Moorfields Eye Hospital gives woman, 88, UK's first 'bionic eye implant'

Moorfields Eye Hospital gives woman, 88, UK's first 'bionic eye implant' An 88-year-old woman from east London has become the first UK patient to receive a pioneering eye implant to help partially restore her vision.

The surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital involved inserting a 2mm wide microchip under her retina by surgically creating a 'trapdoor' in which the chip rests. BBC News