British Singer Elton John is suffering from the loss of sight in his right eye. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
Elton John (L) and Bernie Taupin, winners of Best Original Song for "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" for "Rocketman," arrive backstage with their Oscars, during the 2020 Academy Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Bernie Taupin (L) and Elton John appear backstage after winning the award for winners for the award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture for "I'm Gonna Love Me Again" from "Rocketman" during the 2020 Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and American television of 2020 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Elton John performs on stage for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2019. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Left to right, Bernie Taupin, Elton John and Taron Egerton arrive on the red carpet before the screening of "Rocketman" at the Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France, in 2019. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI
Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Pop music icon Elton John has announced he lost the sight in his right eye.
The Grammy winner told ABC's Good Morning America Monday that the problem stemmed from an infection he suffered last summer.
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"It kinda floored me, and I can't see anything. I can't read anything, I can't watch anything," John, 77, said. "My left eye's not the greatest."
He said plans to complete a new album are on hold while he adapts to these challenges.
"There is hope and encouragement that it will be OK, but I'm kinda stuck at the moment," John said.
"I can do something like this, but going into a studio and recording? I don't know because I can't see a lyric for a start."
A documentary called Elton John: Never Too Late is set to premiere on Disney+ on Dec. 13.
It was directed by R.J. Cutler and John's husband David Furnish.