I have experienced that off and on. For me personally, focusing on drinking enough filtered water, protecting my eyes from wind and drafts by wearing glasses, and using saline or lubrication drops without preservatives (in individual vials, such as Refresh PLUS as recommended by my ophthalmologist), has vastly improved the situation. I no longer wake up with blurred vision and my eyes are no longer irritated. It also helps me to take steamy baths and showers and generally be in a hydrated situation. Because I don't want to encourage mold or dust mites in my home, I compromise by steaming my eyes and nasal passages with hot liquids (gently, carefully) while they cool and this seems to help too. I suggest trying these things before assuming you have a more serious issue. I too was concerned, but once I addressed the hydration and air movement issues (as from fans or wind blowing in the windows of cars or homes), my problems largely went away, so long as I kept up these protective measures.

I recently had a visit with my ophthalmologist and the only really bad thing was that I now have the beginnings of cataracts. He told me to wear sunglasses outdoors at all times. I used to do that, but when my costly large prescription sunglasses were stolen, I just used my regular glasses and a hat. I didn't wear the hat in the car, and I lived in a very sunny place year-round. So, before I knew it, ten years had passed and now I have the start of cataracts. I have for many years had some visible surface build-up of tissue due probably to wind outdoors when cycling without glasses, and just being outdoors in nature a lot. I mention this because damage can be cumulative, so it's best to start protecting eyes now and keep it up.