28-year-old Erjon Vishkulli is undergoing another surgical intervention today in Rome, which is considered decisive for the future of his eyesight.
After the first operation at the “Gemelli” clinic, where the intervention was made possible partly thanks to financial support of 5 million new leks from the government, doctors have assessed that a second operation is needed to increase the chances of recovering his vision.
During the first intervention, the white-coated doctors were able to remove from the eye the foreign body that had caused the injury. The removed material is expected to be seized and subjected to examinations, as the Tirana Prosecutor’s Office previously announced.
Preliminary suspicions are that this is a rubber bullet, which may have been used during clashes in the first week of the protest. The final answer is expected after the expert examination.