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 ...

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 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 ...

Your body naturally makes mucus to protect organs like lungs and eyes. But infections, allergies and pollution can boost ...