Sir Elton John has shared a new update on his “devastating” battle with blindness.
In a new interview with Varietythe 28-year-old legendary musician revealed that the past fifteen months have been “challenging” for him as he hasn’t been able to see, watch or read anything.
“It’s been devastating. Because I’ve lost my right eye and my left eye isn’t very good, the last 15 months have been a challenge for me because I haven’t been able to see, watch or read anything,” Sir Elton said.
The Cold heart hitmaker further said, “I’ve had the most incredible life, and there is hope. I just have to be patient that science will one day help me with this. Once they help me with this, everything will be fine. It’s just like the AIDS situation.”
“You must not lose hope, you must be stoic, you must be strong and you must always try to break down the door to make things better,” he continued.
The Can you feel the love tonight? crooner added that he has been receiving treatment since he first contracted the infection.
In July 2024, Sir Elton was diagnosed with a serious eye infection, which left him blind in his right eye.
