Could be MBD ...could be hes imitating a leaf. If you can put him in a seperate container so you can monitor his eating and make sure hes getting enough calcium.
They arent uneducated but they are a population that increasing just like anywhere else in the world and they are a very poor people. They basically make like 3 dollars and day and farming is a way of survival for them. It's sad but it is what it is. Hopefully with help from other nations they...
Make sure you wash the plants...most of them have pesticides and if it does and the chameleons licks water off of those leaves with pesticide it will be dead in a week.
Take him outside now. He will thrive. Just watch the temps and you may want to mist at least an hour a day. Make sure he has lots of plant cover so he can get in the shade when he wants to.
Try a soaked cotton ball with saline...gently press it onto the closed eye while squeezing some of the solution. She may have debris in her eye and needs a little more to wash it out. Be very gentle. Chameleons eyes are delicate.
Just get one of the aluminum fixtures from home depot. I use the outdoor spotlight bulbs cause they last longer and dont pop when they get hit with water.