The Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid, says  he may never again see out of one eye. 'I am sightless in my right eye,' he told Fusion and Univision anchor Jorge Ramos. Reid said he is 'over' the fear that he may not regain vision in that eye following a New Year's Day exercise accident that left him battered and bruised because 'I can’t see out of my eye, and that’s the way it’s going to be until something comes along that’ll change it.' 'Right now, I’ve had 11 hours of surgery. They’ve tried. I can’t see out of my right eye. And that’s okay, I can live with that,' he said, according to Fusion. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is pictured here on Monday in his home state of Nevada. Reid said in an interview this week that he might not ever be able to see out of his right eye again following a January accident . The lawmaker's tale of how he came to sustain broken bones in his face while working out in his Nevada home with a plastic exercise band is one that has been questioned, mostly by conservatives, especially after Reid announced last month that he would retire. A March 31 Breitbart News story regaled the layout of Reid's Searchlight home and the master bathroom, where Reid says the accident occurred. Rumors have persisted since the January 1 accident that the Nevada mob may have been involved, even though there's no evidence to suggest the Reid was the victim of an organized attack. Last week the conservative Powerline blog suggested that Reid may have been beat up by his brother, Larry. Recounting a story brought forward by a man who says he attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting with Larry, it suggested, based on the account, that Larry and Harry may have tussled on the day in question. Referring indirectly to the rumors, Ramos told Reid, 'It looked like somebody had hit you.' Reid told the news anchor in turn that he was 'fortunate' the band only hit him in the temple. Going into further detail about the incident than he had in the past, the 75-year-old former boxer said he was using the band because 'I was trying to maintain my firmness.' 'That was my weight training,' he said. Reid explained that he was exercising in his new home in Nevada at the time when the strip 'slipped, spun me around, about, I guess four feet.' 'I smashed my face into a cabinet so hard...' he said trailing off as Ramos interrupted him with another question. Rumors have persisted since the January 1 accident that the Nevada mob may have been involved, even though there's no evidence to suggest the Reid was the victim of an organized attack. Reid is pictured here on February 3 during a Capitol Hill news conference . The longtime lawmaker, upon announcing his retirement last month, insisted his departure from the Senate was not related to the accident. And he told Ramos in the interview that aired on Tuesday that he was leaving the legislative body in two years when his current term expires because 'I want to remembered for my first 34 years in congress, not my last six.' One of the most memorable moments from Reid's career in recent years was his 2012 charge that the GOP's nominee for president, Mitt Romney, didn't pay his taxes for a decade. Reid first made the accusation during an interview with the Huffington Post, and several days later repeated it on the Senate floor. Then the highest-ranking Senator, Reid said his evidence came from former Bain Capitol colleagues of Romney's. Reid told Ramos in the Fusion interview that the episode had been 'blown way out of proportion.' 'Mitt Romney, during the time he was running for President, refused to give us his tax returns. When I ran for the Senate in 1974 that was an issue, tax returns,' Reid said. 'This has been an issue of mine for a long time.' The Democratic leader said the onus remains on Romney to produce evidence that he did pay his taxes. Reid also refused to give up the sources of his information that Romney may not have. 'Of course he paid taxes. What he didn't do is let us see his tax returns,' Reid told Ramos, claiming he's said as much 'many many times.' 'Let him give us his tax returns. Let the American people judge that,' he stated. Reid said he has 'no repentance' for dragging Romney through the mud because 'it is an issue that was important.' Asked if he had any apologies for Romney Reid was just as direct. 'Oh none, whatsoever. Zero. None,' the retiring lawmaker said.
'Right now, I’ve had 11 hours of surgery. They’ve tried. I can’t see out of my right eye. And that’s okay, I can live with that,' he said .
The 75-year-old former boxer says he was exercising in his new home in Nevada when his exercise band 'slipped' and spun him around .
'I smashed my face into a cabinet so hard...' Reid said .
The longtime lawmaker, upon announcing his retirement last month, insisted his departure from the Senate was not related to the accident .
Reflecting on his career, Reid said he has 'no repentance' for claiming Mitt Romney didn't pay his taxes because 'it is an issue that was important'