What causes and where do eye "boogers" come from?!
Question: Eye Boogers are snot from the nose that makes it out of the tear ducts to keep the eyes lubricated while you sleep. Chemically it is no different then the mucus found in your nose or your lungs.
There is a direct connection between the nose and the tear ducts.
According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_ducts
"The nasolacrimal duct (sometimes called tear ducts) carries tears from the lacrimal sac into the nasal cavity. Excess tears flow through nasolacrimal duct which opens in the nose. This is the reason the nose starts to run when a person is crying, or why you can sometimes taste eye drops.
Like the lacrimal sac, the duct is lined by stratified columnar epithelium containing mucus-secreting goblet cells, and is surrounded by connective tissue."
They are NOT just dried salt from you tears, but actual mucus as in snot.
According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucus
"Mucus is a slippery secretion of the lining of the mucous membranes in the body. It is a viscous colloid containing antiseptic enzymes (such as lysozyme) and immunoglobulins. Mucus is produced by goblet cells in the mucous membranes that cover the surfaces of the membranes. It is made up of mucins and inorganic salts suspended in water. Phlegm is a type of mucus that is restricted to the respiratory tract, while the term mucus refers to secretions of the nasal passages as well."
Answers: Eye Boogers are snot from the nose that makes it out of the tear ducts to keep the eyes lubricated while you sleep. Chemically it is no different then the mucus found in your nose or your lungs.
There is a direct connection between the nose and the tear ducts.
According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_ducts
"The nasolacrimal duct (sometimes called tear ducts) carries tears from the lacrimal sac into the nasal cavity. Excess tears flow through nasolacrimal duct which opens in the nose. This is the reason the nose starts to run when a person is crying, or why you can sometimes taste eye drops.
Like the lacrimal sac, the duct is lined by stratified columnar epithelium containing mucus-secreting goblet cells, and is surrounded by connective tissue."
They are NOT just dried salt from you tears, but actual mucus as in snot.
According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucus
"Mucus is a slippery secretion of the lining of the mucous membranes in the body. It is a viscous colloid containing antiseptic enzymes (such as lysozyme) and immunoglobulins. Mucus is produced by goblet cells in the mucous membranes that cover the surfaces of the membranes. It is made up of mucins and inorganic salts suspended in water. Phlegm is a type of mucus that is restricted to the respiratory tract, while the term mucus refers to secretions of the nasal passages as well."
im not sure but i think it is dried tears
it is dried up eye fluid , nothing wqorng with it
The boogerman puts them in your eyes at night.
When you don't drink enough water your body uses mucus to keep your eyes from drying out. When the mucus dries in the corners of your eyes you get "eye boogers."
Maybe when your nose is full of them, it overflows into the eyes?
Don't pick your nose, and then rub your eyes. <}:-})
The sand man comes at night and lets you have some.
There's a special little organ around your eye called the plica semilunaris.
It's the crust factory. It secretes a sticky fluid that collects any dust or pollen that has migrated into your eye. All those foreign bits are surrounded by this sticky stuff, so your cornea doesn't get scratched. This little organ "escorts" that garbage out of your eye just like a security guard.
I never had that problem till just the past couple of days.I think mine happen because I used petroleum jelly and had to to close to my eyes.
Tear ducts cleaning themselves while you sleep or during the day.
Your ears, eyes and nose are all connected. Sometimes i guess it all becomes backed up and it comes from your tear ducts...I can make air come out of mine...