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I woke up because my eye was burning its having a yellow mucus constantly not only is my eye lid swallen but so is my eye itself the color part but also a little more around it . my eye lid is purple and blue and my veins are showing going upwards t?

Q: i woke up because my eye was burning its having a yellow mucus constantly not only is my eye lid swallen but so is my eye itself the color part but also a little more around it . my eye lid is purple and blue and my veins are showing going upwards t?

: This may be more than a simple blepharitis. You should be seen by a ophthalmologist ASAP. If you can't get one go to the hospital ER where prompt evaluation is available and, if advisable, an ophthalmologist can be called in.

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This may be more than a simple blepharitis. You should be seen by a ophthalmologist ASAP. If you can't get one go to the hospital ER where prompt evaluation is available and, if advisable, an ophthalmologist can be called in.

Answered 10/7/2022

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A member asked:

I woke up because my eye was burning its having a yellow mucus constantly not only is my eye lid swallen but so is my eye itself the color part but also a little more around it . my eye lid is purple and blue and my veins are showing going upwards t?

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Dr. Donald Colantino answered

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