How long will it take for a scratched cornea to heal...?

Question

...if i just let it heal on its own?

i'm going to the hospital tomorrow to get the drops, but i was just curious.

Answer 1

I still say go to the doctor.  A scratched cornea can take weeks depending on severity of the scratch.

Answer 2

If it's a minor scratch it will take 2-3 days, if it's worse it may take a week.  The eye has the fastest healing time of anywhere on the body.  The drops will probably be steroid drops to help heal faster or anti-biotic drops to prevent infection in the scratch.

I had a cat scratch on my cornea and it only took 1 day for the pain to stop and 2 days to heal.

Answer 3

prob no more than a week.. i think i had one  last year and it didnt take long at all to heal with the drops i was given