First, I'd be interested in a Zoom and am on the East Coast, too.

For the Vaseline, I put on several thin layers so it ends up somewhat thick. It doesn't get onto my pillow because I use a pillow that's cut out on both ends so just a part of my forehead and chin are touching it but not my cheeks, etc. Try it on your least favorite pillow case and maybe it won't discolor it.

My cataract surgery went well and I'm amazed at the difference in colors! Moments before surgery, while on the table, I took the opportunity to ask the surgeon to look to see if there were any collarettes - she looked at both eyes and said nothing was there. Yeah! My eye doctor, who prescribed Xdemvy, had told me that she saw one or two. I don't know if she was telling me the truth because she knows they never go away, or didn't recall since I asked her a week after seeing her. Either way, I think the scrubbing twice a day with that nano brush is working. I'm worried since I couldn't do it after the surgery but will ask when I see the surgeon tomorrow (and have her look again!). I did use wipes last night and this morning.