Reason Emmanuel Macron was wearing sunglasses indoors during Davos speech

The reason why

was wearing sunglasses indoors during the Davos summit has been revealed.The French president donned a snazzy pair of blue-tinted shades while addressing world leaders at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday (January 20).Although he didn’t explain the choice of eyewear during his speech, Macron had previously disclosed at a military event in Istres, southern France, that he is dealing with an eye condition."Please pardon the unsightly appearance of my eye. It is, of course, something completely harmless," he reportedly said at the time, per The Independent.Macron called it "l'oeil du tigre" or the "eye of the tiger", in a reference to rock band Survivor's song used in the 1982 boxing movie Rocky III, starring Sylvester Stallone. "For those who get the reference, it's a sign of determination," he added.Emmanuel Macron wore sunglasses at the Davos summit. Credit: Anadolu/GettyMacron's Medical ConditionAccording to BBC News, the French leader's medical condition is known as a sub-conjunctival hemorrhage, which is a harmless but visible broken blood vessel in his right eye.Though it does not affect vision, the condition caused his eye to appear red and puffy.It can often be triggered by actions like sneezing or rubbing the eye, and while it typically clears up within two weeks, those affected may choose to wear sunglasses for aesthetic reasons.Medical experts, such as Dr. Jimmy Mohamed, suggested that the president's decision to wear shades was likely a way to avoid drawing unwanted attention to his appearance.“Some people might think he's ill, so to avoid being photographed in that state, he decided to wear sunglasses,” he explained.Macron is battling an eye condition. Credit: Anadolu/GettyMacron’s eyewear choice didn’t go unnoticed on social media, with some users calling him a “show-off” or “kéké,” a French slang term.Others joked that he was channeling Hollywood actor

in Top Gun, given the aviators’ iconic status."More world leaders should wear sunglasses when giving speeches, actually," one user reacted, while another added: "Macron looking cool in sunglasses."A third said: "Macron is wearing sunglasses because Europe’s future is too bright."Macron's speech at Davos wasn't just about fashion; he took a firm stance on international issues, particularly the growing influence of autocratic powers and threats to territorial sovereignty.He criticized President Trump’s approach to Greenland and slammed the US leader’s use of tariff threats against European countries that opposed his proposal to buy the Danish territory.Macron warned against a world where "international law is trampled underfoot" and "imperial ambitions are resurfacing."The French president reiterated his position on the EU’s stance against such bullying and emphasized that the European Union should not yield to “the law of the strongest”."We do believe that we need more growth, we need more stability in this world, but we do prefer respect to bullies," he told the World Economic Forum, adding: "We do prefer science to (conspiracies) and we do prefer rule of law to brutality."Featured image credit: Anadolu/Getty