Former Premier Golda Meir entered Hadassah Hospital today for an operation today to remove a cataract from here eye. The operation was to take place in the hospital by a team headed by the eye department director Prof. Hannan Saubermann. Mrs. Meir is expected to leave the hospital within a few days. However, the total recovery from the operation usually takes several weeks. Mrs. Meir was hospitalized today after she complained in recent months about a worsening of her sight. Her general physical condition was reported as “very good.”
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