Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center 950 15th Street Downtown or 1 Freedom Way Uptown Augusta, GA 30904 (706) 733-0188 Visit the Augusta VA Medical Center on the web Note: This hospital offers care to United States Military Veterans. Contact the United State Veterans Administration for assistance.
Other slang terms used to describe eye discharge include eye boogers, eye mattering, eye gunk and eye pus. Sometimes called rheum, eye discharge has a protective function, removing waste products and potentially harmful debris from the tear film and the front surface of your eyes.
The correct term for yellow eyes is icterus. Icterus refers only to yellowish eyes, whereas jaundice refers to a yellow appearance in the eyes as well as the rest of the body. If your eyes appear yellow, it could also be due to a simple, benign cause, but sometimes yellowish eyes can be a sign of something much more serious. Below are other conditions that could cause your eyes to appear yellow.