Why Is There Gunk in My Eye?

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Why Is There Gunk in My Eye?
Do you know that you blink 10-20 times a minute?
Every time it happens, your eyes get a few
milliseconds of protection and quick moisture
bath. Blinking also washes away the mucus your
eyes make all day long.
When you're asleep, you dont blink that gunk
away. It collects in the corner of
your eye closest to your nose -- where your
lashes meet your eyelid. The proper name for it
is rheum, but you probably call it sleep.
You might spot cream-colored mucus from time to
time. That's also normal. It forms when an
irritant, like sand or dirt, gets in your eye.
But eye discharge can signal something you cant
blink or wipe away.
Pinkeye. Your eyelid is lined with a see-through
membrane called the conjunctiva. It also covers
the white part of your eyeball. This layer is
full of tiny blood vessels you normally can't
see. When they get infected, the whites of your
eyes look red or pink, hence the name pinkeye.
Your doctor could also call it conjunctivitis.
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Its caused by allergies or a viral or bacterial
infection. Eye discharge is a common symptom.
Babies can get it if a tear duct hasn't opened
all the way.
Blocked tear duct. You have a tear gland above
each eyeball. They make the fluid that gets wiped
across your eye when you blink. It drains into
ducts in the corner of your eye closest to your
nose. If a tear exit duct is blocked, that fluid
has nowhere to go. The duct can get infected and
cause discharge.
Dry eye. Tears are made up of four things water,
oils, mucus, and antibodies. If their balance is
off, or if your tear glands stop making tears,
your eyes get dry. When your eye doesn't get
enough fluid, it tells your nervous system to
send some. That sometimes comes in the form of
emergency tears, which don't have the same
nourishing balance as regular tears. Emergency
tears with too much mucus can lead to strings of
gunk in or around your eye.
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Corneal ulcer. The cornea covers your iris, the
colored section of your eye, and your pupil,
which lets the light in. Its rare, but an ulcer
could happen when there's an eye infection or
extreme case of dry eye. It can create discharge.
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