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Symptom Checker
Step 4: Read and complete the decision guide to learn more about your symptoms.
Eye Discharge
Good! That makes a stroke or other nerve disorder less likely. Next is an important question that deals with the possibility of a bacterial infection.
Do you have redness in one eye or both eyes and is there also an itchy, thick, yellow discharge, or discomfort?
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