Why is there always eye mucus in the eyes?

If there is always eye mucus in your eyes, of course you need to pay attention to the cause. Usually, if you find certain eye lesions or you do not pay attention to lack of sleep, your vision is too tired, and you eat too much irritating food, it will cause excessive eye mucus in your eyes.

1. Causes of excessive eye mucus

When certain eye diseases occur, the amount or nature of eye secretions may change. Excessive eye secretions are not necessarily caused by disease. Lack of sleep and visual fatigue can also cause the above symptoms.

2. Examination and diagnosis of excessive eye mucus

1. According to the viscosity, color and other properties of the secretions, they can be divided into watery, viscous, mucopurulent, purulent, bloody secretions, etc. Secretions of different natures can help us preliminarily determine the approximate nature of eye diseases so that we can take appropriate treatment measures.

2. Watery secretions: It is a thin, slightly sticky watery liquid. Increased secretions often indicate viral keratoconjunctivitis, early tear duct obstruction, foreign bodies on the ocular surface, minor trauma, etc. Since the bridge of the nose in children is not fully developed, some children may have epicanthus and inverted eyelashes, which often cause eye irritation symptoms and increased watery secretions. If the eyelid position of the elderly is abnormal, such as entropion or ectropion, it will also cause an increase in watery secretions.

3. Viscous secretions: often occur in patients with dry eyes and acute allergic conjunctivitis, often appearing as sticky white filamentous substances, which are very similar to the properties of commonly used glue. Patients may also have symptoms such as foreign body sensation and itchy eyes. Especially for children with allergic conjunctivitis, when they wake up in the morning, they often say that they can pull out threads from their eyes, which are often sticky secretions.

4. Mucopurulent secretions: It is a relatively viscous, slightly yellowish substance. If this type of secretion increases, the possibility of chronic allergic conjunctivitis and trachoma should be considered.