Can corneal damage repair itself?

Corneal injury can be self-healing according to the specific circumstances to determine.

If the patient corneal injury is relatively mild, clinical symptoms are not serious, only a slight abrasion of corneal epithelium, there is no foreign body in the eye, it is generally recommended to pay more attention to rest can be self-healing, if the patient has discomfort symptoms, such as red, swollen, painful eyes, can use corneal repair drugs, such as erythromycin ointment, sodium hyaluronate eye drops, polyvinyl alcohol eye drops, etc.

If the patient is not only corneal epithelial injury, there is a deeper level of damage, the wound is also larger, and secondary infection, like this situation is very serious, generally difficult to self-heal, need to go to the hospital for further treatment in time.