What is the reason for eye mucus in children?

Anyway, parents all know that children's eyes secrete a lot of secretions, and because children often cry in their daily lives, it is easy for them to always have eye boogers on their eyes. So the following article will introduce to you about children's eyes, how to clean the eye boogers for children and what are the reasons.

1. Irritation of eyelashes. Normal children, when they are 2-3 months old, may have some white eye mucus on their eyes when they wake up in the morning. This is because the eyelashes tend to grow inwards during this period, and the friction and stimulation of the eyeballs produces eye mucus. Generally, around 1 year old, eyelashes will grow outwards naturally and the eye mucus will gradually decrease.

Elimination method: Usually you can wipe it clean with a warm towel, or you can use a cotton swab dipped in 2% boric acid solution and gently wipe it from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner of the eye.

2. There is accumulated heat in the child's body, which is commonly known as "getting angry". It is often accompanied by symptoms such as intolerance to heat, easy sweating, dry stool, and thick tongue coating.

Elimination method: feed more water at ordinary times, take some traditional Chinese medicine for clearing away heat and purging fire, digesting food and relieving stagnation when necessary, or go to the hospital for treatment.

3. Bacterial infection. If a child suddenly has a lot of yellow eye mucus, and his eyes become congested and red, it may be because bacteria have invaded the lacrimal sac, multiplied, and festered inside. The pus fills the entire lacrimal sac and cannot be excreted, so it accumulates in the corners of the eyes. This may lead to keratitis, in which the cornea may turn from black to white to form white spots. If not treated in time, it will affect the child's vision development.

Elimination method: If this happens, do not use eye drops without authorization, and go to the hospital for treatment in time. In addition, personal hygiene should be emphasized. Do not share washbasins, towels and other bathing items with others to prevent cross infection.

In the above article, we learned about the main cause of eye mucus in children. In daily life, it is recommended that friends pay attention to the physical health of children, especially children’s eyes are very sensitive and should be wiped carefully.