Ron who has a bionic eye as featured on BBC's Inside Out.From The Telegraph:
A bionic eye has allowed a blind patient to see well enough to sort his socks and work the washing machine after one of the first operations of its kind in the UK.
Ron, 73, is one of just three patients in the UK to be fitted with a bionic eye and after 30 years of being completely blind he can now see well enough to do the laundry.
The operation was carried out at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London seven months ago and Ron's sight has steadily improved since then.
He lost his sight in his 40s after suffering from a disease called retinitis pigmentosa but now thanks to the operations he is regaining some of his independence.
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