INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 19: Head coach Rick Pitino of the Louisville Cardinals looks on in the first half against the Michigan Wolverines during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 19, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)Joe Robbins/Getty Images

Rick Pitino Undergoes Emergency Eye Surgery to Repair Detached Retina

Alec NathanFeb 16, 2018

Former Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino underwent emergency surgery Wednesday after he suddenly lost vision in his left eye during a trip to Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

According to the Louisville Courier-Journal's Danielle Lerner, Dale Romans—who trains a horse Pitino co-owns—said the 65-year-old had surgery for a detached retina.

The operation was reportedly successful.

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According to Daily Racing Form's Marty McGee, Pitino returned to the track Thursday wearing dark glasses.

Pitino—who was fired by Louisville in October amid an FBI probe into corruption and bribery in college basketball—co-owns three-year-old filly Coach Rocks with Roddy Valente.