hey, pickle, i get aching eyeballs, too. well, actually it's the muscles of the eyes that would ache. for some odd reason, i wake up with an ache the muscles where it hurts to look up. usually, it's the muscles above the eye that ache. doesn't happen much, but sometimes. i guess, it's a mystery, in a way. we have too many mysteries, for sure. hope your eye feels better soon. the ache in my eye usually goes away by the next day, typically.