Anne Hathaway says cataract left her legally blind in one eye for a decade

Anne Hathaway says a long-running eye condition left her legally blind in one eye for about ten years. She describes the problem as an early onset cataract that severely clouded her vision. Multiple outlets report that she discussed the condition on The New York Times’ Popcast podcast, where she said she was legally blind during her 30s. One source specifies that the cataract affects her left eye from roughly age 30 to 40, while another reports more generally that she experienced the impairment throughout her 30s. Hathaway also says her current vision feels like a “miracle,” reflecting the improvement after the period of poor sight. The reports present her comments as personal testimony about how the cataract affected her day-to-day vision over the decade. The outlets characterize her account as a “secret” medical battle that she had not previously detailed publicly. Overall, the articles agree on the core points: a cataract, legally blind vision in one eye for about a decade, and an improved sense of sight afterward.