It’s been a good long while since I’ve dealt with this. I remember the vet flushing the tear duct which didn’t really work but I’ve heard of this working on some rabbits.

I think with my rabbit it ended up being an elognated tooth root that which was making it unable to drain properly. Apparently the tear duct canal is very very small too.

We tried drops and ointments initially on the eyes but it didn’t clear it up.

He always had a runny eye and the fur under his eyes could never grow and it was always red – it was very sad. I think if he had a friend who groomed his face, it may not have been so bad.

He did have this most of his life too – he had ongoing dental problems eventually – I suspected alot of his problems were bad breeding – I have no idea how he started his life, but he was rescued by a friend of my husband (he and another rabbit were being chased by dogs, he was able to save Bunbun) – I suspect he was the result of a backyard breeder.

Hopefully the eye drops will clear up your rabbit’s eyes though. Maybe ask about flushing the tear duct…

Spockie had an occasionally blocked tear duct. This was about a decade ago, and that vet had a blue light machine where she looked into his eye in the dark and was able to diagnose it correctly. It was clear, not milky, and left his fur around his eye moist. I was prescribed a tube of ointment that was put into the corner of his eye, it was a white cream that melted into full liquid with his body heat and got through the duct so it was hard to mess up giving it to him. It always cleared it up within 2 days max. He would have the condition reoccur every few months at first, but eventually it was only about once or twice a year, and the ointment fixed it up almost immediately by then. Vet said it was common.

Do check for teeth, however, since Sarita is right about it also being an indicator of other conditions.