Steph Curry reveals rare eye condition diagnosis during Warriors' dynasty run

Steph Curry reveals rare eye condition diagnosis during Warriors' dynasty run originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Steph Curry single-handedly changed the game of basketball when he and the Warriors ran the NBA throughout the 2010s — and he did so with a rare eye condition.

Curry, speaking exclusively to People Magazine’s Natasha Dye, recently revealed he learned that he was dealing with a rare condition called Keratoconus in 2018.

“It was 2018, and I didn’t know I was really dealing with crazy blurred vision or distorted images — it was just the way that I saw things, and we compensated around it,” Curry told Dye.

It actually was then-Warriors general manager Bob Myers who noticed something off about Curry while watching a game from home.

“He texted me after the game because apparently the telecast kept showing me when I was on the bench, and he was like, ‘You’re just squinting, looking like you couldn’t see anything. Have you gotten your eyes checked? You should probably go do that because that wasn’t normal,’ ” Curry recalled to Dye.

Curry took Myers’ advice and went to see an optometrist.

And while he initially thought it was nothing, his visit revealed much more.

“They told me that I had a rare condition called Keratoconus, the irregular-shaped cornea that obviously leads to blurriness, distorted images,” Curry told Dye. “What I found out about it was it’s a progressive condition that can deteriorate your vision over time and it’s irreversible if it goes in the wrong direction.”

By the start of 2018, Curry already was a two-time NBA champion. He went on to win a third title later that summer.

During the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, Curry averaged nearly 27 points per game on nearly 50-percent shooting from the field and 43 percent from 3-point range. Not bad for someone struggling with their vision.

Years later, the 38-year-old shared that he now gets his eyes checked every six months. While he shared that it took him some time to get used to wearing contacts during games, he now is a self-proclaimed “trained professional” at putting in his contacts after finding the right fit and prescription.

He added that he’s worked with Glaukos to get on a treatment plan that’s helped his anxiety about where things could go.

Curry doesn’t even want to imagine what his life might be like had he not taken Myers’ advice all those years ago. But it’s given him an uplifted energy knowing he can actually see on and off the court.

“I joke that when I’m all done, my memoir should be called The Whole Time I Couldn’t See,” Curry told Dye, with a laugh.

That would be quite the fitting title.

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