Fungus On Axolotls Eye~ Blind Or Will Regenerate?

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Hey guys so yesterday i noticed one of my Axolotls had fungus on his eye; saw the "cotton". I gave him a salt bath and it seems to be gone though i will do a couple more salt baths to be 100% sure. Will this cause him to lose his eye sight? if so do axies regenerate eye sight or is it an unfortunate body part.
 
There is a chance it will heal fully but it might take a long time considering how complex an eye is. Normally feet can take a month or two and gills longer than that so my guess is at least 3 months
 
Elise said:
It was always my understanding that severely damaged eyes do not regenerate well, with the lens not being able to regenerate at all in most cases.


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I think OPs might not be severely damaged since the fungus would only have grown on the outermost part. Idk how badly infected it was though but it still might grow back. There is no real way of knowing if your axolotl went blind though, they rely a lot on their sense of smell.
 
The infection was very minor. I just happen to notice it with the way the Axolotl was positioned and the light, if it wasn't for that i wouldn't have noticed until it got worse later on. I know the eye is extremely complex which is why i was worried it wouldn`t regenerate. Like you said the Axolotl rely on other things like smell to find their food; does anyone have a good way to test if the eye was damaged?
 
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