Is my tortoise permanently BLIND?

Your poor tortoise has my sympathies and as the others have said, you really need a vet to check him over and assess the extent of the eye damage.

I would consider yourself fortunate to even still have him, though, as sulcatas should NEVER be hibernated!!! They are not a hibernating species of tortoise and you're very lucky he survived.

Please see the following sites for good, basic care advice, ASAP: http://www.sulcata-station.org/basics.html

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/care/csulcata.html

http://chelonia.org/Articles/sulcatacare.htm

the best person who can tell you that is a vet, if it is blinds then it will be permanent, one eye is not too bad but if it is blind in both eyes then it won't be able to find food, so you will have to hand feed it to make sure it finds food,

what really concerns me is the fact you are saying hibernation is over, sulcata's do not hibernate, they are a tortoise from africa (hence the name) and they do not hibernate it can kill them. http://www.sulcata-station.org/ this site will show you how to care for your sulcata, please take a look, as the fact you are talking about hibernation really concerns me, i think the best course of action is to get your vet to check your tortoise and see if there is any permanent damage, i don't care about best answer just the fact that you have not researched this exotic pet, (sorry if this is not the case) for the sake of your tortoise get it checked out today, if you need help email me and i will try to help you , best of luck honey hope your tortoise is ok.

I'm not a veterinarian but probably. Take him to your local vet to make sure. I have a turtle myself but we put a heater in his tank so he wouldn't hibernate. He's no tortoise but they almost a like.

I hate to say it, but a vet is the only one who can diagnose that for sure. It's not something we can diagnose over the internet without seeing the tortoise and his eyes.