On Friday I had a YAG Laser Capsulotomy on my left eye. Four years ago I had a cataract removed but the operation was not overly successful. In recent years I had blurred and hazy vision. My optician David Bridgman referred me to David Peart, an Ophthamologist from Marinoto Clinic. He proposed to do the YAG on my eye at Dunedin Public Hospital.
The problem is that the capsular bag that holds my lens produced cloudy cells.
Firstly I had a drop put on my eye to dilate the pupil. 20 minutes later David used a laser to create an opening in the centre of the cloudy capsule. The procedure took 3 minutes.The improvement in my vision has been remarkable.
As I knew I had the surgery coming up. I elected not to do the 15 km King of the Mountain event. Instead on Saturday I walked from Vauxhall Yacht Club to home which was a 11km walk taking exactly 2 hours.
Today (Sunday) Craig and I were taken to Waitati by Denise and we walked back to St Leonards via Mount Cargill. The 17km walk took 3 hours and 20 minutes. It took longer than I thought. When I finished I felt a bit jaded but no muscular aches or blisters. I think the walk yesterday and the steady upward climb took its toll.
Assuming I do a 5 km walk tomorrow I would have covered for the first 3 months of 2008, 692 kms over 73 days. I have missed 18 days so far this year.
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