Contact lenses burning after dusty Cultural Triangle roads — switch to glasses or just rewetting drops?
Soft dailies. After jeep time near Habarana my eyes feel sandy and pink even with drops. Tomorrow is another transfer day. Do people here live in glasses for the Triangle and save contacts for the coast, or is there a simple dust routine that works?
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Dust plus contact lenses is a classic irritation combo. Practical traveler pattern: glasses for long dusty road days, contacts when you are in cleaner AC or on the beach, and do not sleep in lenses after a red-eye day. Preservative-free rewetting drops can help short-term; if pain, light sensitivity, or discharge shows up, stop lenses and seek care — I am not diagnosing you online. Carry a glasses backup always. Rinse hands before any lens handling after a jeep. Windshield AC aimed at your face makes it worse for some people.
Glasses for every Triangle transfer now. Contacts only after a shower on beach days. Eyes calmed down.
Packing the glasses case in the daybag tomorrow. Drops alone were not enough today.
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