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Jake Gyllenhaal Discusses Being Legally Blind and Why It's 'Advantageous'

Jake Gyllenhaal was born with a lazy eye that naturally resolved and has been wearing intensive corrective lenses since he was about 6.

The Road House star, 43, recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about how he's used his legal blindness in his acting. Gyllenhaal has been wearing intensive corrective lenses since he was about 6 years old, and was born with a lazy eye that naturally resolved. For example, when police told his character that his wife died in the 2015 boxing movie Southpaw, Gyllenhaal removed his contacts to force himself to listen closely.

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