I started watching Hannibal, and I might make a post about my thoughts later, but this has been bugging me.

Does Will actually need glasses? I feel like he hardly wears them, and when he does he takes them off within 10 minutes of putting them on.

It’s never mentioned if he wears contacts, but I would guess he doesn’t, because you never see him take them out before putting on his glasses.

Also he was given his glasses when he was let out of the asylum, so every time someone visited, was he just looking at a blurry figure and guessing who it was?

Edit: Thank you everyone who answered, it makes sense that he technically needs them, but is mostly used as a barrier between himself and others. (I do kinda wish he just goes around blind all the time, I just think that’s funnier.)