Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan received his sixth intravitreal anti-VEGF injection at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad in the early hours of Wednesday. According to a PIMS statement, he was brought from Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail during the night of November 10-11 for a check-up and follow-up eye treatment advised by his ophthalmologist.
The hospital said he was examined before the procedure, including an eye assessment, and his vital signs were normal. The ophthalmology team administered the injection after obtaining informed consent and following standard monitoring and safety protocols, and he remained stable throughout.
PIMS said Khan spent around 40 to 50 minutes at the hospital and was discharged at about 2:30am with instructions for further care, before being taken back to Adiala Jail.
Khan was diagnosed with right central retinal vein occlusion, a blockage affecting blood flow through the retina, after he reported reduced vision in his right eye. He received the first injection in the series at PIMS on January 24.
The treatment came a day after his sister, Uzma Khan, asked the Supreme Court for an early hearing of the case over his transfer from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital. The court ordered that transfer on August 18, but he was taken to PIMS instead, and the PTI has since filed a contempt petition.