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		</div><p>A Manchester United fan has got his sight back for the first time in 10 years after receiving a state-of-the-art “bionic eye” and can’t wait for the new Premier League season.<br />
Ray Flynn, 80, from Audenshaw, Manchester, has AMD – advanced dry age related macular degeneration – and is the first patient with AMD in the world to undergo such a procedure.</p>
<p>The retired engineer is also believed to be the first human being to benefit from natural and artificial sight at the same time.</p>
<p>Losing his sight affected the quality of his life as it deteriorated – as a keen cook he was forced to read recipes with a magnifying glass but now he can cast the instrument aside.</p>
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<p>He said: “Before when I was looking at a plant in the garden it was like a honeycomb in the centre of my eye. That has now disappeared. I can now walk round the garden and see things.<br />
“It’s definitely improved my vision but I haven’t been out and about on a bus yet. I don’t think I will for a little while.”</p>
<p>AMD is the most common cause of sight loss in the developed world with between 20 and 25 million sufferers worldwide.<br />
The pensioner received an Argus II retinal implant at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital last month. More than 130 patients have received a bionic eye but Ray is the first person with peripheral vision to receive one.</p>
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