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Elton John's battle with blindness: How an eye infection destroyed music legend's sight in just six months...and how to stop it happening to YOU

Attending a gala performance of his musical The Devil Wears Prada in London last night, the 77-year-old admitted he was physically unable to see the show.

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04.12.2024, 16:24

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Elton John last night shocked fans after revealing he can no longer see out of either eye. 

Attending a gala performance of his musical The Devil Wears Prada in London, the 77-year-old admitted he was physically unable to watch the show. 

It came just weeks after the musician admitted a severe eye infection he contracted in July in France left him blind in his right eye, with 'limited vision' in his left. 

'Now, I have lost my sight and I haven't been able to see the performance but I have enjoyed listening to it,' Elton, famous for his show-stopping glasses, said. 

Eye infections may seem like a relatively minor – but inconvenient – health issue. Conjunctivitis is among the most common. 

Yet others can develop into something far more serious, with sufferers experiencing symptoms from itching and swelling to vision loss. 

In rare cases, infections can even lead to blindness. 

Here MailOnline reveals how to spot the earliest warning signs of a common infection that could cost you your sight. 

Sir Elton's husband David Furnish, 62, (both pictured) was also by his side for support. The pair entered a civil partnership in 2005, then officially tied the knot nine years later when same-sex marriage became legal in the UK. They have two sons, Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11

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