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I have not post on the forum in years, but recently my 11 year old leopard gecko has gotten an eye infection that has closed his right eye shut. Now the other one is cloudy and leaking fluids. At the petstore i worked at, during the sumer we got a batch of leopard geckos from a breeder, with a few that had shut eyes. We thought it was a bad shed, but the eyes were sealed shut, and the eyes seemed to be disolved and appeared to sink in the head. Well later, other healthy leopard geckos began showing the same symptoms my gecko is showing, and eventually going fully blind. I think my gecko has contacted from my petstore due to contimination of wax worms.
Is there anyway I can stop this infection, I did the humidity warm water to wipe a way the fluid build up, but it then "seals" shut the next day. Is there any antibiotic eye drops or ointments to heal this. A herp vet would be tough and expensive, but may be needed, but I feel they would only prescribe a similar medicine. Has anyone dealt with this before?

What kind of substrate is the gecko on? Some time small pieces of sand or another kind of abrasive substrate can get caught in there eyes & cause infections. I've used Terramycin for minor infections of this nature. You might have to do some looking around, but Terramycin can be fount in some feed stores, pet shops, & one-line dealers.
But from what your decribing it sounds like you might be dealing with some sort of aggresive bacteria. So Terramycin might not be strong enough. I would suggest seeing a vet were they can do an eye flush & perscribe the proper eye ointment.
Good luck.

Its on fine sand. I am going to set up a quaratine tank for this guy, and check out the terramycin

Sand substrates can cause irritation to the eye that will ultimately cause infection. You can flush the eye with saline solution to get any debris out.

However, this guy really needs to see a vet. They will likely perscribe you an antibiotic eye ointment, with or without steriods (depending on the diagnosis). It should not be too expensive for an exam and meds. Eyes are not something to waste time with, because severe infections can lead to blindness.

I doubt your leo contracted this from waxworms - but your vet may be able to tell you more.

You can find a herp vet by looking at www.herpvetconnection.com or www.arav.org. Its important to find a good qualified herp vet - not a dog/cat vet. If you cant find one on either site, call local vets and find out where they refer their herp cases.

good luck!
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