Elton John Reveals Partial Blindness After Eye Infection
Elton John, 78, revealed the ways his eye condition is impacting his relationship with his two sons.
“I can’t read. I can’t see my boys playing rugby and soccer, and it has been a very stressful time, because I’m used to soaking it all up. It’s distressing,” John told The Times on April 5, 2025.
The singer first revealed he’s been grappling with a severe eye infection in September 2024 and it’s been difficult to cope, especially when it comes to parenting teens. “You get emotional, but you have to get used to it because I’m lucky to have the life I have. I still have my wonderful family, and I can still see something out of here,” John added.
“…You say to yourself, just get on with it.”
The “Rocket Man” singer first revealed the news about his eyesight on social media.
“Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye,” the EGOT winner wrote in a statement on Instagram. “I am healing, but it’s an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye.”
In early December 2024, at a gala in London for “The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical,” John offered an update.
John, who wrote the score for the musical, said, “I haven’t been able to come to many of the previews because, as you know, I have lost my eyesight. So it’s hard for me to see it. But I love to hear it and, boy, it sounded good tonight,” according to CNN.
John also thanked David Furnish, his husband, for being his “rock.”
Over the past several years, the “Benny and the Jets” singer has experienced some trouble with his health.
Last year, John slipped at his villa in Nice, France, and visited a local hospital as a precaution but was able to recover at home and was “in good health,” according to TODAY.com reporting.
In 2022, fans became worried when tabloids reported that the star was using a wheelchair. He responded on Instagram to explain why he needed a wheelchair during his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour, which ended in July 2023.
“After another rousing 2.5 hour show, we arrived at Leipzig airport, just before curfew to find part of the airport had closed,” he said at the time. “It was an extremely long walk to get to the plane, so my team kindly laid on a wheelchair so I could rest my hip after the show. That’s all folks.”
John had undergone hip surgery after he “fell awkwardly on a hard surface,” in September 2021. After that procedure, he postponed some of his farewell tour dates.
He also delayed his tour after contracting COVID-19 in January 2022. The Associated Press reported at that time that John experienced “mild symptoms” during his infection and had been vaccinated and boosted.
As for his eye infection, John says that he spent much of his summer in 2024 “recuperating at home,” and feels grateful for the “excellent team of doctors and nurses and my family.” He says he’s optimistic about his future health.
“(I) am feeling positive about the progress I have made in my healing and recovery thus far.”
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