Depends: Hopefully, you have already seen an ophthalmologist, if you have a corneal abrasion. If not, you should. If the abrasion is large enough, a bandage contact lens can be placed. This helps protect the surface and decrease pain, while the abrasion heals. For smaller abrasions, artificial tears and a topical NSAID are usually sufficient, as it will heal relatively quickly.
Answered 6/10/2014
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See eye md: Corneas almost always heal within 24-36hours unless the abrasion is quite large. See an eyemd to insure your eye health asap to insure this is not serious.
Answered 5/7/2013
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