That’s probably eye dryness. My wife gets it too. I would consider using refresh drops before bed or using a humidifier - it’s made a huge difference. Even without lasik I used to wake up with horrible pain randomly 1-2 a month and wondered what it was. And lasik exacerbates eye dryness so likely is what you are going through
Sleep goggles (the soft silicone kind) are great alongside ointment (always preservative free!).
I already use ointment nightly and eyedrops 4x a day (also preservative free haha gotta love the 80$ bottles of eyedrops) Are sleep goggles just sleeping masks?
If you have severe dry eye you can also get permanent plugs place in two of your tear ducts (you have 4), to help keep moisture in. There’s also prescription eyedrops that help
I have an appointment on Tuesday to get all four tear duct plugs put in because of severe dry eye. I certainly hope it works! The prescription eye drops actually make my eyes dryer and also the preservative free drops. I don’t dare use them anymore because I just can’t stand it! I absolutely hate my dry eyes!
I had an invasive eye surgery two years ago and left my eye scarred.S I think that’s why it gets so dry now. It’s super weird, I’m super sensitive to airborne scents like smoke or perfume now. I think I’d wait a few more years to see if it levels out or not