Thanks for the reassuring comment, @himal! Maybe it is a lot more common than initially thought, since I actually only noticed it when I was examining my eyes very closely. Perhaps for a lot of people it just goes undetected.
Artificial tears and eyedrops seem to help, indeed.
you are welcome @irime . Its always worrysome when a thing occurs to yourself how insignificant it is. As i was studying about pterygium in my medicine class i first noticed in my eyes but later on found its nothing sort of harmful. But studying about what it is and what is its sequale is always wise.