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 ...

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 ...

Your eye mucus may not be the most appealing thing for the person in front of you, but it plays a crucial role in your eye health. Most of us may have pulled out that sticky, stringy ‘gunk’ in the ...