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PAGE 10 BAY HARBOUR Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Wednesday September 25 2019 News Surgeon thanked with book • By Claire Booker JACKIE SMART couldn’t tell the difference between shampoo and conditioner in the shower without her glasses, now she can see the horizon without any trouble. As a token of her and husband Peter Smart’s gratitude, they gifted an 88-year-old book on ophthalmology to Mrs Smart’s surgeon at St George’s Hospital, Merivale Dr Paul Baddeley. The Akaroa couple were delighted with the results of the surgery, and Mrs Smart no longer wears the thick spectacles she once needed. “It’s a miracle, I couldn’t see anything at all. It’s changed my life, you know,” she said. The book was made before it was possible to photograph the back of the eye, so all the images are hand-drawn. Dr Baddeley has been an ophthalmologist for 17 years, and he said the gift of the book was a very nice thought. “Patients usually send a letter of thanks rather than gifts, but it’s extremely nice of the Smart’s to gift this to myself and to St George’s. Myself and my colleagues will treasure it and keep it in our department,” he said. The treatment for Mrs Smart’s THANK YOU: Peter and Jackie Smart gifted an 88-year-old book to Mrs Smart’s ophthalmologist Dr Paul Baddeley (right) as a token of their gratitude. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN case was a similar approach to cataract surgery after a report found some forms of glaucoma could be treated this way, without as many risks as laser treatment. “I think it’s a wonderful, beautiful gift for our department, and it just reminds us that there were times before, when photographing the back of the eye was near impossible. It’s just a lovely thing for the Smarts to gift,” Dr Baddeley said. Mr Smart, who is a retired doctor, used to receive gifts when he worked as a general practitioner and has been collecting old medical equipment over many years. “The reason for giving the book to Paul is as a token of our appreciation for his kindness and professional services and because Jackie and I are so delighted with the results of his surgery,” Dr Smart said. Weeds invade river • By Matt Slaughter INVASIVE WEEDS are posing a threat to the Heathcote River. The city council is supporting the need to act urgently to remove invasive weed species from the river and other Christchurch waterways. City council land drainage manager Keith Davison said invasive weeds, including hanging sedge, reed sweet grass, yellow flag iris and reed canary grass, have been an issue in the river “for a very long time” and the problem has got worse. “In recent years more aggressive weeds have arrived that pose ever greater threats/ challenges. These weeds rapidly colonise the margins, displacing native and exotic vegetation. They may also grow into the river, forming large rafts of vegetation clogging the river,” he said. Mr Davison said if these sorts of weeds are just left “the river would likely be encroached by the fast-spreading weeds and larger plant species with native plants being forced out. “This could impact on the river by capturing sediment and diverting flows,” he said. Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board member Helene Mautner said invasive weeds are so widespread they may not be THREAT: Invasive weeds in the Heathcote River and on its banks are spreading and damaging it. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN able to be completely removed. “I think there are some weeds that are so well established now that it might not be possible even to remove them at this stage.” She said something has to be done now to at least stop the issue from getting worse. Mr Davison said city council staff have a strategy to address the weed problem but how much this will cost is “yet to be determined.’’ “Plans are in place to control the worst weeds through a combination of herbicide and physical removal as part of council’s Heathcote River bank stabilisation and sediment removal project,” Mr Davison said.
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