda.

Kodwa-ke, kunezinhlobo ezithile zokudla okunqanda ukusetshenziswa kwalolu hlobo lokudla, kanye nezindawo lapho ukufinyelela kwalokhu kudla kunqunyelwe kakhulu. Ezimweni ezinjalo, kuhlale kubalulekile ukuthatha izithasiselo zikavithamini A ukuvimbela i-xerophthalmia nezinye izinkinga ezibangelwa ukuntuleka kukavithamini A.

Yelashwa kanjani

Ukwelashwa kokuqala okunconywayo kwe-xerophthalmia ukwandisa ukudla kwakho okune-vitamin A, njengesibindi, imikhiqizo yobisi noma amaqanda. Kodwa-ke, ezimweni ezithuthuke kakhulu kungadingeka ukwengeza nge-vitamin A, ngamaphilisi noma ngemijovo ngqo emthanjeni. Bona uhlu oluphelele lokudla okunothe ku-vitamin A.

Ezimweni lapho kunezilonda ku-cornea, i-ophthalmologist ingadinga ukunquma ukusetshenziswa kwama-antibiotic ngesikhathi sokwelashwa nezithasiselo zokuqeda ukutheleleka okungenzeka okwenzeka ku-cornea, ukugwema ukwanda kwezinkinga.

Izimpawu zivame ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokungezelelwa kukavithamini A, kepha kunezimo lapho izinkinga zombono zingathuthuki, ikakhulukazi uma sekuvele kunezibazi ku-cornea, ekuhambeni kwesikhathi okungaholela ekungaboni.

Ungayivimbela kanjani i-xerophthalmia

Indlela engcono yokuvimbela i-xerophthalmia ukudla njalo ukudla okune-vitamin A, kepha-ke, uma kunemikhawulo yokudla noma uma lolu hlobo lokudla lungatholakali kalula, kufanele utshale imali ekusebenziseni izithasiselo zikavithamini A ukuqinisekisa amazinga anele emzimbeni .

Kukhona ingozi enkulu yokuthuthukisa i-xerophthalmia kubantu abanezinto eziyingozi ezifana nalezi:

• Ukuphuza ngokweqile iziphuzo ezidakayo;
• I-cystic fibrosis;
• Izifo zesibindi noma zamathumbu;
• Uhudo olungamahlalakhona.

Ngakho-ke, lapho kunokwenzeka, lolu hlobo lwezinto ezinobungozi kufanele luguqulwe, kuqala ngokwelashwa okufanele uma kwenzeka izifo.