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June 15, 2008
New Delhi

PM undergoes minor eye surgery

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, underwent an eye surgery early this morning at the Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, for cataract removal in the left eye. He underwent an intra-ocular lens implantation after a brief surgical procedure. The Prime Minister has since returned home. The doctors have said that he can resume his normal work from Monday.