Sorry, you are right. The first photo is the front without flash.
You can see the inside of the back of his head straight through, but since it's dark and the back is red, it's not terribly noticable. That is, until you turn his head to the side
where it becomes apparent that they are missing. Compared to this image I found from TFW2005. His eyes are clearly BRIGHT red, either painted bright red or red transluscent.
Here's another pick from the side