White film on leopard gecko’s eye.

[Eneko]

I noticed that my leopard gecko has a white film on one of his eyes. He is around 4 years old. He still eats but has trouble seeing and hunting for his food. He is on paper towels and has a humid hide. He got a white film on his eye after he finished shedding. He also keeps this eye closed often. Does anyone know what caused this and how to treat it? I am getting worried .

UPDATE: The white film disappeared, and now he no longer has a white spot! He is still closing his eye, but it looks like everything will be alright.

 

[acpart]

There may be a piece of shed stuck or he may have an infection. You can gently clean the eye with warm water and a q-tip. The gecko may need to go to the vet for antibiotic treatment.

Aliza

 

[Eneko]

There may be a piece of shed stuck or he may have an infection. You can gently clean the eye with warm water and a q-tip. The gecko may need to go to the vet for antibiotic treatment.

Aliza

Thanks for the reply. I tried gently cleaning the eye. His whole eye is no longer white. He just has a white spot on his eye and when I cleaned it, it moved places. I believe that it is shed stuck in his eye. It still didn't come out after I tried cleaning his eye.

 

[HQexotics]

Thanks for the reply. I tried gently cleaning the eye. His whole eye is no longer white. He just has a white spot on his eye and when I cleaned it, it moved places. I believe that it is shed stuck in his eye. It still didn't come out after I tried cleaning his eye.

There is a product by Zoomed called repti turtle eye drops. Dont let the name mislead you. It can be used on all reptiles. You need to flush his eye with 100% saline/water solution Then you can put a drop or two in the eye with the repti Turtle eye drops. I have had two Chinese water dragons before and it was helpful with them because both got eye clogged days after I got them. They both passed because they are hard to take care of. I have learned that if i ever get another one im not putting it on coco fiber or loose substrate. Repti carpet is the best anyways do that with the saline and turtle eye drops and your gecko should be GOLDEN!