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swollen bearded dragon eyes

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Question
i have an adult bearded dragon and her eye lids on both eyes are swollen and has a slight purple color , cna u tell me what causes that and what can i do about it? thank you

Answer
It sounds as if they may have become infected by getting substrate underneath the eyelids.  Barring that, she may have picked up another type of infection somewhere along the line.  What substrate are you using?  It may be that a simple flushing is all that is required but a veterinarian visit would be in order as this is something which should be done by a practiced individual as we can sometimes do more harm than good trying to medicate them ourselves.