Notes and References. 1  U.S. Senate: Reference Home > Glossary > Christmas tree bill. 2  Lardner, George (1966) The Day Congress Played Santa: A Look at the Christmas Tree Bill, Washington Post, 25 December, p. A1, A10. 3  Shribman, David (1983) It Began as a Rather Ordinary Piece of Legislation, New York Times, 9 November, p. A22.
When the individual is awake, blinking of the eyelid causes rheum to be washed away with tears via the nasolacrimal duct. The absence of this action during sleep, however, results in a small amount of dry rheum accumulating in corners of the eye, most notably in children.
Bulging eyes can be caused by: 1  Graves' disease, a thyroid disease that is a common cause of eyes that bulge. 2  Inflammation or tumors of the eye socket. 3  Abnormal blood vessels behind your eye. 4  An injury to the eye socket.  A bacterial infection in your eye socket. This is an emergency.