I don't really have any health issues and don't get sick very often. With that said, battling something now. For a week or so,
my eyes had constant discharge(mucous) and when I would wake up, the eyes would almost be dried up. Sleep dried up all around the eyelids, corners, etc. once I cleaned all that up, the eyes continued to discharge all day.
So, went to an opthomologist to have it looked at. Turns out I have MGD and blepharitis. My glands stopped producing lipids that mix with the tears to keep eyes moistened. I am now on a regimen of two kinds of drops every 5 hours, occular heat treatments and eyewashes.
It has been five days since my dr visit and the eyes are about 70% better but the problems are still there, just lighter. The Dr said if this doesn't work, I will need something called manual glandular extraction. No idea what that is or entails but I will bet good money that it is something that I will not participate in