Martini5788
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- Aug 13, 2014
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Hey everyone, I have a 1 yr old hermanns and about a few week I noticed him acting funny and hiding a lot, puffy eyes, etc. then on Friday I saw him running into things and he was unable to find his food. Upon closer inspection I came to the conclusion that he was completely blind. I started looking at everything and trying to figure out what went wrong, when I noticed the uv coil bulb in one of the dome lights. Background: I was out of town a few weeks ago and my mom said that one of the lights had gone out, so I told her to go to petco and get a 100w mvb. She said ok and I never heard anything about it again, so I assumed that everything was fine. Apparently someone at petco told her that they were the same thing. The specific bulb was exo terra compact UVB 10.0 desert 13w. Naturally, I freaked out. And took the light off. I have been giving him daily baths, as well as cleaning his eyes with saline and then putting in some artificial tears type drops. Today he seems like he has gotten at least some of his vision back. He will look at me and sometimes follow me around, although he is definitely not 100%. Is there anything else that I should be doing? Any input is greatly appreciated.