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Is Jake Gyllenhaal Blind? Actor Opens Up About 20/150 Vision and How He’s Used It to His Advantage

Jake Gyllenhaal revealed that he’s legally blind and has figured out ways to use this to his advantage. He has been wearing corrective lenses since childhood.

In a 2017 interview with The Telegraph, the Road House actor said he was an “easy target” for childhood bullies because of his glasses. Taylor Swift, who dated Jake in 2010, included a line about the star’s glasses in her song “All Too Well,” which she released in 2012. When Jake posted a childhood photo of himself wearing glasses in 2020, fans flooded the comments section with this song lyric.

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