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Glokom hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131na ili\u015fkin AA muhabirinin sorular\u0131n\u0131 yan\u0131tlayan T\u00fcrk Oftalmoloji Derne\u011fi Glokom Birimi Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Prof. Dr. K\u0131van\u00e7 G\u00fcng\u00f6r, rahats\u0131zl\u0131\u011f\u0131, “g\u00f6z sinirinin hasar g\u00f6rmesi sonucu meydana gelen, ba\u015flang\u0131\u00e7ta g\u00f6rme alan\u0131n\u0131 daraltan, ilerleyen d\u00f6nemlerde ise k\u00f6rl\u00fc\u011fe yol a\u00e7an ve sinsice ilerleyen bir hastal\u0131k” olarak tan\u0131mlad\u0131.<\/p>\n
G\u00f6z sinirinin beyin ile g\u00f6z aras\u0131nda g\u00f6rme i\u015flevini sa\u011flayan bir organ oldu\u011funu aktaran G\u00fcng\u00f6r, g\u00f6rme h\u00fccrelerinin bulundu\u011fu retina tabakas\u0131ndan iletimi sa\u011flayan sinir liflerinin, g\u00f6rme sinirini olu\u015fturmak \u00fczere g\u00f6z\u00fcn arka taraf\u0131na do\u011fru ilerleyip orada birle\u015fti\u011fini ve g\u00f6rmenin bu noktadan sonra g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcn\u00fcn beyindeki g\u00f6rme merkezine iletilmesiyle olu\u015ftu\u011funu anlatt\u0131.<\/p>\n
Prof. Dr. G\u00fcng\u00f6r, glokom hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n, g\u00f6rme yolundaki sinir h\u00fccrelerini bozdu\u011funa dikkati \u00e7ekerek, “Hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00f6nemli nedenlerinden biri, hastalar\u0131n \u00e7o\u011funda y\u00fckselen g\u00f6z tansiyonunun, g\u00f6z sinirindeki kan dola\u015f\u0131m\u0131 ile beslenmesini bozmas\u0131 ve bu bas\u0131nc\u0131n sinir h\u00fccrelerinde harabiyet olu\u015fturmas\u0131d\u0131r. G\u00f6z sinirinde olu\u015fan hasar\u0131n geri d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fc yoktur. Bu nedenle erken tan\u0131 ve tedavi \u00e7ok \u00f6nemlidir.” ifadesini kulland\u0131.<\/p>\n
Glokomun kal\u0131tsal olabilece\u011fini belirten G\u00fcng\u00f6r, genetik ve kal\u0131tsal fakt\u00f6rlerin, hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131n alt tiplerinde anahtar rol oynad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc dile getirdi.<\/p>\n
Prof. Dr. G\u00fcng\u00f6r, genel olarak herkes glokom geli\u015ftirebilme riski ta\u015f\u0131sa da ailesinde hastal\u0131k \u00f6yk\u00fcs\u00fc olan ve baz\u0131 risk fakt\u00f6rlerini ta\u015f\u0131yan bireylerin etkilenme olas\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n kat kat daha y\u00fcksek oldu\u011funu vurgulad\u0131.<\/p>\n
Hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131n do\u011fu\u015ftan itibaren her ya\u015fta g\u00f6r\u00fclebildi\u011fini, ancak genellikle 40 ya\u015flar\u0131ndan sonra ortaya \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ifade eden G\u00fcng\u00f6r, ya\u015f ilerledik\u00e7e bunun g\u00f6r\u00fclme s\u0131kl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n artt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kaydetti.<\/p>\n
Prof. Dr. G\u00fcng\u00f6r, glokomun bir\u00e7ok tipinin kad\u0131nlarda daha s\u0131k g\u00f6r\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc belirterek, do\u011fumsal olanlara ise erkeklerde daha s\u0131k rastland\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 belirtti.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkiye ve d\u00fcnyada g\u00f6z tansiyonunun g\u00f6r\u00fclme s\u0131kl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 aktaran G\u00fcng\u00f6r, \u015f\u00f6yle devam etti:<\/p>\n
“D\u00fcnyada glokomlu ki\u015filerin say\u0131s\u0131, \u00f6zellikle 40’l\u0131 ve 80’li ya\u015flar aras\u0131nda ge\u00e7ti\u011fimiz y\u0131llarda 70 milyonlardayken 2050’li y\u0131llarda bu say\u0131n\u0131n en az iki kat\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kaca\u011f\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fclmektedir. K\u0131rk ya\u015f \u00fcst\u00fcnde glokom g\u00f6r\u00fclme olas\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 y\u00fczde 2 civar\u0131ndad\u0131r. Bu hastal\u0131k nedeniyle 6,5 milyon insan g\u00f6rmesini kaybetmi\u015ftir. \u00dclkemizde g\u00f6r\u00fclme s\u0131kl\u0131\u011f\u0131 y\u00fczde 2-2,5’tur. T\u00fcrkiye’de tan\u0131 konmu\u015f glokomlu hasta say\u0131s\u0131 500 bin civar\u0131ndad\u0131r. Ancak glokomlu say\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n bunun 4 kat\u0131 oldu\u011fu tahmin edilmektedir. Di\u011fer bir deyi\u015fle yakla\u015f\u0131k 2 milyon hastan\u0131n 1,5 milyonu hen\u00fcz tedaviye kavu\u015famam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.”<\/p>\n
Prof. Dr. K\u0131van\u00e7 G\u00fcng\u00f6r, glokom belirtilerinin, tipine ve ortaya \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f ya\u015f\u0131na g\u00f6re farkl\u0131l\u0131k g\u00f6sterdi\u011fine i\u015faret ederek, “Hastal\u0131k olduk\u00e7a sinsi seyirlidir. Belirtileri hastalar taraf\u0131ndan kolay anla\u015f\u0131lamamaktad\u0131r. \u00d6rne\u011fin en s\u0131k g\u00f6r\u00fclen a\u00e7\u0131k a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131 glokom olgular\u0131nda \u015fikayetler belli belirsizdir. Ba\u015f a\u011fr\u0131s\u0131, bulan\u0131k g\u00f6rme, yak\u0131n g\u00f6rmede sorunlar olabilir. Fakat hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131n son d\u00f6nemlerine kadar g\u00f6rme normal kalabilmektedir. Bu klinik durum erken tan\u0131da g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fck yaratmaktad\u0131r. Glokom ya\u015f ve kronik hastal\u0131klarla artan oranda bir ili\u015fki g\u00f6stermektedir.” diye konu\u015ftu.<\/p>\n
Kronik bir hastal\u0131k oldu\u011fu i\u00e7in glokom tedavisinde hayat boyu takibin \u00f6n planda oldu\u011funun alt\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7izen G\u00fcng\u00f6r, tedavideki esas amac\u0131n g\u00f6rme fonksiyonlar\u0131n\u0131n daha da k\u00f6t\u00fcle\u015fmemesi olarak a\u00e7\u0131klad\u0131.<\/p>\n
Prof. Dr. G\u00fcng\u00f6r, tedavide ilk tercih olan ila\u00e7 uygulamas\u0131nda g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde kullan\u0131lan \u00e7ok say\u0131da g\u00f6z damlas\u0131ndan hasta i\u00e7in uygun olanlarla s\u00fcrecin y\u00f6netilebildi\u011fini aktard\u0131.<\/p>\n
Belli aral\u0131klarla g\u00f6z siniri \u00fczerinde cihazlarla yap\u0131lan de\u011ferlendirmelerde hasar saptan\u0131rsa damlalarla g\u00f6z tansiyonunu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcrmek ve g\u00f6rme alan\u0131ndaki kayb\u0131 durdurmak gerekti\u011fini belirten G\u00fcng\u00f6r, “E\u011fer ila\u00e7 tedavisinden olumlu sonu\u00e7 alamazsak lazer uygulamalar\u0131 ve ameliyatlara gereksinim olmaktad\u0131r. Lazer ve cerrahi i\u015flemler hastan\u0131n klinik durumuna g\u00f6re farkl\u0131 tekniklerle uygulanabilmektedir. Tedavi i\u00e7in ge\u00e7 kal\u0131n\u0131rsa ya da yetersiz olursa glokom k\u00f6rl\u00fckle sonu\u00e7lanabilmektedir.” uyar\u0131s\u0131nda bulundu.<\/p>\n
Prof. Dr. G\u00fcng\u00f6r, D\u00fcnya Glokom Derne\u011fince fark\u0131ndal\u0131k olu\u015fturmak i\u00e7in her y\u0131l mart ay\u0131n\u0131n ikinci haftas\u0131n\u0131n “D\u00fcnya Glokom Haftas\u0131” ilan edildi\u011fini an\u0131msatt\u0131.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrk Oftalmoloji Derne\u011fi olarak T\u00fcrkiye’de hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131n erken d\u00f6nemlerde te\u015fhis edilebilmesi ve g\u00f6rmenin korunabilmesi i\u00e7in temel g\u00f6z muayenelerine olan gereksinimi halka duyurmay\u0131 ama\u00e7lad\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 dile getiren G\u00fcng\u00f6r, hafta kapsam\u0131nda insanlar\u0131 g\u00f6z tansiyonu \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcm\u00fc konusunda bilin\u00e7lendirmek i\u00e7in \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar y\u00fcr\u00fctt\u00fcklerini, glokom hakk\u0131nda fark\u0131ndal\u0131\u011f\u0131 olu\u015fanlar\u0131n g\u00f6z doktorlar\u0131na ba\u015fvurduklar\u0131n\u0131 ifade etti.<\/p>\n
Kahramanmara\u015f merkezli 6 \u015eubat’ta meydana gelen ve 11 ili etkileyen depremlerin ard\u0131ndan, dernek olarak bu b\u00f6lgelerde mobil g\u00f6z muayenesi hizmeti sunmaya haz\u0131rland\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 aktaran G\u00fcng\u00f6r, “\u00dclkemizde 2 milyon glokom hastas\u0131 oldu\u011fu tahmin edilirse bunlar\u0131n yakla\u015f\u0131k 300 binden fazlas\u0131n\u0131n da bu b\u00f6lgede takip ve tedavilerinin aksayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnerek, gerekli \u00f6nlemleri almaktay\u0131z.” bilgisini payla\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n