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 ...

Pulling out eye mucus, a habit known as mucus fishing, can cause more harm than good. This seemingly harmless act can irritate the eye's surface, disrupt the tear film, and lead to increased mucus ...

“Eye mucus is normally produced from the body to keep the eyes lubricated and to remove waste and potentially harmful debris from the eyes,” she said. The “boogies” typically accumulate in the corners ...

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 discharge consists of different substances made by the body, like oils and dead skin cells. Some eye discharge is caused by minor conditions, such as allergies, and is treatable with at-home ...

Your eye mucus may not be the most appealing thing for the person in front of you, but it plays a crucial role in your eye health. Most of us may have pulled out that sticky, stringy ‘gunk’ in the ...