Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A groundbreaking eye implant has enabled a group of blind patients to read again, offering new hope for people living with severe vision loss.

Surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London successfully implanted the tiny device in five patients as part of an international clinical trial. The results, described as "astounding," were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Among the patients is 70-year-old Sheila Irvine, who is registered blind. "It's out of this world," she told the BBC after regaining her ability to read and complete crosswords. "It's beautiful, wonderful. It gives me such pleasure."

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