‘It’s distressing’: Elton John speaks of pain of losing his eyesight

John in June last year. ‘You get emotional, but you have to get used to it because I’m lucky to have the life I have,’ the singer and songwriter said. Photograph: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

Elton John has spoken of his distress at losing his eyesight and how he can no longer watch his young sons playing.

John revealed in a social media post last year that a “severe eye infection” had left him “with only limited vision in one eye”.