Human vision, visual correction, and visual science

Mucous buildup — A problem?

Hi, I’m a regular contact wearer, and seem to have a problem with stringy
mucous(sp?) build up in my eyes.  It is quite opaque and appears sometimes
in small quantites floating across my eyes.  I was wondering whether this
was a symptom of a greater problem ie. an eye infection or something
worse.  Could anyone clarify with the small amount of information I have
given?

Thanks  

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  1. admin says:

    John B. wrote:

    > Hi, I’m a regular contact wearer, and seem to have a problem with stringy
    > mucous(sp?) build up in my eyes.  It is quite opaque and appears sometimes
    > in small quantites floating across my eyes.  I was wondering whether this
    > was a symptom of a greater problem ie. an eye infection or something
    > worse.  Could anyone clarify with the small amount of information I have
    > given?

    Ropy strands usually mean dry eye.


    Mike Tyner, OD
    drm…@bham.com

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