It turns out that I am a bit susceptible to dry eyes now. It's nothing serious and I would certainly never go back, but it's there. It happens whenever I am not getting enough sleep. I'll wake up with dry uncomfortable eyes. It seems to coexist with allergic issues, in that if I'm stuffy I don't breathe as well. When I don't breathe as well I don't sleep as well. And, well, when I don't sleep as well as I should I get dry eyes.
I haven't broken down and bought any type of drops yet. It's funny, compared to dealing with lenses on a daily basis, nightly drops would be a minimal effort. I could keep them on the night table and apply them whenever I went to sleep. I suppose if I needed to I could apply drops upon waking up too. Perhaps this would alleviate any discomfort immediately?
Something else I should mention is that I go to the gym regularly. I find that when I'm exercising, especially right after exercising, that my vision gets a bit sharper. I'm not sure exactly why. It could have something to do with the eyes watering a little more during some heavy exertion. It could even have something to do with raising and lowering the blood pressure and heart rate.
I really don't know, but I thought I'd mention all this in case it might be helpful to anyone else out there. Drop me a comment if you have dealt with any of these issues or want more details.
