Hi -- Yesterday afternoon I used my finger to poke a bathroom ceiling to examine what appeared to be a little bit of water damage. The water damage must have been old, as the ceiling wasn't damp, but a few plaster flakes fell down on me from the ceiling, and at least one piece landed in my eye. Within 5 minutes (maybe sooner?), I started rinsing my eye out with tap water and then artificial tears, which I probably did for 5-10 minutes. It continued to feel like something was in my eye, so after about 15 minutes, I washed it out a little more. Finally I called an ophthamalogist, who had me come in asap (which was about 2 hours after the incident happened). The doctor put in drops in to examine my eye more clearly. He said he couldn't see any particles or evidence of a chemical burn, but the eye looked very irritated and swollen. He put ointment in the eye and gave me a presciprtion for Tobradex--one drop every two hours. My question is that today this eye looks less a little less swollen and red, but it still feels irritated, almost as though something is still in my eye. (Also, the drops sting a little when I use them.) I've now just been reading online about the dangers of getting cement/plaster in one's eye, and it sounds like getting this type of alkali product in one's eye can cause serious damage. My questions: if it was just a tiny amount that fell in my eye, and the ophthamalogist couldn't see any particles/burn yesterday, should I not be worried? How many days will the eye take to totally heal? If it's not feeling better tomorrow, should I call the doctor again before the holiday weekend? Thank you in advance for any comments!