Tearing
Although uncommon, it is possible to develop pink eye because of dry eyes. This is most common in extreme cases of eye dryness like after a day of skiing or windsurfing. In order to compensate, your eye might produce more tears than usual in order to ensure proper eye lubrication and the flushing out of bacteria in order to better protect and heal itself.
The discharge of the eye can vary depending on whether your have viral or bacterial pink eye. More specifically, viral pink eye (that is not caused by overly dry eyes) is associated with clear discharge while viral pink eye is more commonly associated with yellow or green discharge since it usually develops from a cold virus that influence the upper respiratory system.
