“My toddler has a lot of discharge from his right eye. What is it?”

It could be an infection. To be certain, he should have his eyes examined.

Discharge, goop, eye boogers, eye gunk or whatever you call it, is a concern for many people especially babies and toddlers. Eye mucus in the corners of your eyes tends to accumulate during sleep. Other times, your eyelids may seem glued shut by the gunk stuck to your lashes which can signal an eye infection. The color of the discharge tells a lot about what is going on with the eye. Generally stringy white mucus may signal allergies, white or yellow balls of mucus could signal a tear drainage problem which is very common amongst toddlers and babies.
I recommend that you clean around your toddler's eye area with a baby wipe to clear any discharge. Next take a moist warm cloth and gently massage the depressed drainage area near the corner of the eye and near the nose. This will clear up any minor discharge.

Make sure that you get your son evaluated by an eye doctor to ensure that he doesn't have an infection of the tear glands and drainage ducts which may require surgical repair.

Go see an eye doctor. It can be several things. Either conjunctivitis or likely a clogged tear gland.

It could potentially be a sign of infection depending on the color of the discharge or it could be something else. You should take this child to see an eye doctor to determine the cause and possible treatment if any treatment is needed.

It does sound like a possible eye infection if it’s an unusual amount of discharge. Possibly bacterial infection. He should be taken to be seen by a pediatric optometrist.

You should get it checked out. It could be a blockage of some sort, a chronic infection, blepharitis, or a retained foreign body under his upper lid, etc. Go to your eye doctor and have it checked!

Most likely infection. Have him see a doctor right away.