Overview
- John, 78, tells Variety the past 15 months have been devastating after losing sight in his right eye and struggling with limited vision in his left.
- He says the decline began with an eye infection contracted in France in summer 2024 that affected both eyes.
- David Furnish reports some improvement in John’s left eye during recent treatments and says doctors worldwide are offering help.
- Furnish notes the right eye has retinal damage that does not heal naturally, citing fast-moving research and AI-enabled advances as reasons for hope.
- John remains grateful he can still play and sing and credits family and fellow musicians for support, though he has described the parenting strain of not seeing his sons play sports.