Tracey Emins Emotional Recovery After Eye Surgery

Dame revealed she was recovering from eye surgery on Tuesday after months of partial blindness. 

The artist, 62, took to Instagram with an emotional post which saw her eye bandaged following the operation before moving onto a patch amid her recovery.

Tracey admitted she'd felt overwhelmed after struggling with her vision, but after only seeing everything in sepia tones she could now see the 'brightest whites' and could not wait to cast eyes upon her work. 

She penned: 'I haven’t posted for a long time. Months in fact. Not because my life isn’t interesting but because my life at times is overwhelming. It feels too much for me, so I imagine it’s too much for anybody'.

'There are lots of things I want to say and write about, my show at Tate Modern , My show that opened in Rome last week, Tate lates where Margate shone , moments of pride popping in and out all over my life all over the place.

She went on: 'My amazing holiday, my insane love for Teacup and Pancake .. my work , beautiful Margate sunsets .. The shows I’ve curated , my new haircut ..This list is endless'.

'But the biggest event is my eye surgery. I’ve been walking around more or less half blind for well over a year. My right eye was so bad that everything was a sepia tone blur. Muddy dirty nicotine colours have now become brilliant whites;.

Before adding: 'Today I’m having my left eye done. A new lens put in .. No more astigmatism .. no more yellow glow .. no more fuzzy sight. I will be able to see clearly for the first time in my life. 

'The first thing I want to do is go to Tate Modern and look at my work !'.

Fans and famous friends were quick to share their support, with comedian Jade Adams quipping: 'That eye patch is pretty chic' and Hollywood actress Debi Mazar commented in Spanish: 'Forza!' which translates to 'Force'.

Tracey previously underwent a series of major operations in 2020 after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer during .

Medics removed her bladder, urethra, lymph nodes and parts of her intestine and vagina to prevent the tumour from spreading.

She was fitted with a stoma pouch, an opening on the abdomen, to allow urine to be diverted out of the body and disposed of via a urostomy bag.

Tracey has been frank about adapting to life post-surgery and often shares candid updates about her health on social media.

In an old Instagram post, she wrote: 'This is my stoma. Most people have never seen one. It's something I'm supposed to hide forever.'

She added: 'It's part of my intestine attached to the outside of my body. Without it being there and functioning correctly, I will die.' 

'[It's] live flesh. Fragile and delicate. Surrounded by scar tissue and swollen puffy fatty flesh.

'I have almost total muscle wastage in my core abdomen, stomach. My body will never be the same.

'To be honest I find wearing the bag quite depressing. Nothing cool about carrying a bag of p*** around with you. 

'But it's life.. my life now. Many disabilities can not be seen. But I thought I'd show you mine.'