Professor Conducts World's First Bionic Eye Implant From: Medical Design Technology - 07/22/2015 The world’s first implant of a bionic eye has been carried out by a University of Manchester academic. Professor Paulo Stanga led the four hour operation on pensioner Ray Flynn at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital which implanted a device to convert video images from a miniature camera installed in his glasses. For Mr. Flynn this meant he was unable to watch his beloved Manchester United on television or do gardening. He was fitted with the device in June which was activated on 1 July and Professor Stanga is delighted with the results. Read the entire article at: http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/07/professor-conducts-worlds-first-bionic-eye-implant Links: Paulo Stanga http://www.cmft.nhs.uk/royal-eye/our-consultants/professor-paulo-stanga http://www.retinaspecialist.co.uk/professor-stanga Bionic eye implant world first http://www.bbc.com/news/health-33571412 Bionic Eye Implanted in Britain http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2015/07/bionic-eye-implanted-britain