Elton John reveals “severe eye infection” that has left him with “only limited vision in one eye”

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Elton John has revealed that he dealt with a “severe eye infection” that left him with “limited vision” in one of his eyes.The pop icon took to his official Instagram account to share a statement explaining his current vision issues and how they came to be.

He explained that the issues arose during this summer and shared that he is slowly healing.“l’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,” began his statement.A post shared by Elton John (@eltonjohn)He continued: “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.

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.”Last year, the ‘Crocodile Rock’ hitmaker officially retired from touring.