Face-chewing victim 'awake and alert'

* Attacked by man who chewed his face off
* Ronald Poppo seen recovering in hospital
* Two-thirds of his face covered in scabs, missing nose
* Warning: Graphic image

A HOMELESS man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack is awake and alert at a Miami hospital.

In a photograph, Ronald Poppo is shown walking down a hospital hallway, supported by hospital staff.

Doctors will further update his condition on Tuesday afternoon (Wednesday morning AEST).

Mr Poppo was attacked May 26 by Rudy Eugene, who was naked and didn't stop his attack until a police officer shot him dead.

The photo shows the upper two-thirds of Mr Poppo's face covered in scabs.

He's missing his nose, and both eye sockets are covered - one with gauze and one with what appears to be a skin graft.

Autopsy results on Eugene are still pending.

Dr. Wrood Kassira gestures as she speaks on the condition of Ronald Poppo, pictured at left, during a news conference