Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan treated for eye ailment then sent back to prison
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken to a hospital for a scheduled eye treatment and returned to prison the same day. The 74-year-old is undergoing monthly injections for a diagnosed right central retinal vein occlusion. He received his fourth anti-VEGF injection at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. The procedure is part of ongoing treatment that began in January 2026.
- ▪Imran Khan was treated at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences for a right eye condition on April 28, 2026.
- ▪He has been diagnosed with right central retinal vein occlusion and receives monthly anti-VEGF injections.
- ▪This was his fourth intravitreal injection, part of a treatment regimen since late January 2026.
- ▪Khan was returned to prison immediately after the hospital procedure.
- ▪The hospital treatment was a follow-up appointment, not an emergency medical transfer.
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Pakistan’s incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan was treated at a local hospital for his right eye ailment and then shifted back to prison on Tuesday (April 28, 2026). Khan, 74, was diagnosed with right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in late January and brought to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), where he was given an anti-VEGF injection, a treatment being repeated every month. He was last treated on March 23.According to the Pims spokesperson, Khan was brought to the hospital on April 28 for follow-up eye treatment, during which he received a fourth intravitreal injection.
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