During the Paris 2024 OlympicsGymnast Stephen Nedoroscik became almost as famous for his mesmerizing pommel horse routine — which earned him an individual bronze and also led the U.S. men’s team to bronze — as he was for his Clark Kent-style glasses. The 25-year-old could almost always be spotted relaxing in his thick black glasses, but when it was his turn to shine, he would take them off and put on a heroic athletic performance. Now, all eyes are on the bespectacled champion once again as he is set to compete in the 33rd season of ABC’s Dancing with the starspremiering Tuesday, September 17 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
It turns out Nedoroscik’s trusty glasses aren’t just part of his signature look; as he’s shared in the past, he has two eye conditions that affect his vision. And the only reason he ditched his glasses is because he’s been using them for a long time. off pre-competition at the Olympics was because they “would fly off somewhere” if he left them on, he said Today. So he apparently got used to competing without being able to see clearly.
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In 2022, Nedoroscik posted a TikTok video in which he explained that he has strabismus. He describes the condition as being cross-eyed before demonstrating how he can “switch your dominant eye on command with both eyes open.” And during this year’s Olympics, he commented on the video, noting that he posted it to see if anyone else had a similar experience with strabismus, and that he could switch his “viewpoint of the world from one eye to the other. Like a camera to another.” [two inches] absent.”
Portland, Oregon Ophthalmologist Dr. William Flanarywhich goes by Dr. Glaucomfleckensuggested in your own TikTok video This summer, Nedoroscik may have esotropia, a type of strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose. The common condition is often called “strabismus” and basically involves a failure of muscle and nerve coordination — normally, the eyes work together, but with esotropia, they operate separately.