{"id":59363,"date":"2020-01-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/59363\/lebanese-doctor-offers-free-eye-surgery-to-injured-protestors"},"modified":"2020-01-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T00:00:00","slug":"lebanese-doctor-offers-free-eye-surgery-to-injured-protestors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/59363\/lebanese-doctor-offers-free-eye-surgery-to-injured-protestors\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese Doctor Offers Free Eye Surgery To Injured Protestors"},"content":{"rendered":"The Lebanese revolution continues to bring out the best in people, and it&#8217;s making our hearts swell. <br \/>  <br \/>  In a completely humane and amazing initiative, Dr. Samer Kahil has stepped forward to help protestors who lost their eyesight during the violent clashes with riot police that happened earlier this month. <br \/>  <br \/>  Head of the Lebanese-Swiss Center for Artificial Eyes, Dr. Kahlil has volunteered to perform free eye surgery on those who need it.  <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr Samer Kabul offering pro bono eye surgeries for protestors who lost their eyesight during the past few days. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7_%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D9%83%D9%85?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062b\u0648\u0631\u062a\u0646\u0627_\u0639\u064a\u0648\u0646\u0643\u0645<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bQWFScA5Dr\">pic.twitter.com\/bQWFScA5Dr<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Daleel Thawra (@DaleelThawra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaleelThawra\/status\/1219698015323197444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  This came after what was deemed the &#8220;week of wrath&#8221; which left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/59312\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 500 people injured<\/a>, according to the Lebanese Red Cross, the highest toll since the protests erupted.<br \/>  <br \/>  Among those injured were victims of rubber bullets and tear gas canisters fired at a close-range, which cost several protestors their eyesight, others their fingers, and some even their genitalia. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW POST: Brutal Crackdown on Protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a>\u2019s riot police used excessive force against largely peaceful protesters in downtown Beirut on Jan 18, in the most brutal crackdown since the nationwide anti-government protests began on Oct 17. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CxKwRUUnA3\">https:\/\/t.co\/CxKwRUUnA3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bg4Sn6KMPp\">pic.twitter.com\/bg4Sn6KMPp<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Aya Majzoub (@Aya_Majzoub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aya_Majzoub\/status\/1218836407596343297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  Despite the harrowing scars that many were left with, it&#8217;s good to see some humanity left in our people. <br \/>  <br \/>  Dr. Kahlil is not the first to lend a helping hand to those in need. 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