Bionic eye therapy ‘total success’ for 80-year-old

A partially sighted pensioner has had his central vision restored for the first time in nearly a decade after he received a “bionic eye”.

Ray Flynn, 80, from Audenshaw, Manchester, is the world’s first patient with advanced dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to undergo the procedure.

The retired engineer, who has peripheral vision, is also believed to be the first human being to have the use of combined natural and artificial sight.