Table of contents:
- The cause of tired eyes when you wake up
- But there are also other reasons you may experience sore eyes
- 1. Bacterial infection
- 2. Conjunctivitis
- 3. Non-sterile contact lenses
- How to deal with dark eyes?
Whether you realize it or not, every morning when you wake up there must be dirt in the corner of your eye. Many people refer to eye discharge as belek. Belek is yellowish, sticky texture and crusty. In fact, not infrequently, this belek makes it difficult for the eyes to open when you wake up. Hmmm, why, yeah, your eyes get tired when you wake up? Check out the following explanation.
The cause of tired eyes when you wake up
Belek eyes or in medical terms called rheum is a mixture of mucus, oil, dead skin cells, tears, and dust that accumulates in the corners of your eyes while you sleep. Belek is formed from tears which plays an important role for good eye health.
When you go about your daily activities, you definitely blink. This blinking functions to sweep away any dirt such as dust so that it does not enter the eyes with the help of tears. Tears consist of a mixture of water and mucus produced by the conjunctiva (mucin) and meibum, an oily substance produced by the meibomian glands to help keep your eyes lubricated when you blink.
This tear film continues to linger on the surface of your eye every time you blink, so it can filter dirt and residual rheum through the tear ducts before the mucus turns puffy. Therefore, we sometimes rub the corner of the eye to remove this eye discharge.
Well when you sleep, you don't blink. This causes the eye cleaning process to not run, besides that the tear production is also reduced, causing the eye fluid to experience a little drying. This is what keeps the remaining dirt from being wasted and eventually builds up in the corner of the eye area. The texture of the skin depends on the eye condition, the drier the surface of your eye, the dry or gritty it will be. However, if your eyes are slightly moist, the resulting puff will be a little sticky or slimy. Because of this, it can sometimes be wet, sticky, dry, or crusty depending on how much liquid has evaporated.
But there are also other reasons you may experience sore eyes
Generally belek is a natural thing and is not dangerous because it is experienced by almost all people, but in some cases excessive tearing can be caused by several factors, including:
1. Bacterial infection
In more serious cases, a bacterial infection can cause blepharitis, which is an inflammation of the base of the lashes that produces thick, pus-like yellowish mucus that contains a lot of bacteria. Generally, people who have a cold or flu tend to have excess mucus.
2. Conjunctivitis
Excess rubbing is often associated with an eye condition called conjunctivitis or pink eye. Conjunctivitis can be contagious if it is caused by a viral or bacterial infection. However, it can not be contagious if it is caused by allergies or other irritants.
3. Non-sterile contact lenses
Wearing dirty or expired contact lenses is also a common cause of wear and tear. Using contact lenses for too long is very dangerous. First, the contact lens is contaminated with bacteria or viral organisms that breed in the contact lens material. Second, protein and oil deposits that come from the tears will form on the surface of the contact lens. This causes your body to experience inflammation around the eyes, which causes belching.
How to deal with dark eyes?
In general, some people can remove leck just by rubbing or "Rubbed"eyes slowly when awakened from sleep. But not infrequently there are also people who when they wake up find it difficult to open their eyes due to the accumulation of too much eye discharge in almost all parts of the eye. If this happens, you can take a towel that has been previously soaked in warm water and then gently rub it on the eyes.
If the eye weariness is caused by wearing contact lenses, you should regularly replace the contact lenses according to their validity period. In addition, clean the contact lenses according to the doctor's instructions.
If you experience excessive tearing that doesn't go away or is accompanied by dry eyes, watery eyes, red eyes, sensitivity to light, feeling burning pain, and even blurry vision, consult a doctor immediately. The doctor will carry out a further diagnosis to carry out treatment measures.
