Veterinary Optomologist for my BP?

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Our Ball Python hasn’t always been the greatest shedder, but she seems to get the job done. Her eyes are always the worst part. For awhile there it used to look like she shed her eyes completely; but if you look at her closely it almost seems like she had a very thin retained eye caps. Her eyes looked clear- but had a slight crinkle look to them. We’ve done what we can: increase humidity, soak her in baths, soak her in baths with being in a bag so she can rub up against stuff, etc. This last shed for the first time ever she soaked in her water bowl! It was such a beautiful sight. She spent all day in it for a week! So her body shed wonderfully, but those darn eyes were going nowhere. Now 3-4 weeks later her eyes look horrible. They are whitish (dry crinkly looking) and look like a smushed-in ping pong ball. Being new to the Connecticut area I looked in the phone book and found some numbers to Veterinary Optimologists (I didn’t know they exsisted). My fiancé spoke with the doctor. He didn’t get a great feeling that snakes were a part of her specialty (she asked him how big do BP’s get, how much can they weigh, things that she should maybe already know). She seemed to be hung up on the idea that the snake may have mites in her eyes, which they can only be seen under a microscope. She never asked him about temps or humidity. From day one we have used mite sticks with all our tanks and we keep them all clean. I’m not the doctor, but my guess is that it’s not mites. But what do you think? Are there certain questions I should ask the other Optomologists because I want to give all them a call to see what they say. And finally, I really care for my snakes. But is it ok to have a normal vet take care of the snake’s eyes or is a veterinary optomologist the best way to go? How pricey is it?
Please help… thanks.