Celebrities With Severe Eye Problems

Johnny Depp confessed to Rolling Stone magazine that he suffered from blindness in his left eye for several years. Johnny's eye problems started at a very young age and they have worsened over the years. Depp has even compared his vision to that of a bat.

Stevie Wonder is probably one of the best-known celebrities with a vision problem. The legendary American singer-songwriter was born blind. However, that did not stop him from reaching astounding heights in the music world.

Bono, frontman of the Irish band U2, also suffers from vision problems — a fact that wasn't known for many years. In 2014, he revealed that he suffers from glaucoma, which causes a progressive degeneration of vision. It's one of the reasons why he always wears his trademark sunglasses.

Allan Pineda Lindo, better known as apl.de.ap and for being a member of the Black Eyed Peas, had to undergo surgery to correct an ocular limitation called nystagmus. Fortunately, it's improved for him since the procedure.

This famous British model suffers from strabismus. That is, Kate Moss has a disorder that can cause her eyes to not look in the same direction at the same time.

Brittany Howard is partially blind in one eye due to a cancer she's had since she was young. However, this has not been an impediment for her. The great singer and guitarist is a Grammy winner with her band Alabama Shakes.

American tennis star Venus Williams suffers from Sjögren syndrome. It's a disorder that, among other things, is characterized by causing discomfort in the eyes, such as dryness, burning, or itching.

That '70s Show actress Mila Kunis suffers from chronic iritis, an inflammation of the iris. She revealed that the condition left her blind in one eye for many years and forced her to undergo surgery. She currently wears an intraocular lens.

English actress Judi Dench, who is best known for her many appearances in James Bond movies, suffers from age-related macular degeneration, which has been impairing her vision.

As a result of a blow to the eye at a young age, David Bowie nearly lost his vision in one eye. In 1962, the music legend was fortunate to walk away from the accident with only a faulty depth perception and a permanent dilated pupil. That's why his eyes appeared to be two different colours.

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