The lifestyles of the rich and famous may be a far cry from the average Joe, but at the end of the day, celebrities are people, too. They get their hearts broken, catch the occasional cold and deal with morning breath ... just like the rest of us.
Many famous people also have myopia (nearsightedness), a refractive error that causes blurry distance vision and requires glasses or contact lenses to correct. Though many celebrities invest in LASIK surgery to fix their nearsightedness, a few A-listers who have myopia may surprise you.
Taylor Swift
In addition to winged eyeliner and her famous red lip, for many years, Taylor Swift could not leave the house without glasses or contacts due to her myopia.
A Taylor Swift biography by Louisa Jepson mentions a story about Taylor running into the boy who inspired her first hit song, “Teardrops On My Guitar.” Taylor recalls the guy walking up to her, and because she wasn’t wearing her glasses or contact lenses, she had no clue who he was.
Taylor usually relied on contact lenses to see clearly, which kept her poor eyesight a secret from the public. Eventually, the singer decided to get LASIK to correct her myopia. During an interview on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, a video was revealed of Taylor after LASIK surgery. The video, sent to Jimmy by Taylor’s mother, shows Taylor on pain medicine after the procedure.
Since the procedure, Taylor seems to be enjoying life without glasses or contact lenses.
Joe Jonas
Joe Jonas, known for his music career with the Jonas Brothers and DNCE, has publicly shared his experience with myopia. In an interview with POPSUGAR, he said, “Like millions and millions of other people out there, I’m nearsighted,” and noted that he felt vulnerable without glasses.
He wore glasses as a child and later contact lenses, but touring, performing and dry eyes made lenses extra burdensome. Recently, Jonas and his brother, Kevin, both underwent surgery to get implantable lenses designed to correct myopia and astigmatism.
He has described the surgery as life-changing and said that waking up with clear vision was transformative. So much so, in fact, that he’s now a spokesperson for the company that makes the lens implants.
Kylie Jenner
In an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians (KUWTK), Kylie Jenner opened up about how her vision was affected by pregnancy. The makeup mogul explained how her eyesight became blurrier during pregnancy with daughter Stormi.
Even after Stormi’s birth, Kylie needed glasses to drive, watch TV and perform other daily tasks. Once her vision declined to the point at which she couldn’t see her daughter’s face without glasses, Kylie decided to get LASIK surgery to correct her myopia.
The procedure was featured on an episode of KUWTK, during which Kylie and her family celebrated her newly clear vision with a LASI“Ky” surgery party.
Zendaya
cate for accepting the imperfections that make us unique. In one X (formerly Twitter) post, she shared a picture of herself wearing a pair of dark frames with the caption, “Guess who needed glasses.”
The actress and fashion icon often uses social media to remind her fans that she’s just like them. She once even posted a selfie of her wearing a gold face mask with a pair of glasses over it. The caption read, “Skincare is important … but I also gotta see the TV.”
When Zendaya presented the Emmy for best directing in a limited series, she wore a pair of wire-frame glasses to help her read the cue card. And just like that, Zendaya made glasses a functional accessory for high-fashion evening wear.
