Iguana eye problems

Question
Hi Thea,

I have a 5 year old green iguana that is nice and healthy and sheds very regularly.He has shed the skin from the top of his head about 2weeks ago.He still has a little skin to shed around his dulap and bottom jaw.The problem is that he keeps his right eye closed constantly.He has been doing this for 2 days now.There doesn't seem to be any swelling or infection but for some reason he wont open it.He done this before about 3months ago but he opened it again after 2 days.He has a bath twice a week and all ways seems content.When this happened 3 months ago on the night it started to happen i gave him a bath and washed his eye and the day after he opened it again and seemed to be fine.Its now into day 2 and im very worried.I will continue to bathe his eye but other than a trip to the vet i don't know what else to do.I supplement his food at every feed with a pinch of Sera-Reptimineral H-i have used this supplement for nearly 5 years and he seams fit and healthy with no aggressive tendonses.Have you heard of a problem like this before i cant explain it so any help would be much appreciated.
Many Thanks
James

Answer
Hi James, I think you are on the right track. With no pus,swelling or sign of injury I would also just continue with the flushing of the eye for another day or two, in fact if you can run the shower over him I would suggest that. My adult male often retains skin in the delicate folds around the eye after a shed and this is the easiest and safest way to remove it. Stubborn pieces can be gently brushed away with a well moistened cotton tipped swab.

The circumstances of this  occuring and disappearing really suggest that it is related to the shedding but I should mention that there have been cases of eye irritation caused by some of the coil type UVB bulbs, just FYI.