British veteran actor Dame Judi Dench has been suffering from macular degeneration for at least a decade.
Having first revealed her diagnosis in 2012, the James Bond star has admitted more recently that the eyesight condition is really impacting her ability to be independent.
Given it is linked to ageing, more Brits are expected to develop the disease — sometimes known as age-related macular degeneration and abbreviated to AMD — due to people living longer.