Excessive eye mucus all the time

[dperry10]

I always feel like my eyes are dry and sticky feeling.  I have to constantly clean 'sleep' out of my eyes all day.  Most of the time is just clear, but it fuzzs up my vision all the time.  I do not wear contacts, and do wear glasses.  Which I recently got a new prescription.  After going thru chemo for last year, My vision had changed quite a bit.     I do use some 'tear' solution just to help the dry feeling, but constantly have the gunk in my eyes and wondering what could be causing it.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Your problems can usually be helped but an exact diagnosis is necessary. Especially with being on chemotherapy you need to see an Eye MD ophthalmologist-physician. Ask your oncologist or GP for a referral or go to www.aao.org to find one near you.

JCH III MD

[dperry10]

Thank you for your reply.  I will visit the site and find one in my area.

again thank you

[asloss]

yes i have excessive eye mucus also, i constantly dig in my eyes all the time getting this mucus out and my eyes become soooo irritated to the point where i cant touch them anymore because the skin above my eyes become really raw. Every morning I wake up my eyes are stuck together and the feeling is so horrible. what is this problem? i dont have contacts or wear glasses. my vision is just fine. i went to many eye doctors and they couldnt help me. I just need to know what causes this so i can find something organic to help out with the problem.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

We do not make diagnosis on this website. We can sometimes suggest possible diagnosis. In your case the number of causes are so large that only a medical eye exam by an Ophthalmologist Eye MD can give cause and treatment.

JCH III MD

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