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Pic shows: Alberto Palacio in hospital with bandaged wounds
A man who got stabbed in the eye survived and managed to keep his sense of sight thanks to medical intervention.
Alberto Palacio Vizcaino, 22, a Colombian man living in the northern town of Soledad, was involved in a conflict with his ex-brother-in-law earlier this week.
Daniel Del Valle Serrano, also 22, who had a relationship with the manâs 17-year-old daughter, started a scandal and attacked the victimâs family alongside other of his relatives.
According to witnesses, Serrano took out a knife and stabbed Vizcaino straight into his left eye. The attacker then flee.
The victim told news television Noticias Caracol: "He swore at me, took a knife out and when I took distance, he simply attacked"
Vizcaino was taken to hospital and had to wait for 18 hours with the blade in his head for a team of doctors who can extract it.
The knife penetrated 8 centimetres (3.1 inches) just on the side of Vizcainoâs eye and also pierced his brain.
The victim added: "I tried to take the blade out myself, but I couldnât, it was too stuck"
Thanks to neurosurgeon Alberto Dau Acosta, who led the intervention, the manâs life was saved. Moreover, he kept 90% of his sense of sight and suffered no brain damage.
The doctor told the media: "After taking out the knife, we made an evaluation and found pupillary reflexes"
Alberto Palacio Vizcaino confirmed: "I see really clear, I donât feel anything"
Relatives have issued a complaint to police, but the attacker has not yet been found.
The victim is currently stable in La Misericordia Clinic, in the city of Barranquilla, where doctors will decide what procedures he must undergo next.
(ends) (CEN)
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Pic shows: X-ray of Alberto Palacio
A man who got stabbed in the eye survived and managed to keep his sense of sight thanks to medical intervention.
Alberto Palacio Vizcaino, 22, a Colombian man living in the northern town of Soledad, was involved in a conflict with his ex-brother-in-law earlier this week.
Daniel Del Valle Serrano, also 22, who had a relationship with the manâs 17-year-old daughter, started a scandal and attacked the victimâs family alongside other of his relatives.
According to witnesses, Serrano took out a knife and stabbed Vizcaino straight into his left eye. The attacker then flee.
The victim told news television Noticias Caracol: "He swore at me, took a knife out and when I took distance, he simply attacked"
Vizcaino was taken to hospital and had to wait for 18 hours with the blade in his head for a team of doctors who can extract it.
The knife penetrated 8 centimetres (3.1 inches) just on the side of Vizcainoâs eye and also pierced his brain.
The victim added: "I tried to take the blade out myself, but I couldnât, it was too stuck"
Thanks to neurosurgeon Alberto Dau Acosta, who led the intervention, the manâs life was saved. Moreover, he kept 90% of his sense of sight and suffered no brain damage.
The doctor told the media: "After taking out the knife, we made an evaluation and found pupillary reflexes"
Alberto Palacio Vizcaino confirmed: "I see really clear, I donât feel anything"
Relatives have issued a complaint to police, but the attacker has not yet been found.
The victim is currently stable in La Misericordia Clinic, in the city of Barranquilla, where doctors will decide what procedures he must undergo next.
(ends) (CEN)
A Colombian man who was stabbed in the eye with a knife, which pierced his brain, has survived, maintaining 90 percent of his sight and suffering no brain damage.
Alberto Palacio Vizcaino, 22, of Soledad, was involved in a conflict with Daniel Del Valle Serrano, 22, Central European News (CEN) reported. Serrano had a relationship with Alberto’s 17-year-old sister.
Witnesses said Serrano stabbed Vizcaino directly in his left eye and ran off.
"He swore at me, took a knife out, and when I tried to step back from him, he simply attacked,” Vizcaino told local media, according to CEN. Vizcaino tried to take the knife out but couldn’t.
After being taken to the hospital, Vizcaino waited 18 hours with the blade in his head. When doctors examined him, they found the knife had penetrated 3.1 inches into the side of his eye socket, and that the weapon had also pierced his brain.
"I see really clear. I don’t feel anything,” Vizcaino told CEN. He’s now in stable condition, and doctors are determining what procedures he must undergo next.
Authorities haven’t located Serrano since the attack.