Beardie randomly closing eyes and squinting

I have a Zilla desert 50 uvb bulb for me beardies tank. I got a new tank that was bigger, so the uvb went from about 8 inches above her to 12 inches above her. I have seen people do testing, and that bulb loses effectiveness when it is farther that 8 inches. So I used a fluorescent fixture to mount it inside her cage so that it is close enough. It is on the wall about 8 inches away from her basking spot. Today, I have noticed that she is closing her eyes and squinting. Is she just being lazy or something, or is the bulb irritating her eyes? I got her from Petco, so maybe she has a health problem that is just starting to show? Please help.

Update: I’m pretty sure that it is the bulb, because she tends to only close the eye that faces the bulb. I put it in last night, so maybe she is just not used to it being that close?

It's the Zilla UV , very poor Chinese made globes or tubes.

Substandard quartz used in tubes , known to have small imperfections that leak UVC. And substandard phosphor coating known to emit poor quality UV spectra --- will be early signs of photoconjuctivitis.

Strongly recommend returning the existing Zilla UV source and replacing it with a 10% or higher Arcadia , Zoo Med or Exo Terra UV source ASAP.

kingofnobbys":3vu5tuu6 said:

It's the Zilla UV , very poor Chinese made globes or tubes.

Substandard quartz used in tubes , known to have small imperfections that leak UVC. And substandard phosphor coating known to emit poor quality UV spectra --- will be early signs of photoconjuctivitis.

Strongly recommend returning the existing Zilla UV source and replacing it with a 10% or higher Arcadia , Zoo Med or Exo Terra UV source ASAP.

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Ok, I am going to get a new fixture and get a 22 inch reptisun 10 either today or tomorrow.