Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, 74, was treated at a local hospital for a right eye condition and then returned to prison on Tuesday. He was diagnosed with right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in late January and has been receiving monthly anti-VEGF intravitreal injections at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS); his previous treatment was on March 23.
PIMS officials said Khan was brought in for follow-up treatment and received a fourth intravitreal injection under microscopic guidance. Ophthalmologists examined him before the procedure and found him clinically stable. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) performed during the visit showed clinical improvement. Hospital spokespeople reported Khan remained vitally stable before, during and after the injection and was discharged with instructions for further care and follow-up.
Khan’s family and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have repeatedly demanded he be moved to a private hospital and allowed treatment in the presence of family and personal doctors. PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan posted on X confirming the check-up and saying, “Whatever the treatment, our concern remains unanswered,” referring to the demand for supervised care.
Earlier, Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, underwent eye surgery at a Rawalpindi hospital on April 17 and was subsequently returned to Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi. Both Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi have been incarcerated in Adiala Jail since their conviction in the Al-Qadir Trust case in January of last year.
