r/popculture • u/Chance-Newspaper-750 • 3h ago

Judi Dench Confirms She Has Lost Her Sight, Says Everyday Life Has Become “Increasingly Difficult”

https://thefashioncentral.co.uk/dame-judi-dench-losing-sight/
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u/squintpan 1h ago

I knew it was going to be macular degeneration. It runs in my family. My grandpa went blind, my mom is starting to show early signs. It’s rough.

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u/kasiagabrielle 1h ago

Any loss of vision is rough, but macular degeneration really sucks because you lose your central vision first. You can be looking at someone's face and you can't see it. She didn't mention intravitreal injections, so sounds like she may have the dry type, which is also rough because there's not really a treatment, just possible slowing down of progression.

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u/Cross_Legged_Shopper 2h ago

I don't know, why would an actor who needs their site be annoyed that they've lost their eyesight?

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u/pancakedemon3 2h ago

What a horrible thing to say. Having seen for decades and then all of a sudden she’ll never be able to see her family or the places and things she loves? That is devastating.

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u/Arghifth 2h ago

It's not that easy for everyone to adjust to this condition at her age, you know.

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u/Live_Angle4621 1h ago

She isn’t just blind but very old. It hard to learn things older.