{"id":8569,"date":"2023-08-10T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/albinism-researchers-explain-what-leads-to-spontaneous-eye-movement-in-people-with-the-condition\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T13:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T10:36:00","slug":"watafiti-wa-ualbino-wanaeleza-nini-hupelekea-watu-walio-na-hali-hiyo-kusogea-kwa-macho-moja-kwa-moja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/watafiti-wa-ualbino-wanaeleza-nini-hupelekea-watu-walio-na-hali-hiyo-kusogea-kwa-macho-moja-kwa-moja\/","title":{"rendered":"Ualbino: Watafiti Waeleza Nini Husababisha Mwendo wa Macho Papo Hapo kwa Watu Wenye Hali Hiyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/albinism-researchers-explain-what-leads-to-spontaneous-eye-movement-in-people-with-the-condition.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Watu wenye ualbino wamepungua viwango vya melanini - rangi inayohusika na rangi ya nywele, ngozi na macho - na mara nyingi hupata shida ya kuona. Utafiti, uliofanywa na<a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/nin.nl\/news\/what-causes-spontaneous-eye-movements-in-albinism\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Taasisi ya Uholanzi ya Neuroscience<\/a>, inatoa ufahamu mpya juu ya sababu zinazosababisha hali hii.<\/p>\n<p>Kuenea kwa ualbino hutofautiana kati ya watu. Ingawa inaathiri takriban mtu mmoja kati ya 20,000 barani Ulaya, ualbino hutokea zaidi katika makundi fulani, ambapo huathiri mtu mmoja kati ya 1,000. Karibu moja ndani <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21747-albinism\" target=\"_blank\">kila 18,000 hadi 20,000<\/a> watu nchini Marekani wana aina fulani ya ualbino.<\/p>\n<p>Mbali na mabadiliko yanayoonekana katika sura, watu wenye ualbino mara nyingi wanakabiliwa na matatizo katika maono yao. Huenda wasione mambo kwa uwazi kama wengine. Hii hutokea kwa kiasi kwa sababu macho yao hutembea bila hiari, hali inayojulikana kama &quot;nystagmus ya pendula.&quot; Kwa sababu hiyo, wanaona kuwa vigumu si tu kuona vizuri, bali pia kudumisha mtazamo unaofaa wa macho wanapozungumza na wengine.<\/p>\n<p>Nistagmasi ya pendula ni kama vile macho yetu hufanya tunapotazama nje ya dirisha la treni linaposonga. Macho yetu hufuata mwonekano unaosonga na kisha kurudi kwenye hali yao ya kawaida. Ndani ya akili zetu, kuna eneo ndogo ambalo hujibu harakati hii ya macho. Katika hali za kawaida, hii hufanya misuli ya macho yetu kukaza ili kuweka mtazamo thabiti. Lakini katika ualbino, mchakato huu unafanya kazi kwa njia tofauti.<\/p>\n<p>Watafiti, ambao walifanya utafiti juu ya <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/snow-white-unique-beauty-and-hardship-albinism-captured-beautiful-photo-series-358120\">albino <\/a>panya, walipata eneo la ubongo linalohusika na kuleta utulivu wa picha ambazo, zinapofanya kazi vibaya, husababisha hali kama vile nistagmasi ya pendula - ugonjwa unaosababisha msogeo wa macho usiodhibitiwa.<\/p>\n<p>Ingawa suluhu za upasuaji hazifanyiki kwa sasa, matokeo yanatoa matumaini kwa siku zijazo. Kudhibiti shughuli katika eneo hili la ubongo kunaweza kupunguza nistagmasi ya pendula, kutoa ahueni kwa walioathiriwa na ugonjwa huo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTunaonyesha kuwa kiini cha njia ya macho kinaweza kuwa chanzo cha tatizo. Utafiti wa awali tayari ulipendekeza kuwa eneo hili linahusika katika harakati za macho, lakini haikuweza kutengwa kuwa (pia) maeneo mengine, kama vile gamba, husababisha nistagmasi ya pendula. Kwa kupima kwa wakati mmoja gamba na kiini cha njia ya macho katika panya sawa, tuliweza kuondoa swali hili, &quot;alisema Jorrit Montijn, mtafiti anayehusishwa na utafiti.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSasa tunajua kuwa kuna tatizo katika eneo hili, lakini bado hatujui nini kifanyike kulihusu. Hatua inayofuata itakuwa kutafsiri hii kwa vitendo. Chaguo moja linalowezekana linaweza kuwa Kusisimua kwa Ubongo wa Kina wa eneo, lakini hii bado inahitaji kujaribiwa, na haijulikani ikiwa ina athari. Chaguo jingine ni labda upasuaji au hata tiba ya jeni katika siku zijazo. Sasa ni juu ya wanasayansi wenye mwelekeo wa kliniki zaidi kuchunguza hili, &quot;Montijn aliongeza.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dalili zingine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harakati za macho bila hiari<\/li>\n<li>Sensitivity kwa taa mkali<\/li>\n<li>Matatizo na mtazamo wa kina<\/li>\n<li>Ugonjwa wa &quot;jicho lavivu&quot; au kupunguzwa kwa maono katika jicho moja<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jinsi ya kukabiliana na hali hiyo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kutumia <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/eye-health\/what-is-ocular-albinism\" target=\"_blank\">miwani ya bifocal<\/a>, glasi za kusoma au lensi za mawasiliano zinaweza kuboresha maono. Vikuzalishi vinavyoshikiliwa kwa mkono pia ni muhimu. Kubadilisha mwanga wa ndani kwa kuweka mwanga nyuma ya bega kunaweza kusaidia watu kuona vizuri.<\/p>\n<p>Imechapishwa na Medicaldaily.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/albinism-researchers-explain-what-leads-spontaneous-eye-movement-people-condition-470643\">Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/albinism-researchers-explain-what-leads-to-spontaneous-eye-movement-in-people-with-the-condition.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Watu wenye ualbino wamepungua viwango vya melanini - rangi inayohusika na rangi ya nywele, ngozi na macho - na mara nyingi hupata shida ya kuona. Utafiti, uliofanywa na<a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/nin.nl\/news\/what-causes-spontaneous-eye-movements-in-albinism\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Taasisi ya Uholanzi ya Neuroscience<\/a>, inatoa ufahamu mpya juu ya sababu zinazosababisha hali hii.<\/p>\n<p>Kuenea kwa ualbino hutofautiana kati ya watu. Ingawa inaathiri takriban mtu mmoja kati ya 20,000 barani Ulaya, ualbino hutokea zaidi katika makundi fulani, ambapo huathiri mtu mmoja kati ya 1,000. Karibu moja ndani <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21747-albinism\" target=\"_blank\">kila 18,000 hadi 20,000<\/a> watu nchini Marekani wana aina fulani ya ualbino.<\/p>\n<p>Mbali na mabadiliko yanayoonekana katika sura, watu wenye ualbino mara nyingi wanakabiliwa na matatizo katika maono yao. Huenda wasione mambo kwa uwazi kama wengine. Hii hutokea kwa kiasi kwa sababu macho yao hutembea bila hiari, hali inayojulikana kama &quot;nystagmus ya pendula.&quot; Kwa sababu hiyo, wanaona kuwa vigumu si tu kuona vizuri, bali pia kudumisha mtazamo unaofaa wa macho wanapozungumza na wengine.<\/p>\n<p>Nistagmasi ya pendula ni kama vile macho yetu hufanya tunapotazama nje ya dirisha la treni linaposonga. Macho yetu hufuata mwonekano unaosonga na kisha kurudi kwenye hali yao ya kawaida. Ndani ya akili zetu, kuna eneo ndogo ambalo hujibu harakati hii ya macho. Katika hali za kawaida, hii hufanya misuli ya macho yetu kukaza ili kuweka mtazamo thabiti. Lakini katika ualbino, mchakato huu unafanya kazi kwa njia tofauti.<\/p>\n<p>Watafiti, ambao walifanya utafiti juu ya <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/snow-white-unique-beauty-and-hardship-albinism-captured-beautiful-photo-series-358120\">albino <\/a>panya, walipata eneo la ubongo linalohusika na kuleta utulivu wa picha ambazo, zinapofanya kazi vibaya, husababisha hali kama vile nistagmasi ya pendula - ugonjwa unaosababisha msogeo wa macho usiodhibitiwa.<\/p>\n<p>Ingawa suluhu za upasuaji hazifanyiki kwa sasa, matokeo yanatoa matumaini kwa siku zijazo. Kudhibiti shughuli katika eneo hili la ubongo kunaweza kupunguza nistagmasi ya pendula, kutoa ahueni kwa walioathiriwa na ugonjwa huo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTunaonyesha kuwa kiini cha njia ya macho kinaweza kuwa chanzo cha tatizo. Utafiti wa awali tayari ulipendekeza kuwa eneo hili linahusika katika harakati za macho, lakini haikuweza kutengwa kuwa (pia) maeneo mengine, kama vile gamba, husababisha nistagmasi ya pendula. Kwa kupima kwa wakati mmoja gamba na kiini cha njia ya macho katika panya sawa, tuliweza kuondoa swali hili, &quot;alisema Jorrit Montijn, mtafiti anayehusishwa na utafiti.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSasa tunajua kuwa kuna tatizo katika eneo hili, lakini bado hatujui nini kifanyike kulihusu. Hatua inayofuata itakuwa kutafsiri hii kwa vitendo. Chaguo moja linalowezekana linaweza kuwa Kusisimua kwa Ubongo wa Kina wa eneo, lakini hii bado inahitaji kujaribiwa, na haijulikani ikiwa ina athari. Chaguo jingine ni labda upasuaji au hata tiba ya jeni katika siku zijazo. Sasa ni juu ya wanasayansi wenye mwelekeo wa kliniki zaidi kuchunguza hili, &quot;Montijn aliongeza.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dalili zingine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harakati za macho bila hiari<\/li>\n<li>Sensitivity kwa taa mkali<\/li>\n<li>Matatizo na mtazamo wa kina<\/li>\n<li>Ugonjwa wa &quot;jicho lavivu&quot; au kupunguzwa kwa maono katika jicho moja<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jinsi ya kukabiliana na hali hiyo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kutumia <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/eye-health\/what-is-ocular-albinism\" target=\"_blank\">miwani ya bifocal<\/a>, glasi za kusoma au lensi za mawasiliano zinaweza kuboresha maono. Vikuzalishi vinavyoshikiliwa kwa mkono pia ni muhimu. Kubadilisha mwanga wa ndani kwa kuweka mwanga nyuma ya bega kunaweza kusaidia watu kuona vizuri.<\/p>\n<p>Imechapishwa na Medicaldaily.com<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/albinism-researchers-explain-what-leads-to-spontaneous-eye-movement-in-people-with-the-condition.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Albinism: Researchers Explain What Leads To Spontaneous Eye Movement In People With The Condition - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/watafiti-wa-ualbino-wanaeleza-nini-hupelekea-watu-walio-na-hali-hiyo-kusogea-kwa-macho-moja-kwa-moja\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Albinism: Researchers Explain What Leads To Spontaneous Eye Movement In People With The Condition - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"People with albinism have reduced levels of melanin \u2013 the pigment responsible for the coloration of hair, skin and eyes \u2013 and frequently experience impaired eyesight. A study, conducted by the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, offers new insights into the causative factors of this condition.The prevalence of albinism varies across populations. While it affects about one in 20,000 people in Europe, albinism is more common in certain groups, where it impacts one in 1,000 individuals. About one in every 18,000 to 20,000 people in the U.S. has some type of albinism.In addition to the noticeable changes in appearance, people with albinism often face difficulties in their vision. They might not see things as clearly as others. This occurs in part because their eyes move involuntarily, a condition known as &quot;pendular nystagmus.&quot; As a result, they find it challenging not only to see clearly, but also to maintain proper eye contact while conversing with others.Pendular nystagmus is a bit like what our eyes do when we look out of a train window while it&#039;s moving. Our eyes follow the moving view and then come back to their normal position. Inside our brains, there&#039;s a small area that responds to this eye movement. In regular cases, this makes our eye muscles tighten up to keep the view steady. But in albinism, this process works in a different way.Researchers, who conducted a study on albino mice, found a brain area responsible for stabilizing images that, when malfunctioning, leads to conditions like pendular nystagmus \u2014 a disorder causing uncontrolled eye movements.While surgical solutions aren&#039;t currently viable, the result offers hope for the future. Manipulating activity in this brain region could potentially reduce pendular nystagmus, providing relief to those affected by the disorder.&quot;We show that the nucleus of the optic tract might be the source of the problem. Previous research already suggested that this area is involved in eye movements, but it could not be ruled out that (also) other areas, such as the cortex, cause pendular nystagmus. By simultaneously measuring both the cortex and the nucleus of the optic tract in the same mice, we were able to eliminate this question,&quot; said Jorrit Montijn, a researcher associated with the study.&quot;We now know that there is something wrong with this area, but we still don&#039;t know what can be done about it. The next step would be to translate this into practice. One possible option could be Deep Brain Stimulation of the area, but this still needs to be tested, and it is not known if it has an effect. Another option is perhaps surgery or even gene therapy in the future. It is now up to more clinically oriented scientists to investigate this,&quot; Montijn added.Other symptomsInvoluntary eye movementsSensitivity to bright lightsProblems with depth perception&quot;Lazy eye&quot; syndrome or reduced vision in one eyeHow to deal with the conditionUsing bifocal glasses, reading glasses or contact lenses can improve vision. Handheld magnifiers are useful too. 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A study, conducted by the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, offers new insights into the causative factors of this condition.The prevalence of albinism varies across populations. While it affects about one in 20,000 people in Europe, albinism is more common in certain groups, where it impacts one in 1,000 individuals. About one in every 18,000 to 20,000 people in the U.S. has some type of albinism.In addition to the noticeable changes in appearance, people with albinism often face difficulties in their vision. They might not see things as clearly as others. This occurs in part because their eyes move involuntarily, a condition known as \"pendular nystagmus.\" As a result, they find it challenging not only to see clearly, but also to maintain proper eye contact while conversing with others.Pendular nystagmus is a bit like what our eyes do when we look out of a train window while it's moving. Our eyes follow the moving view and then come back to their normal position. Inside our brains, there's a small area that responds to this eye movement. In regular cases, this makes our eye muscles tighten up to keep the view steady. But in albinism, this process works in a different way.Researchers, who conducted a study on albino mice, found a brain area responsible for stabilizing images that, when malfunctioning, leads to conditions like pendular nystagmus \u2014 a disorder causing uncontrolled eye movements.While surgical solutions aren't currently viable, the result offers hope for the future. Manipulating activity in this brain region could potentially reduce pendular nystagmus, providing relief to those affected by the disorder.\"We show that the nucleus of the optic tract might be the source of the problem. Previous research already suggested that this area is involved in eye movements, but it could not be ruled out that (also) other areas, such as the cortex, cause pendular nystagmus. By simultaneously measuring both the cortex and the nucleus of the optic tract in the same mice, we were able to eliminate this question,\" said Jorrit Montijn, a researcher associated with the study.\"We now know that there is something wrong with this area, but we still don't know what can be done about it. The next step would be to translate this into practice. One possible option could be Deep Brain Stimulation of the area, but this still needs to be tested, and it is not known if it has an effect. Another option is perhaps surgery or even gene therapy in the future. It is now up to more clinically oriented scientists to investigate this,\" Montijn added.Other symptomsInvoluntary eye movementsSensitivity to bright lightsProblems with depth perception\"Lazy eye\" syndrome or reduced vision in one eyeHow to deal with the conditionUsing bifocal glasses, reading glasses or contact lenses can improve vision. Handheld magnifiers are useful too. 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