Toronto Blue Jays infielder Steve Tolleson was unable to take the field on Wednesday night, and the 30-year-old will meet with an eye specialist for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday amid an alarming deterioration of his vision.

“You play this game because you’re able to see,” Tolleson told Sean Fitz-Gerald of the National Post on Wednesday night. “Any time you’re not seeing the way that you know you’re supposed see, whether it’s everyday life or whether it’s baseball, yeah, it worries you.”

Tolleson underwent successful laser eye surgery in 2009, but continues to deal with blurriness, especially in his right eye, prompting the journeyman to speak with manager John Gibbons prior to Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees.

“They don’t think it’s anything major,” Tolleson said. “But any time you’re not seeing to the ability that you have to, to be successful at this game, kind of led me to speak to [manager John Gibbons] a little bit before the game.”

Tolleson, a fifth-round draft pick in 2005, has set career-highs this season in games played (44), hits (18), and runs (7).