Is Morning Eye Discharge Normal? Eye Doctor Explains

Have you ever wondered if the eye discharge you wake up with is normal? 😰 Some call it sleep, sand, discharge, boogers, and other names. Dr. Rupa Wong, ophthalmologist and eye surgeon, explains all about those eye boogers. 😴💦 #eyehealth #eyedischarge #eyeboogers 00:00 : Do you have eye discharge in the morning when you wake up? 00:17 : Who is Dr. Rupa Wong? 00:50 : What are different terms for eye discharge? 01:16 : Is it normal to have eye discharge in the morning? 01:24 : How often are tears made? 01:29 : What are tears made of? 01:39 : Why do I only have eye discharge at night/when I wake up? 02:14 : What color should eye discharge be? 02:19 : When is eye discharge abnormal? 02:27 : Is greenish-yellow eye discharge normal? 02:44 : Is it normal to have continuous tearing throughout the day? 03:00 : Is conjunctivitis contagious? 03:17 : What can cause allergic conjunctivitis? 03:50 : Does allergic conjunctivitis increase eye discharge? 04:06 : Can dry eyes cause eye discharge? 04:42 : Can blepharitis cause eye discharge? 05:13 : What causes inflammation of eyelids? 05:40 : Should I wipe eye discharge away as soon as I wake up? 06:22 : What is the proper way to clean eye discharge? 06:46 : Can eye infections spread? 07:06 : Should I see my eye doctor if I think I have blepharitis? 07:23 : Do I need to remove my makeup before bed? 07:55 : Conclusion - What is your experience with eye discharge? 🙏 Thank you for watching! Please remember to like 👍, subscribe, and click the bell 🔔 to receive notifications when new videos are posted! 👀 Check out my other eye health videos here on this playlist:    • Common Eye Conditions   Popular videos: 🙈What Is Astigmatism? Eye Doctor Explains:    • What Is Astigmatism? Eye Doctor Explains   🤨 How Does COVID-19 Affect Your Eyes? Eye Doctor Explains:    • How Does COVID-19 Affect Your Eyes? Eye Do...   💦Is Morning Eye Discharge Normal? Eye Doctor Explains:    • Is Morning Eye Discharge Normal? Eye Docto...   🔗Find me: 📸Instagram: www.instagram.com/drrupawong 👩‍Blog: www.drrupawong.com 🎶TikTok: drrupawong 👩‍💻Facebook: www.facebook.com/rupawongmd 👯‍♀️For collaborations please email me: [email protected] MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: All content in this video and description including: infor­ma­tion, opinions, con­tent, ref­er­ences and links is for infor­ma­tional pur­poses only. The Author does not pro­vide any med­ical advice on the Site. Access­ing, viewing, read­ing or oth­er­wise using this content does NOT cre­ate a physician-patient rela­tion­ship between you and it’s author. Pro­vid­ing per­sonal or med­ical infor­ma­tion to the Principal author does not cre­ate a physician-patient rela­tion­ship between you and the Principal author or authors. Noth­ing con­tained in this video or it’s description is intended to estab­lish a physician-patient rela­tion­ship, to replace the ser­vices of a trained physi­cian or health care pro­fes­sional, or oth­er­wise to be a sub­sti­tute for pro­fes­sional med­ical advice, diag­no­sis, or treatment. You should con­sult a licensed physi­cian or appropriately-credentialed health care worker in your com­mu­nity in all mat­ters relat­ing to your health.