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

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