Jake Gyllenhaal uses legally blind status as an advantage while acting: `Never known anything else`
Jake Gyllenhaal made his acting debut alongside Billy Crystal in the 1991 comedy " City Slickers, " and has since earned accolades for his on-screen abilities.
Gyllenhaal, 43, doesn't let his legally blind status stop him from taking opportunities when it comes to his impressive acting career.
The " Road House " star was born with a lazy eye that naturally corrected itself, and has been wearing corrective lenses since he was six years old.
Jake Gyllenhaal discusses legally blind status, and how it helps him act.(Munawar Hosain/Fotos International/Getty Images)
" I like to think it's advantageous, " he told The Hollywood Reporter of being legally blind. " I've never known anything else. "
He added, " When I can't see in the morning, before I put on my glasses, it's a place where I can be with myself. "
Gyllenhaal has a 20/1250 prescription as determined through the Snellen Eye Chart, a test most commonly u...
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