I had been getting eyelash extensions for a year and loving it and then decided that they were too difficult to maintain. They also really hurt and started to pinch my eyes.
At the same time that I stopped having the eye lash extensions applied, it was the beginning of allergy season in Phoenix and everything was in bloom. My eyes were itching so much I couldn't stop rubbing them. I thought the itching was due to my allergies. I began applying cold ice packs to my eyes.
I finally went to my Ophthalmologist only to discover that I had allergic conjunctivitis, not Pink eye or infectious conjunctivitis. It is causes by wearing extended wear soft contact lenses too long; I was sleeping in them. He lifted my eye lids to show me that I actually had little cysts in under my lids. It is treated with steroids and you have to stop wearing your lenses for a month.
The lesson I learned was to go to your doctor ; don't just assume that you know what is wrong.
Cathy