What you should DO at an IME: 1  Be honest and cooperative with the doctor. 2  Be pleasant. 3  Be concerned.  Give the doctor an accurate history of your job details and what you do in terms of lifting, bending, stooping, carrying, and walking.
Firstly, there are a few other symptoms that if you have you should go to the emergency room. Any pain in the eye or change in your vision would require you to present to the emergency room as soon as possible. As for what is this clear liquid, there are three common causes of eye discharge. First is bacterial conjuctivitis -- a bacterial infection of the eye.
According to Dr. Alan Kozarsky on WebMD, pink eye causes thick mucus in the eye after sleep, a burning sensation in the eye, and possibly blurred vision due to the excess mucus on the surface of the eye. 3 There are various types of eye inflammation that cause a thick discharge to appear in the eye and become crusty. Viral conjunctivitis.