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Black Eyed Peas' apl.de.ap is legally blind

  • January 17, 2011
  • Brad O'Mance

Black Eyed Peas rapper apl.de.ap  has revealed that he suffers from genetic eye disorder Nystagmus, which makes him legally blind.

As opposed to ILLEGALLY BLIND.

"When I dance, I picture myself and the floor in my head," he told The Sun. "I'm com­fort­able not using my vision. I weave around my problems."

Nystagmus gives him per­petu­ally blurry vision, invol­un­tary eyeball vibration, and nearsighted­ness. "I'm good at shapes," he explained. "If it's not close, even if it's big, I can't read it."

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