Man with partial sight given bionic eye

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

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.

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