Massa's eye now healed

Tests confirm Brazilian's left eye has suffered no permanent damage

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Massa's eye now healed

Massa: positive outcome

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Tests have confirmed that Felipe Massa's left eye has fully healed after his horror crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The Brazilian suffered a fractured skull and a brain concussion after a spring which worked loose from Rubens Barrichello's car hit his helmet just above his left eye in qualifying at the Hungaroring.

It was also feared that Massa's vision would be permanently damaged but as he steps up his recovery programme at Ferrari's headquarters in Italy, medical tests have finally ended such concerns.

"Felipe Massa started a series of neurological and ophthalmological exams by the FIA at the Pitié Salpetrière hospital in Paris, part of the Brazilian driver's recovery programme after the accident in Budapest on 25 July," Ferrari said in a statement.

"The first outcomes are positive: especially the ophthalmological exam confirmed that Felipe, who arrived with his personal doctor Dino Altmann, has recovered the functions of his left eye by 100 per cent."

Earlier in the week, Massa indicated he was focusing on returning to Formula One action next season, having at one staged hoped to make his comeback in the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi.

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