Notes and References. 1  U.S. Senate: Reference Home > Glossary > Christmas tree bill. 2  Lardner, George (1966) The Day Congress Played Santa: A Look at the Christmas Tree Bill, Washington Post, 25 December, p. A1, A10. 3  Shribman, David (1983) It Began as a Rather Ordinary Piece of Legislation, New York Times, 9 November, p. A22.
When the individual is awake, blinking of the eyelid causes rheum to be washed away with tears via the nasolacrimal duct. The absence of this action during sleep, however, results in a small amount of dry rheum accumulating in corners of the eye, most notably in children.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Eye Boogers are snot from the nose that makes it out of the tear ducts to keep the eyes lubricated while you sleep. Chemically it is no different then the mucus found in your nose or your lungs. There is a direct connection between the nose and the tear ducts. According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_ducts The nasolacrimal duct (sometimes called tear ducts) carries tears from the lacrimal sac into the nasal cavity.