Elton John has revealed that a severe infection has affected his vision.
In a message shared on social media today, the retired, EGOT-winning icon explained that he has "been dealing with a severe eye infection" this summer, which has left him 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," John wrote, sharing gratitude toward "the excellent team of doctors and nurses" and his family, "who have taken such good care of [him] 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," he concluded.
September will see a documentary about the artist's career, Elton John: Never Too Late, make its premiere at TIFF. This month, John will also publish a tour memoir centred around his massive Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.