Mucus in Eye

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Do you have mucus in eye? It's really comforting to know its causes like blepharitis and some simple home remedies such as warm compress help to solve this problem.

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sharonSep.9 09:55

Instead of putting your whole face in a dish of salt water like in the video, I would suggest getting an eye bath! they hardly cost anything from a pharmacy and can be thrown away and replaced cheaply as needed.
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SusanJan.24 19:43

@ sharon : What do I ask for by name of an "eye bath"? Is it a prescription? Tell me more about this treatment.
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Arya Feb.20 23:52

@ Susan : At any pharmacy, asking for what you need for an eye bath or eye wash bottle should be enough for them to direct you to the item. It does not need a prescription and can generally be found with first aid supplies or where they sell eye care items.
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anita kaye hornApr.10 14:06

This stuff is awful i have suffered for3 years and been to eye doctors not much help there
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NisaApr.25 16:22

@ anita kaye horn : My boyfriend is also suffering and he has been given drops for infection but it keeps happening. Now he is unable to see at night and in changing light so I think it is something more serious. But doctors keep telling him they find nothing wrong. I don't know what they should be testing for or how to resolve his issue. Any ideas or suggestions.
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Ernest Paul MillerMay.5 21:36

It is caused by severe dry eyes,my Dr. Told me to take to clean socks and put a cup of rice in each one and heat them up and place them on my eyes for 15 mins a night along with refresh eye salve. Been working real well so far!
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Sharon ThomasJun.15 15:27

I had this stringy white mucus coming out of my eye since 4-5 years. Now I am 18 years old and I fear that it may damage my vision. I never told it to my family doctor because I feared that this is a rare disorder. But as I read the above article, I am confused whether I it is chronic or not. When should I check from my doctor.. is it high time..?
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BrookeJun.23 14:13

At random moments keep getting more eye mucus than normal where my eyes are glued shut in the morning, they are red, and my eyes are swollen. It's not pink eye, I've had that before. I had it for abouy a week before and then it just went away and this morning I woke up with more than normal with little sacs of the goop hiding under my eyelids that I can just rub out. Can this be related to foods like bread and sugar? Could this be allergies cause I fell asleep with itchy eyes last night? Please help!
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BrookeJun.23 14:18

I also tend to always feel like one eye is very swollen at random moments when I look in the mirror and it's not and it usually feels like there's something in it even if there isn't
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Sindhu Jul.1 18:55

I hav the same issue for the past 5 years.. The remedy I have found is to apply Castor oil around my eyes. .sometimes I put a drop in each eyes. .It really works!! Apply it every night before sleep even on the days yo feel good..The dryness reduces and the irritation is also under control!! Cheers !
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Sindhu Jul.1 18:59

Also avoid windy places..wear your sunglasses ..avoid air conditioning fan heaters directly hitting your eyes..I usually direct the car ac to my legs or to the passenger seat..also take food high in omega 3 fatty acids. .sometimes I apply flaxseed oil to my hair nd it works too..
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ChelsieOct.20 16:50

For a while now I've been annoyed by white gummy eye boogies. They're stringy and can be over a half inch sometimes, it's crazy. Recently though, my top eyelid on my left eye has started getting dry and scaly and now it's red and uncomfortable.
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SuzyqOct.25 01:11

I have also had stringy stuff coming out of both of my eyes for many years. Most recently there are globs of mucus coming out when I lift my eyelid and press it against my eyeball it comes out from underneath my eyelid. I am finding this a terrible dilemma lately as it affects my whole day most days. A month ago I went to an eye doctor and he prescribed Restasis for chronic dry eye disease. My eyes are getting worse since I started Restasis. That stringy stuff just never stops forming and needing to get out of my eye. I am very sick of people that keep telling me to stop putting my finger in my eye because if I don't get the stuff out my vision is so blurry I am unable to see most times. Also some people call it mucus fishing syndrome meaning that because you put your finger in your eye you start the stuff forming in your eye and it becomes a vicious cycle supposedly and some people just keep picking stuff out and picking stuff out and more forms. The theory for mucus fishing syndrome is that the person causes that initially by putting their finger in their eye. I totally disagree with that because I wake up with it in my eyes and I am certainly not putting my finger in my eye while I am asleep. I read something about eye doctors putting plugs in the eye where the mucus comes out of. The plugs supposedly I think stop the mucus from coming out. I am more than willing to have this operation but then I wonder if the mucus does not come out what the heck is it doing inside my head.
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CariJan.12 20:41

@ Suzyq : @suzyq I realize your post was back in October, and for all I know, it could have been Oct 2009 lol but, I had to respond because to be honest, if I had written my own post, it would have been basically identical to yours. I have had the EXACT same problems you describe! And, like you I have been suffering with this for many many years. In fact, as far back as I can recall. And it just seems as if it very slowly, gradually got worse through the years. And, there's 2 things I hate and am sick of hearing and reading, #1)just like you, I keep reading about the "eye fishing" thing, every time I google my symptoms or, inquire about it somewhere online. And, it's like you said, I don't "fish" in my sleep and, I cannot just leave it there because it obstructs my vision and, it's also very irritating. And #2) that I have "dry eye" HOW, how can it be DRY? it's the opposite of dry! It's too wet! I mean, there is SO MUCH mucus that, I can even actually HEAR it when I rub my eye. Even when I just gently touch my eyelid with my eye closed, I can hear it squishing around, as if theres a load of fluid and air trapped under my eyelid. Not only can I hear it, other people in the room can even hear it too! I mean, why is there SO MUCH of it and, how do I make it go away? I have tried things like sinus decongestants. Even the expensive ones, and I have been taking those as well as antihistamines pretty regularly for most of my life as, I'm prone to seasonal allergies, or whatever allergens in the air happen to be high at the moment. So, if that's the cause and, I'm taking everything you can take for that, what now? I just live with it? Also, I do get it in both eyes but, one eye (my right) is definitely much much more effected by it than the other. So, I was researching it (AGAIN!) and that's how I ended up here. Anyhow, I was wondering if you ever found any relief? I'm really going crazy with this. :-(
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