: My parrot has a milky-type appearance in only one eye, and he can't see out of it One of my parrot's eyes appears partially milky and he is unable to see from that eye. The other eye is fine.

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Looks to me like your parrot has a cataract in his eye. Basically, it's a decrease in opacity of the lens in the eye, which appears like a milky white cloud, that can lead to decreased vision or blindness.

Usually this is a sign of age, but that typically means in both eyes. If it's just the one, there could be additional health concerns. In either case, seeing a vet that has avian experience is simply a good idea here. There's really no treatment for cataracts (though surgical lens removal is a possibility), but if the cause is something other than age, you want to stop it before the other eye is affected.

As a note, a bird can still lead a good and happy life when blind, it's obviously just a bit more work.