The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) said on Monday that former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan was administered his third dose of anti-VEGF intra-vitreal injection.

“Prior to the procedure, he was examined by the ophthalmologists and was found to be vitally stable,’ the PIMS administration said in a press release.

According to the release, Imran was injected with the third dose “under guidance of microscopy by the surgeons,” after his informed consent was obtained.

The hospital administration stated that the procedure took place under standard monitoring and with the adoption of all standard precautionary measures and protocols in the operating theatre.

The procedure was performed as day-care surgery, the administration said. It added that “during the course of his stay, he remained vitally stable before, during and after the procedure and was discharged along with instructions for further care follow-up advice and documents.”