10 Pink Eye Symptoms
2. Discharge
An eye with conjunctivitis waters much more than usual. The consistency of the fluid varies from thin and clear in the case of viruses and allergies, to goopy and yellow in bacterial infections. People feel the need to wipe their eyes frequently and remove dried fluids from the corners of the eyes.
Lacrimal glands just above the outer corner of each eye continually produce a lubricating liquid. Normally, tears roll across the surface, drain through tiny pores in the eyelids, and flow into lacrimal sacs inside the nose. When fighting an infection, the glands increase production and the excess runs onto the face.
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