Sir Elton John, 76, left with restricted imaginative and prescient in a single eye
Sir Elton John has been left with limited vision in one eye after battling a ‘severe eye infection.’
The Rocket Man hitmaker, 76, who played his final shows last summer, explained how he has spent the past few months ‘recuperating at home.’
In a lengthy post on Instagram, Elton shared: ‘Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye.
‘I am healing, but it’s an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye.
‘I am so grateful for the excellent team of doctors and nurses and my family, who have taken such good care of me over the last several weeks.’
Sir Elton John has been left with limited vision in one eye after battling a ‘severe eye infection’
Elton concluded: ‘I have been quietly spending the summer recuperating at home, and am feeling positive about the progress I have made in my healing and recovery thus far.’
Although retiring from touring last year he did perform at his star-studded Oscar party in March.
And he is reportedly in talks to create a musical based on his stellar catalogue of classic hits, which would include hits like Your Song, Candle In The Wind and Tiny Dancer, The Sun has reported.
As the publication spoke to his husband David Furnish at the 32nd annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscars viewing party, he revealed the pair are always thinking about it.
David, 61, said: ‘A catalogue musical, we are always looking at it. I haven’t found anything yet that really covers… I think if we wanted to do it, we would want to do it in a way that was really innovative and really exciting and different.
‘We’re open to any great ideas and it’s a wonderful catalogue. But at the moment, with the two other musicals, we’re quite busy as it is.’
Elton has a busy year ahead, as his Devil Wears Prada show is set to launch in Plymouth in July, followed by his musical Tammy Faye, about the televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, which is heading to Broadway later this year.
Elton struggled to walk the red carpet at his own event after he underwent a knee replacement in January.
In a lengthy post on Instagram, Elton shared: ‘Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye’
Although retiring from touring last year he did perform at his star-studded Oscar party in March
Giving an update on his health, David revealed Elton will be undergoing a replacement on the other knee in a couple of weeks so that he is all fit for the summer.
He explained: ‘He’s doing amazing. He’s having another knee done in a couple of weeks and by the time the summer rolls around, he’ll have two brand new spanking knees. I think you’ll see him breakdancing down the carpet next year.’
Some of the world’s biggest stars descended on the glitzy event to watch the 96th Academy Awards unfold and the event raised a record £8.4million.
The music legend performed a medley of his greatest hits after mingling with the stars in attendance including Elizabeth Hurley, Heidi Klum and Julia Fox.
His husband David Furnish has also shared their plans to create a catalogue musical of Elton’s hits
