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Why Do We Get Eye Boogers?

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Rheum is made up of mucus, skin cells, oils and dust. The rheum that comes from the eyes and forms eye boogers is called gound, which you may know as eye sand, eye gunk, sleep dust, sleep sand, sleep in your eyes, or eye shnooters. When you're awake, gound doesn't cause any problems.

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This video explains what eye boogers are and where they come from. It describes rheum as a mix of mucus, skin cells, oils and dust, and explains that the rheum from the eyes, called gound, forms what is commonly known as sleep in the eyes.

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  • Rheum is made up of mucus, skin cells, oils and dust
  • Rheum from the eyes is called gound
  • Gound is also known as eye sand, eye gunk, sleep dust or sleep in your eyes
  • When awake, gound does not cause problems

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This video presents “Why Do We Get Eye Boogers?” — Rheum is made up of mucus, skin cells, oils and dust. The rheum that comes from the eyes and forms eye boogers is called gound, which you may know as eye sand, eye gunk, sleep dust, sleep sand, sleep in your eyes, or eye shnooters. When. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.

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