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What Your Eye Symptoms May Mean
Red or Bloodshot
Burning or Stinging
Crust
Dry or Itchy
Puffy Eyes
Watery
Twitching
A Lump
'Something' in Your Eye
Yellow
Odd-Sized Pupils
Crossed or Turned Eyes
Droopy Eyelids
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SOURCES:
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American Academy of Ophthalmology: "What Causes Eye Allergies?" "What Is Keratitis?" "What Are Keratitis Symptoms?" "What Is Blepharitis?" "Crusty Eyelid or Eyelashes," "Itchiness," "How to Help Itchy Eyes," "Causes of Dry Eye," "What Is a Corneal Ulcer?" "Swelling Around Eye," "Tearing," "Fungal Keratitis Symptoms," "Blocked Tear Duct Treatment," "What Is Dry Eye?" "How To Stop Eye Twitching," "What Are Chalazia and Styes?" "Chalazia and Stye Treatment," "Why does it feel like something is rubbing against my eye when I blink?" "Why did the whites of my daughter's eyes turn yellow?" "What Is a Pinguecula and a Pterygium (Surfer's Eye)?" "Pinguecula and Pterygium (Surfer's Eye) Treatment," "EyeWiki: Anisocoria," "Enlarged Pupil(s)," "What Is Strabismus?" "Strabismus Treatment."
Cleveland Clinic: "Why Your Eyes Are Crusty in the Morning," "8 Reasons for Your Swollen Eye or Eyelid."
KidsHealth: "Why Do Eyes Water?"
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology: "Relationship between sedation and pupillary function: comparison of diazepam and diphenhydramine."
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus: "Strabismus."
Harvard Health Publishing: "Drooping Eyelid (Ptosis)."