Optometrist Dr. Bridget Anderson joins The Doctors to weigh in on the TikTok trend of eye fishing or mucus fishing. She shares there’s a condition where the eye produces excess mucus and a person will ...

Hopefully you’ve had the foresight to avoid this one. “Mucus fishing” is the latest gross-out TikTok trend, in which users force out gunk from their irritated eyes using Q-tips and their own fingers ...

Eye boogies Eye boogies, or rheum, are very common, Anderson says. They include a combination of dead skin cells, oil and mucus from the eyes. “Eye mucus is normally produced from the body to keep the ...

Removal of an eye is a drastic procedure that doctors do as a last resort if no other treatment for a serious eye condition provides relief. In the case of cancer, eye removal may be necessary to ...

The front surface of our eyes is covered by a thin layer of tears. The tears keep our eyes clean and comfortable, and are very important for good vision. Healthy tears contain oil, water and mucus in ...