Myanmar's New De Facto Leader Suu Kyi Has Cataract Surgery

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's new de facto leader, has undergone an eye operation for cataracts.   The state-controlled Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper on Sunday cited sources in Suu Kyi's ruling National League for Democracy party as saying the successful operation was performed at a special hospital in the capital, Naypyitaw.   Cataracts, a clouding of the lens in the eye, is usually associated with aging, and can lead to blindness if left untreated. Suu Kyi is...

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