Sir Elton John has made his first public appearance since revealing a severe eye infection left him with limited vision, reported FOCUS.
The 77-year-old singer smiled and gave a thumbs up as he arrived on the back of a buggy at the Toronto International Film Festival with husband David Furnish.
The star of "Rocket Man" was on the red carpet for the world premiere of a documentary about his life.
Directed by RJ Cutler and Furnish, Elton John revealed: "It's never too late to look back at the musician's decades-long career and show how I'm preparing for my farewell concert at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
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Sir Elton's appearance came just days after the singer announced on Instagram that he was suffering from "limited vision" after experiencing a severe eye infection.
He wrote: "Over the summer I had a severe eye infection which unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye. I am getting treatment, but it is an extremely slow process and it will take some time for vision to return to the affected eye. I am very grateful for the excellent team of doctors and nurses and my family who have taken such good care of me these past few weeks. I've had a quiet summer recovering at home and feel positive about the progress I've made in my healing and recovery so far."
Sir Elton reportedly joked about his eye at the Toronto festival: "I'm having the best time of my life – except for that damned eye. I wish I could see you," he said, according to Sky news.
He also became emotional as he stressed the importance of family over fame after the screening of the documentary.
Sir Elton and Furnish have two sons - Zachary and Elijah.
"The thing I love about this movie is that I have Furnish and our two sons," the singer shared.
Pausing to hold back tears, he added: "I am very proud of what I have achieved. And I will hopefully continue to make music, but I want to be home with them and see them and cherish them. It's the greatest feeling I've ever had in my life, more than having my first Billboard number one album, yeah, that was really nice for about five minutes, but that's a lifetime."