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A British man can see because of a bionic eye. Ray Flynn, 80, is the first in the world to get the new, artificial . He suffers from a called AMD. This is one of the most common eyesight problems in the world. He started losing his ten years ago. Doctors told him he had AMD. From that , his sight became worse and worse. He could only see things out of the of his eyes. Everything in the centre was blurred and he could not see shapes . He said that even looking at simple things made his eyes .

Mr Flynn's bionic eye cost $125,000. Britain's national health hopes it will become so more people will be able to have the . Flynn had the four-hour operation month. Doctors put a microchip in the back of his eye. They said the operation was a . Flynn can now read a newspaper and look at for the first time in many years. His doctor said: "Mr Flynn's is truly remarkable. He is seeing the outline of people and objects very ." The doctor hopes will help people who have been blind from .

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