Overview
- Hathaway disclosed the condition on The New York Times' Popcast, saying she lived with the impairment for about ten years while continuing to work.
- She described an early-onset cataract in her left eye that made her vision so poor she was “basically legally blind” in that eye.
- The actress said she eventually had surgery to remove the cataract and that the operation allowed her to see the “full spectrum” again.
- Hathaway told interviewers the long-running vision loss had been stressful and was taxing her nervous system, and that she feels calmer since treatment.
- Separately, she denied recent facelift rumors, demonstrated a hairstyling trick that lifts the eye area, and said she values keeping medical decisions private.