A WORCESTER family faces an agonising eight-week wait to see if their son will lose his eye after an horrific firework accident.

Tom Munn underwent a ground-breaking operation in Nottingham last month in a desperate bid to save his sight.

But it will be at least another two months before doctors know if he will make a full recovery, his dad Graham has revealed.

"They succeeded with the actual operation," he said, "and did all they'd planned to do.

"But they found that the actual eye had softened. It's come down to whether the damage is permanent or not.

"If it's just traumatised, and the pressure stabilises or goes back up, then he may keep the eye.

"But, if it drops, then we're on to a loser and there's nothing they can do about it."

The 12-year-old was seriously hurt after a firework exploded near his face while he was with his 20-year-old brother and a friend, who were also injured.

The accident happened on the cricket pitch off Evendine Close in Battenhall on Monday, October 22.

They had been following instructions while lighting fireworks, but one did not ignite. When the three went back to fix it, the firework exploded in their faces.

Worcester firefighters said it was the worst fireworks accident they had seen in years and warned the public about mishandling explosives.

Tom still has weekly check-ups at Birmingham Eye Hospital and is due to visit doctors at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre every fortnight to monitor the pressure inside his eye.

The operation, the first of its kind in Britain, was performed by Prof Harminder Dua at the Nottingham hospital in November.

If his eye is saved, the next step for Tom would be to stretch the skin on the eyelid to prevent his lashes turning inwards.

But Mr Munn said Tom refused to be depressed about his ordeal.

"He's still very buoyant," he said. "And he has perfect sight in his other eye."