What's the grown-up word for sleepy-dust?

[FlamedToACrisp]

I've suddenly realised I'm 58 and still using baby-talk to refer to the crusty bits in your eyes when you wake up. All I can find by Googling is 'rheum' - but I've never, ever heard anyone refer to it as that!

What do you call it?

[Moonflower12]

I'd say ' Oh there is a bit of sleep in your eye'.

[BoneAppleTeaa]

I’ve only ever heard it referred to as ‘sleep’.

[DrFoxtrot]

Sleep

[Dowermouse]

Pixie poo.

[itsme]

Eye bogies or sleep

[BigusBumus]

Sleep, as in Ive got sleep in my eye

[gamerchick]

Sleep here as well.

[Jkslays]

Eye crust

[GreyishDays]

Gunk.

[EyeDrops]

Eye gunk. Or just gunk in my/your eye.

[TheFormerPorpentiaScamander]

Only ever called it sleepy dust

[FelicityBeedle]

I grew up with it called duck muck

[LakeTittyHaHa]

Eye boogers to my husband and DDog (he gets the worst ones ever!) but it’s sleepy dust for my DD

[sittingonacornflake]

Just sleep here

[Chocolatear]

Eye crud.

[SassenachWitch]

Eye bogies

[TheRattleBag]

@FelicityBeedle

I grew up with it called duck muck

Nah, duck muck (or duck meat) is the gunk you get between your toes!

[FlamedToACrisp]

'Sleep' sounds much better - I might have to use that. I'll pass on the pixie poo and duck muck, thanks!

[SoberCurious]

Sleep.

[BlossomCat]

Dame Edna Everage used to call them 'Custard Corners'

[InTheShadowOfTheMushroomCloud]

Crud

[Yankathebear]

I love the term sleepy dust, adorable.
I think the correct name is gound.
We tend to refer to it as crust which isn’t pretty at all.

[thatcarolebaskinbitch]

Sleep or as @LakeTittyHaHa said Eye Boogers for the dogs

[waltzingparrot]

Isn't the proper grown up medical type word, Blepharitis.

[YesItsMeIDontCare]

You are all wrong. It's sleepy jacks.