{"id":29229,"date":"2014-10-18T11:54:20","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T03:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=29229"},"modified":"2014-10-19T17:21:15","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T09:21:15","slug":"bono-says-he-wears-sunglasses-due-to-glaucoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/10\/18\/bono-says-he-wears-sunglasses-due-to-glaucoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Bono says he wears sunglasses due to glaucoma"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LONDON — U2 singer Bono says his ever-present sunglasses aren’t a rock-star affectation – he has suffered from glaucoma for 20 years.<\/p>\n

The condition – a buildup of pressure that can damage the optic nerve – can make the eyes sensitive to light.<\/p>\n

Bono told the BBC’s “Graham Norton Show” that he had the condition, but “I have good treatments and I am going to be fine.”<\/p>\n

He said people would now think of him as “poor old blind Bono.”<\/p>\n

He also acknowledged that some people had been annoyed when U2’s new album, “Songs of Innocence,” was sent unsolicited to millions of people with iTunes accounts.<\/p>\n

In comments released Friday by the BBC, Bono said, “We wanted to do something fresh, but it seems some people don’t believe in Father Christmas.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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