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Roseanne Barr reveals she is losing eyesight

Roseanne Barr, pictured on April 18, 2015. Grant Lamos IV / Getty Images

TORONTO — Actress and comedian Roseanne Barr has revealed she is losing her eyesight.

“I have macular degeneration and glaucoma,” the 62-year-old star told Daily Beast.

“My vision is closing in now.”

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Barr said she is coping with the pain by smoking marijuana.

“I have pressure in my eyes. It’s a good medicine for a lot of things,” she explained.

Barr said she is trying “to enjoy vision as much as possible” but is worried about not being able to read much longer.

“I read a lot,” she said. “I like words, and I like looking.”

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