(Newser) – If you were impressed by Steph Curry's shooting skills, get ready for what may be coming now that he can actually see. The NBA star revealed this week to the Athletic, via the San Francisco Chronicle, that he recently got long-needed contact lenses due to blurry vision. Fox News notes the 31-year-old's eyesight issues are tied to a progressive eye disorder called keratoconus, which results in the cornea thinning out and becoming cone-shaped, which can then lead to an astigmatism and blurry vision. Curry notes he's long compensated for his condition, which made the "keep your eye on the ball" part of the game a bit more challenging.
So he couldn't see me flipping him off all those times he was beating my Cavs? Maybe I should have used one of those giant foam hands.
His shooting skills were developed and fine tuned for the vision he had previously. Now, he has to learn a different way. It's too early to say anything for sure but the new results may not be any better than his old ones.