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.
Eye discharge is a function of your tear film and a necessary component of good eye health. Eye rheum primarily consists of thin, watery mucus produced by the conjunctiva (called mucin), and meibum  an oily substance secreted by the meibomian glands which helps keep your eyes lubricated between blinks.