Roseanne Barr slowly goes blind and demands marijuana release

Eye Disease: Comedy star is slowly getting blind

The American actress and comedy legend Roseanne Barr has reported in an interview about her eye disease. The 62-year-old, who became known in this country mainly through the series "Roseannne", called again in this context, the legalization of marijuana. The drug helps her.

Actress reports about her eye disease
According to a news agency dpa news agency, American actress and comedy legend Roseanne Barr has spoken in an interview about her severe eye disease. According to the US Internet portal "Daily Beast" she said: "My eyesight is getting worse." She explained that she is suffering from glaucoma and macular degeneration, a disease of the retina. Apparently, the 62-year-old bravely takes on her illness: "I try to enjoy my eyesight as long as possible. To live properly. My dad suffered as well, "said Barr.

Legalization of marijuana
The actress again campaigned for the legalization of marijuana in this context. "Marijuana is good for me, against the pressure in my eyes," she explained. The drug was in her opinion "a good medicine for many things." On Monday, the comedian in a tweet made it clear that she could still see. She wrote, "I said that one day I will lose my sight and my peripheral vision is limited. I am not blind and will not be in the near future. "

Macular degeneration can lead to blindness
According to experts, macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in adulthood in Germany. About two to four million Germans are affected. In the disease, the most important part of the retina is destroyed, so that sharp vision is no longer possible. In the worst case threatens a substantial blindness. The causes of the disease are not yet clear. According to the professional association of ophthalmologists (BVA), nearly one million people in Germany suffer from glaucoma (glaucoma). The main risk factors for glaucoma include increased intraocular pressure, abnormal blood pressure (especially high and low blood pressure), genetic predisposition or diabetes mellitus. In addition, severe short or long-sightedness, a high age and circulatory disorders of the optic nerve can increase the risk of glaucoma.

Known by TV and cinema
Barr, who suffers from both diseases, is known to most television viewers in the US and also in Germany by the named after her sitcom "Roseanne". On the side of John Goodman she starred in the TV series from 1988 for nine years, the overweight mother of a large family and received a Golden Globe and an Emmy. Also in movies she played with. For example, in the black comedy "The Devil" from 1989, in which the fourfold mother as betrayed wife of her rival - played by Meryl Streep - made life hell. (Ad)

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