Pakistan's Supreme Court has been told that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's eye condition has improved and his vision is now almost normal, a day before the court hears his plea for private treatment.2 min readAug 18, 2026 09:25 AM IST First published on: Aug 18, 2026 at 09:25 AM IST ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebookThe report said that Khan was treated properly since his medical condition surfaced. (File Photo)Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s eyesight has improved considerably and is now close to normal, prison authorities told Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday, a day ahead of a hearing on his request to be treated at a private Islamabad hospital.The plea, filed on Khan’s behalf, seeks his treatment at Shifa International, a leading private medical facility in the capital.Khan, who founded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and has been in jail since August 2023, has been taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad several times for treatment of his eye condition — right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) — first reported in late January.What the jail report saidOfficials at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail submitted a report to the Supreme Court on the 73-year-old leader’s current health, PTI reported. According to the report, Khan’s eye had shown clear improvement, and his sight had returned to nearly normal.The report said doctors treating Khan at PIMS included the hospital’s head of ophthalmology and a retina surgeon from a Rawalpindi eye hospital, and argued this showed the jail administration had made a genuine effort to give him proper medical care.Story continues below this adIt added that medical staff checked on Khan three times a day, monitoring his meals, blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen levels, and that his full medical record had been kept since he was jailed. Several outside specialists had also visited him for check-ups, the report said.The report said both Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, who is held at the same facility, were receiving proper healthcare, adding that their wellbeing mattered a great deal to the jail administration.Most ReadIt also said the couple had been allowed to meet regularly every Tuesday, with 84 such meetings recorded so far. The jail authorities asked the court to dismiss Khan’s plea, saying it had no merit.A three-judge bench, led by Justice Shahid Wahid and including Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, was set to take up the case on August 18.Story continues below this adKhan has been in custody since 5 August 2023, when he was arrested at his home in Lahore following a corruption conviction.AdvertisementLoading Recommendations...AdvertisementLive BlogIndia vs Sri Lanka Live Score, 1st Test, Day 4: Play to resume at Galle7 minutes agoIndia News Live Updates, 18 August 2026: 8 labourers killed in Madhya Pradesh road accident11 minutes agoDelhi Confidential: Three hours with Gen Z, BJP chief’s longest youth outreach16 minutes agoWorld News Live Updates| Strait of Hormuz: Ship struck off Oman coast, one crew killed, says UKMTO20 minutes agoAwarapan 2 Box Office Collection Day 4 Updates: Emraan Hashmi film witnesses 64 percent crash, earns Rs 130 cr36 minutes agoAdvertisement