99. After four transfers between December 3, 1999, and June 21, 2002, 116 on April 14, 2003, Lucas Matías Mendoza was taken to Ezeiza Federal Penitentiary Complex I. 117 On April 25, 2003, he was moved to the “Federal Penitentiary Complex of the [Autonomous City] of Buenos Aires].” 118 There, on April 30 that year, at the request of National Execution of Sentence Court No. 2, the Forensic Medicine Unit diagnosed that the vision impairment to Lucas Matías Mendoza’s left eye, could have been acquired as a result of trauma, retinal detachment, and subsequent cataract. In addition, it was also determined that the right eye also had a lesion that could be the result of congenital problems, and it was recommended “to provide him with regular training regarding his advanced amblyopic condition.” 119 In October 2005, a doctor from the Forensic Medicine Unit referred the ophthalmologic examination performed on Lucas Matías Mendoza that year to another doctor, in order to advise Execution of Sentence Court No. 2 about his ophthalmologic situation, and the same conclusions were reached as in the other reports. 120 100. On April 27, 2007, Lucas Matías Mendoza was transferred back to Ezeiza Federal Penitentiary Complex I. 121 In July that year, at the request of National Execution of Sentence Court No. 2, a “medical ophthalmology board” of the Forensic Medicine Unit reexamined him and confirmed the previous diagnoses. In this report, it was established that the “visual acuity with optical correction [of his right eye is] 1/10, [while he is] blind in his [left] eye,” 122 and the report concluded that the problems he suffered from were irreversible, with a total and permanent disability of 100 percent. Thus, Lucas Matías Mendoza would need periodic monitoring of his eyes, owing to the absence of specific treatments for his condition. 123 Between January 15, 2008, and December 13, 2010, Lucas Matías Mendoza was transferred three times, arriving finally at Federal Penitentiary Complex II of Marcos Paz. 124 101. On May 6, 2011, the ophthalmologist of the Forensic Medicine Unit updated the ophthalmological examination, reaching the same conclusions that have been noted above 116 Cf. From December 3 to 13, 1999, he was in the Federal Capital Prison; from December 13, 1999, to October 7, 2000, he was in the Federal Complex for Young Adults; from October 7, 2000, to June 21, 2002, he was in the Ezeiza Federal Prison Complex, and from June 21, 2002, to April 14, 2003, he was in the Regional Prison for the South. Cf. Report prepared by the General Registry of Detainees (file of annexes to the pleadings and motions brief, tome XIII, folio 7254). 117 Cf. Report prepared by the General Registry of Detainees (file of annexes to the pleadings and motions brief, tome XIII, folio 7254). 118 Cf. Report prepared by the General Registry of Detainees (file of annexes to the pleadings and motions brief, tome XIII, folio 7255). 119 Cf. Medical examination performed by Dr. Norberto Domingo Alfano on April 30, 2003 (file of annexes to the pleadings and motions brief, tome XIII, folio 7209). 120 Cf. Medical report prepared by Dr. Roberto Borrone on October 28, 2005 (file of annexes to the submission of the case, tome X, folio 5556). 121 Cf. Report prepared by the General Registry of Detainees (file of annexes to the pleadings and motions brief, tome XIII, folio 7255) 122 Cf. Ophthalmological report on Lucas Matías Mendoza prepared by the Forensic Ophthalmological Physician, Norberto Domingo Alfano on July 13, 2007 (file of annexes to the pleadings and motions brief, tome XIII, folio 7217). 123 Cf. Ophthalmological report on Lucas Matías Mendoza prepared by the Forensic Ophthalmological Physician, Norberto Domingo Alfano on July 13, 2007 (file of annexes to the pleadings and motions brief, tome XIII, folio 7218). 124 Cf. From January 15, 2008, to December 7, 2010, he was in Federal Prison Complex II of Marcos Paz; from December 7 to 13, 2010, in the Santa Rosa Penal Colony, and on December 13, 2010, he returned to Federal Prison Complex II of Marcos Paz, where he remained until he was granted house arrest. Report prepared by the General Registry of Detainees (file of annexes to the pleadings and motions brief, tome XIII, folio 7255). 36

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