Scientists Finally Solve the Chameleon Eye Mystery - How can chameleons move their eyes in two different directions at once? What secret lies hidden deep within their strange anatomy? According to Scientific Reports, scientists have finally uncovered the truth. | The Brain Maze

This chameleon came to me when its owner noticed he was holding his eye shut. Chameleons holding their eyes shut, especially if they’re swollen, can mean a lot of things, including infections, trauma to the eye, vitamin A deficiency, or having something stuck in the eye. I started out by numbing the eye with proparacaine, and then proceeded to flush the eye very carefully using the flexible tip of a catheter. I was suspicious that this chameleon had somthing stuck in his eye as his husbandry was