The teenager who lost the sight in one eye after contracting a freak sinus infection while on a cruise to New Zealand is on the road to some sort of recovery, his father says.
Riley Adams (15) and his family had just left Brisbane on a 10-day cruise of New Zealand when he contracted a severe case of sinusitis that caused his left eye to swell to the size of a golf ball.
He is now in Dunedin Hospital with his parents, Jason and Jodi, by his side.
Although he was treated with antibiotics on the ship, the rapid swelling put too much pressure on his optical nerve and caused permanent blindness.
Since being rushed to hospital when the ship docked in Port Chalmers last Sunday, the 15-year-old had undergone three surgeries to relieve the pressure on his eye.