1000-Lb. Sisters: Everything To Know About Amy’s Eye Condition

Amy Slaton from 1000-lb Sisters has been an open book throughout her weight loss journey on the show, but some fans might not know about the television personality’s rare eye condition. While fans have been supportive of Amy’s ambitious weight loss goals, many 1000-lb Sisters viewers aren’t aware that she has more than just her weight to worry about. For Amy’s fans who aren’t in the know, here’s everything about the reality star’s eye condition and what it means for her future.

Before they were introduced to the world on 1000-lb Sisters, Amy and her sister Tammy Slaton were already popular online. Amy started working as an entertainer on YouTube back in January 2011. Over the years, Amy garnered millions of views by sharing vlogs of her and her sister’s everyday lives. Amy’s YouTube videos gained so much traction that they ultimately led to her and her sister getting their own reality series on TLC. Although 1000-lb Sisters mostly focuses on Amy and Tammy’s journey to lose enough weight to get bariatric surgery, Amy has been vocal about the other medical conditions she’s had overcome or live with.

In 2015, Amy shared a video that is titled, “Amy’s toxoplasmosis.” In the YouTube clip, Amy detailed the lifelong problems she’s had with her eyes, which have caused her to become legally blind. In the video, Amy explained that she can hardly see out of her left eye and can only partially see with her right eye. Amy shared that her eyes have always been this way, and stated that she was bullied in school due to the way that her eyes looked. The 1000-lb Sisters star Amy Slaton explained that she became vision impaired because of her mother’s cat. See the clip below:

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ocular toxoplasmosis is an “infection in the eye caused by the parasite, Toxoplasm a gondii.” Amy stated, “One of the cats that my mom had had [toxoplasmosis]… and she would clean up after the cats, or whatever, and she was pregnant with me.”

Amy remarked that no one knew cats could transmit the parasite to humans and infect a pregnant mother’s unborn child. She said she has a pair of safety glasses that help to combat eyestrain, but the issues with the 1000-lb Sisters celeb’s sight are serious. Toxoplasmosis scarred Amy’s eyes when she was a baby, and Amy explained, “By the time I’m 35 I’ll be completely blind because my scars are growing.” As Amy’s scars continue to get larger on 1000-lb Sisters season 3, she loses more and more of what’s left of her already impaired eyesight. Amy is turning 34 on October 28, which means that she might only have one year of sight left if she is unable to treat her eye condition.

Amy’s perseverance has been a hallmark of her journey on 1000-lb Sisters, and her unending battle with toxoplasmosis only cements that Amy is an indestructible force. From getting bullied in childhood due to her eyes’ appearance to anticipating complete blindness by 35, Amy’s eye condition hasn’t been an easy challenge to face while trying to lose weight. Even though her eye condition worsens, Amy continues to be a lovable optimist on 1000-lb Sisters.

Sources: Amy Slaton/YouTube, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Christopher Davis is a freelance reality TV writer for Screen Rant. Since his graduation from Emerson College with a degree in visual and media arts back in 2019, Christopher has pursued the ever-evolving field of entertainment journalism. In his free time, Christopher loves to write, rewatch old seasons of RHONY, and work on his death drop.

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