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Discharge from eye
Mucus from eye
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Content updated on Jan 4, 2023
About the symptom
Eye discharge or gunk consists of mucus, oil, skin cells, and other debris that builds up in the corner of the eyes as you sleep.
When to see a doctor
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Conjunctival redness
Fever
Headache
Eye pain
Dysphagia
Unilateral blindness
Possible causes
- Acute tonsillitis / pharyngitis
Infection of the tonsils and pharynx (back of the mouth), either by viruses or bacteria.
- Pharyngoconjunctival fever
This viral infection causes sore throat, red eyes, and fever. Some patients may have enlarged neck glands (lymph nodes). Patients usually recover without treatment.
- Otitis media
Infection of the middle ear (area just behind the eardrum) by bacteria or viruses. Although the cause is an infection, risk factors include a blocked nose, allergies, and smoke exposure.
- Corneal damage
Related serious diseases
- Enterovirus infection
Enteroviruses are a group of viruses that can be transmitted by eating, swallowing, or breathing in contaminated food, water, or airborne droplets. Usually, infections are mild. Occasionally, severe complications such as inflammation of organs like the heart, brain, or liver can occur.
- Kawasaki disease
- Endophthalmitis
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Reviewed By:
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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