Actor Judi Dench says sight loss 'a crusher'

Oscar-winner and James Bond star Judi Dench has said sight loss due to macular degeneration means she can no longer see faces clearly, calling the condition a “crusher” as she marked her 91st birthday on Tuesday.

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The veteran star of stage and screen, whose role as “M” in eight Bond films shot her to global fame, has suffered from the degenerative eye condition for over a decade.

Last year, she disclosed it had reached the point where she had effectively been forced to retire.

Since then, a further deterioration means she can now only see faces — even at close quarters — “in a fog”.

She still puts the television on but just to listen to, she added in the interview with the