Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench, who plays ‘M’ in the James Bond movies, revealed Saturday that she is battling to save her eyesight after being diagnosed with a degenerative disorder.

“I can’t read scripts any more because of the trouble with my eyes,” the 77-year-old told the Daily Mirror newspaper.

“And so somebody comes and reads them to me, like telling me a story. It’s usually my daughter or my agent or a friend, and actually I like that, because I sit there and imagine the story in in mind.