Chameleon won't open right eye

Hello my male panther chameleon witch is around 2 years old won't open his right eye. There was mucus on his eye about 2 days ago but it is gone now. He still eats but his right eye is always closed. I need help asap.
 
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• Your Chameleon – Panther chameleon, male, 2 years, have had him for about a year and a half
• Handling- Rarely hold him, used to hold him all the time as a youngster
• Feeding – Feed him crickets and meals worms, around 15 crickets a day 3-4 mealworms.
• Supplements – Rep- cal Calcium no d3 every other day, Rep cal Herptivite every other weekend, Rep cal calcium with d3 every other weekend
• Watering – Monsoon, waters his cage every three hours for 45 sec
• Fecal Description White, with an occasional light yellow
• History – No health problems
• Cage Info:
• Cage Type 3 feet tall 18 in wide 18 in deep, all screen
• Lighting – Flunkers light bulb for basking (60 watt), Reptisun 5.0 uvb bulb switch it every 6 months, lights come on at 7 go off at 7
• Temperature – Basking- 95, Mid area- 85, lower area 75, measure it wit a digital terminator
• Humidity – humidity is 80
• Plants – Using a umbrella plant, also have fake plant in the cage as well
• Placement –About 3- 4 feet off the ground, 3 feet away from an air vent?
• Location – Located in the greater Cincinnati area
 
It's important to have him treated by a vet who regularly treats chams--or at least plenty of other reptiles.


Until he gets there, you can rinse your cham's eyes with a gentle saline solution made for contact lenses, several times a day .


You want to gently squirt the saline solution into the eye and fill it up so the lid puffs out temporarily.
Even with closed eyes the gentle stream can penetrate the closed lid.

I've used these for eye rinses http://m.cvs.com/mt/www.cvs.com/shop...jtt_v_menu=exp
AND have also used this one by Bausch and Lomb
This Bausch and Lomb solution is made with the same ingredients called Sensitive Eyes Plus http://m.cvs.com/mt/www.cvs.com/search/_/N-0?pt=global&searchTerm=Sensitive+Eyes+Plus&un_form_encoding=utf-8&un_jtt_searchCVS.x=19&un_jtt_searchCVS.y=10
 
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Went to the doc today. He had a cut on his eye witch got infected. They have me some antibiotics to give him daily and also have him an injection today. Scheduled to go to the doc in 10 days to see how he is doing.
 
Thanks for giving us the update.
No drops for the eye?
It may not be a bad idea to do saline rinses, just to attack the infection in 2 ways.
 
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