Specific Haze Removal/ Fix Eyes

[teatree92]

Can someone please clean this image up of the squirrel. The eyes are not quite right (The flash made them glare, I don't think I removed the glare perfectly). Can someone also remove some of the grain? Is that even possible?

Thanks!

 

[thebestcpu]

Here is my try.
Hope you like this rendition
John Wheeler

 

[teatree92]

Thank you SO MUCH! Do you mind sharing your grain removal technique?

 

[thebestcpu]

Sure. For this image ToPaz DeNoIse AI worked well as the starting point followed by ACR adjustments and then separate layer in Photoshop to adjust the eye on its own Layer.