Henry Cavill had his eye scratched to the point of nearly going blind because he wore contact lenses for too long while filming The Witcher 3
Dispelling all fans’ previous doubts, Henry Cavill excellently portrayed the monster hunter Geralt in The Witcher, which just aired on Netflix on December 20, 2019.
Henry loved The Witcher so much that he didn’t use any stunt actors, taking on all the stunts himself.
However, because of his enthusiasm and dedication to this role, Henry’s health has encountered many problems.
Sharing with Metro.co.uk, Henry explained that Geralt’s yellow eyes (dark black when taking enhancement pills) are because he uses contact lenses, not through any special techniques.
The actor said: `Actually, I should only wear contact lenses for about 3 hours, then take them off to let my eyes rest for a while before using them again. I’m not worried about dry eyes, but the problem is
`My eye specialist always nags me: ‘I don’t care what your character is like, what your scenes are like.
Besides contact lenses, Henry’s eyes also suffered many negative influences from the filming environment, especially in Canary Island, Spain.
`After returning to Budapest (Hungary), I was in a state where I couldn’t open my eyes, the tears kept flowing non-stop. Right after that, I had to use clean water to wash all the dirt out, feeling
`However, it was so bad that I constantly had to close my eyes tightly, because every time I opened them I felt glare from the surrounding environment. I told my vision specialist that I was fine, just needed
Luckily, Henry finally listened to the doctor and let his eyes rest a bit before filming again.
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