It was Memorial Day weekend in New York City — the dawn of a jubilant city summer buzzing with Knicks and World Cup energy — and I sat in a windowless East Village hospital room, right eye pried wide. As an ophthalmologist steered a small blade toward my cornea to “collect a sample” (translation: scrape … Read more
Elton John is getting candid on his health situation. The musician, 78, suffered from an eye infection which has left him with irreparable damage. “I can see you, but I can’t see TV, I can’t read,” John told the Times of London on Friday. “I can’t see my boys playing rugby and soccer, and it has … Read more
Things don’t look so bad for Elton John. The legendary singer, 77, tried to clarify comments he’s made about his vision problems while performing his presenter duties at the 2025 Golden Globes. “There’s been a lot of stories going around about my regressive eyesight,” John told the star-studded audience at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s … Read more
Elton John’s eye problems have gone from bad to worse. At Sunday night’s charity gala premiere of his production “The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical,” the 77-year-old musician revealed that he’s lost his eyesight after developing an infection. “As some of you may know, I have had issues and now I have lost my sight,” … Read more
Dame Judi Dench has hinted that her glittering 60-year acting career could soon be ending. While attending the Chelsea Flower Show in London last week, the Oscar-winning actress was asked if she had any upcoming projects in the works. “No, no. I can’t even see,” Dench responded, according to Deadline. The Oscar winner was asked if … Read more
What’s the best book you’ve ever received as a gift? That’s an impossible question. The best in 89 years? How do I know? I remember being given A.P. Wavell’s “Other Men’s Flowers” as a birthday present when I was young. It’s a collection of poetry, which opened my eyes to the power of verse. But … Read more
Her class is cheaper than glasses! Canadian influencer Samantha Lotus hosted an $11 masterclass on how to holistically heal vision without the use of glasses — and it has other influencers and doctors seeing red. “You may have been told that you need glasses, but that’s actually a lie,” she said in a now-deleted video. … Read more
Life is just a bowl of cherries for this fruitarian couple. Ayelet Alfasia and Dima Gaysinski swear by the fruitarian diet — which consists of only fruits and vegetables with occasional nuts and seeds — so much so that they claim their vision has improved, they no longer have cavities in their teeth and have no body odor despite rarely … Read more