My eyes are sticky and difficult to open when I wake up?

Question

Every morning for the past 5 days I have woken up with sticky eyes that are really hard to open. I have to rub them a lot to get all this gunk off of them. During the day my eyes can get red, making it look like I've been crying.

I don't know if I have allergies, but I do sneeze a lot in the summer.

-Misaleia

Answer 1

See the doctor, you could have Pink Eye, a highly contagious infection of your eye.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_eye

Answer 2

pink eye sweetheart go to a eye doctor stop rubbing your eyes its very contagious!!!! if you touch your eyes immediatly wash them!!

Answer 3

It sounds like it could be allergies or pink eye.  The second possibility is likely if the stickiness and gunkiness lasts only a few days.

Your eyes and nose are connected by a tube.  The sand (even in non-allergy season) in your eyes is really dried snot-like stuff.

Answer 4

I think your eyes are infected. Go see a doctor to get some eyedrops and medicine to clear the virus and avoid wearing contact lenses cos they are normally the cause of the problem.