Elton John Shares He's Lost Vision in His Right Eye After Infection

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Elton John's inactive lasting contempt immoderate caller wellness struggles.

After admitting that "it's been a portion since I've done anything," the "Tiny Dancer" vocalist revealed that he’s been facing a conflict with his vision. 

"I've unluckily mislaid my eyesight successful my close oculus successful July," Elton told Robin Roberts on Good Morning America Nov. 25, "because I had an corruption successful [the] South of France, and it's been 4 months present that I haven't been capable to see."

The 77-year-old—who shares sons Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11, with husband David Furnish—added that his "left eye's not the greatest" and, portion he's hopeful for a remedy, his ailment has made it hard to grounds music.

"There's anticipation and encouragement that it volition beryllium OK, but I'm benignant of stuck astatine the moment," helium shared, "because I tin bash thing similar this [interview], but going into the workplace and recording...I don't know, due to the fact that I can't spot a lyric for start."

"We're taking inaugural to effort and get it better," Elton continued. "But astatine the moment, that's truly what I'm concentrating on. It's ne'er fortunate for thing similar this to happen."

He added, "It kinda floored me, and I can't spot anything. I can't work anything, I can't ticker anything."

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The "Cold Heart" hitmaker—who is the taxable of an upcoming Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never Too Late directed by his hubby and R.J. Cutler—expressed gratitude for the ways successful which his wellness struggles person been things into perspective.

"I'm truthful lucky. I'm the luckiest antheral successful the world," helium gushed. "I'm truthful arrogant of the documentary, I'm arrogant of my sons, I'm arrogant of my cognition toward myself and what's going on. I'm conscionable precise fortunate and precise grateful." 

"I americium an robust man," Elton said, "because I've been done truthful overmuch and travel retired the different side."

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The "Rocket Man" vocalist initially shared that helium was dealing with a "severe oculus infection" backmost successful September.

"I americium healing," helium shared connected Instagram Sep. 3, "but it's an highly dilatory process and it volition instrumentality immoderate clip earlier show returns to the impacted eye."

"I person been softly spending the summertime recuperating astatine home," Elton added, "and americium feeling affirmative astir the advancement I person made successful my healing and betterment frankincense far."

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