Sir Elton John has given an update on his health, after being left with limited vision in one eye following a severe eye infection.

The musical legend, 77, revealed he lost eyesight in his right eye in the summer in France and as a result can’t see, read or watch anything.

Speaking to ABC News on Monday about his new documentary Never Too Late, Elton admitted he wasn’t sure about his ability to record any new music, as he puts all his focus on his health.

He said: ‘It’s been a while since I’ve done anything. I just have to get off my backside. I unfortunately lost my eyesight in my right eye in July because I had an infection in the south of France.

‘It’s been four months now since I haven’t been able to see. And my left eye is not the greatest. So there’s hope and encouragement that it will be okay, but I’m kind of stuck at the moment.

‘Because I can do something like this, but going into the studio and recording I don’t know, because I can’t see a lyric for a start. 

‘We’re taking an initiative to try and get it better, but at the moment that’s really what we’re concentrating on.’

Sir Elton John has given an update on his health, after being left with limited vision in one eye following a severe eye infection

The musical legend, 77, revealed he lost eyesight in his right eye in the summer in France and as a result can’t see, read or watch anything (pictured earlier this month) 

Speaking to ABC News on Monday about his new documentary Never Too Late, Elton admitted he wasn’t sure about his ability to record any new music, as he puts all his focus on his health

The acclaimed singer-songwriter candidly went on: ‘It’s never fortunate for anything like this to happen. And it kind of floored me and I can’t see anything, I can’t read anything, I can’t watch anything.’

However, showing his inherent positive atтιтude, Elton voiced his graтιтude for his life, saying: ‘I’m so lucky, I’m the luckiest man in the world. 

‘I’m so proud of the documentary, I’m proud of my sons, I’m proud of my atтιтude towards myself and what’s going on. I’m just very lucky and very grateful.’

As well as his current sight issues, Elton has faced a mulтιтude of other health issues, after he had both knees replaced as well his right hip following a fall, which forced him to delay his farewell tour in 2021.

The Rocket Man hitmaker, who played his final shows last summer, revealed his eyesight issues in September.

He took to his Instagram with a lengthy post, explaining how he spent the past few months ‘recuperating at home.’

Elton wrote: ‘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.’

The Rocket Man hitmaker, who played his final shows last summer, revealed his eyesight issues in September with an Instagram post, explaining how he spent the past few months ‘recuperating at home’

Although retiring from touring last year he did perform at his star-studded Oscar party in March

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.’

It comes after the EGOT winner admitted ‘I don’t know how much time I have left’ as he opened up about death in his new documentary last month.

In a scene from Never Too Late, Elton pondered his own mortality as he confessed he often thinks about life and death. 

 The Mirror revealed one scene from the film sees the musician sitting in the dressing room on his final tour and looking at his possession.

He then admits: ‘I wonder what is going to happen to all of this stuff when I finish? This is the latter time of my life. I don’t know how much time I have left.

‘You think about that more when you get to my age. You think about life and death. You think, “Well, I just want to be where I want to be now.”‘