Margaret Thatcher has retina surgery

Title

Margaret Thatcher has retina surgery

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

6 Aug 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:36

Description

Report on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s surgery to repair a tear in her right retina, and her recovery. Eye specialist Richard Packard, Thatcher’s personal physician John Henderson, and Thatcher herself speak to journalists. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Richard Pickard; John Henderson

Keywords

Health; Surgery; Margaret Thatcher; British; Prime ministers; Politicians; Eyesight; Eye surgery; Eye

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