Among other things, the news agency AFP and the New York Times newspaper have reported on the large number of protesters met in the eyes of rubber bullets. So now it is about 200 people with visual impairments.
One who can deal with the injuries is the ophthalmologist Mauricio López.
- I don't think this has happened at any other time in history. Unfortunately, we have the sad world record of people who lost sight. It is much worse here than in conflict zones like Hong Kong, or during the Yellow West demonstrations in Paris, or in the Israel-Palestine conflict, he says.
President Sebastián Piñera is under intense pressure, and human rights organizations like Amnesty have reacted to the violent clashes between protesters and police. It calls on the President in an open letter to respect human rights.