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A man in Britain can see because of a new bionic eye. Ray Flynn, 80, became the patient in the world to get the new device, which is an retina. Mr Flynn suffers from a called age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This is one of the most problems with eyesight around the world. Flynn started losing his sight ten years . Doctors told him eight years ago that he had AMD. From that , his sight became worse and worse. It became so that he could only see things out of the corners of his eyes. Everything in the centre of his eyes was and he could not see shapes properly. He said that even looking at simple things made him very .

Mr Flynn's bionic eye cost $125,000. Britain's national health hopes the cost of the operation will come down. This means many more people will be able to have the for . Flynn had the surgery last month. Doctors spent four hours putting a in the back of his eye. Doctors are very happy with the operation, which they said was a . Flynn can now read a and admire the flowers in his garden for the first time in many . His doctor, professor Paulo Stanga, said: "Mr Flynn's progress is truly . He is seeing the outline of people and objects very ." Professor Stanga hopes scientists can also help people who have been blind from .

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