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'Poor old blind Bono' - U2 star on the eye condition he has battled for '20 years'

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eye condition when appearing on the BBC's Graham Norton Show where he said: "This is a good place to explain to people that I've had glaucoma for the last 20 years.

I have good treatments and I am going to be fine. " Acting as more than just a fashion accessory, Bono's coloured glasses are there to alleviate any difficulties caused by the condition that occurs due to damage to the optic nerve, which connects the eye to the brain. "You're not going to get this out of your head now and you will be saying, 'Ah, poor old blind Bono,'" the star continued to say whilst appearing on the chat show.

Glaucoma, as explained by the National Eye Institute, is the name given to a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness.

Symptoms tend to begin slowly making it difficult for individuals to notice at first. Due to this, the condition is typically diagnosed through an eye examination, making it even more important that individuals regularly get their eyes checked.

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