Blind see again with bionic eye
BLIND people are being helped to see again with a "bionic" eye.
Three Britons are among only 32 in the world taking part in a trial of the technology, which gave a 51-year-old man enough eyesight to read short words for the first time in his adult life.
Another patient was able to see fireworks on Bonfire Night for the first time in 40 years.
A third patient has also been able to recognise some letters.
The "eye" uses a camera mounted on spectacles to send wireless signals to the nerves that control sight. The brain can then decode the message to distinguish dark and light.
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