Was Denzel Washington Blind In Book Of Eli

Eli having completed his mission.
Was denzel washington blind in book of eli. At the end he basically tells you he is blind. Thank you for guiding me. I think as eli was reciting the whole bible and slowly dying the lord took his sight away. It s my impression that eli was blind before armageddon then the lord gave him his sight to help him find the bible and guided him on his mission to the west.
Eli was blind if you didnt understand at the end of the movie there may have been some parts that didnt make that clear. Februar 2010 war er in den deutschsprachigen kinos zu sehen. When watching again with that knowledg.