EMILY: Focus the picture Lorelai … It’s hurting my eyes … It’s like I have glaucoma.
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases in which the vision becomes clouded due to damage to the optic nerve. Vision loss and blindness can ensue if not treated.
We discover that Lorelai has had her camera for six years, so since 1995, and still can’t focus it.
The Annotated Gilmore Girls 