Islamabad, February 16 A team of doctors reported on Monday that the eyesight of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently in jail, had improved, as well as the condition of his eye, after examining him.
The examination was conducted by two doctors on Sunday, following the Supreme Court's order to allow a detailed medical check-up of the 73-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician's eyes.
The top court took action after its appointed lawyer, Salman Safdar, visited Imran Khan on February 12 and subsequently informed the court that Khan had complained of having only 15 per cent vision in his right eye.
Khan had also complained that he had normal vision until October last year, when he developed an ailment for which treatment was provided.
According to a report shared with the media by authorities, Dr. Nadeem Qureshi of Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital and Dr. Muhammad Arif Khan of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, had examined Khan.
The report stated that Khan's vision in the right eye without glasses was recorded at 6/24 partial, while the left eye measured 6/9.
However, with corrective glasses, the right eye improved to 6/9 partial and the left eye to 6/6.
The report also stated a reduction in swelling in the right eye, with its thickness decreasing from 550 to 350 microns, and described it as a sign of improvement.
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