Cupcake vs Muffin. With a cup of piping hot coffee, or a glass of frothy cold milk, no one can deny that a pastry is a welcome treat. If you go into a bakery, there are many pastries from which to choose, some of which look startlingly different, such as Danishes to some that look remarkably similar such as cupcakes and muffins.
Other factors can contribute to healing time but usually the eye heals quickly from a simple abrasion. In brief: Quickly. Generally speaking 24-48 hours for the epithelium to heal a corneal abrasion or scratch. Other factors can contribute to healing time but usually the eye heals quickly from a simple abrasion.  In brief: Quickly.
For me, it took about 3 weeks. I missed a step and fell against a wall, with the eyebrow/eye area taking the hit. Immediately after the fall, the eye area was puffy and I could barely see out of that eye--it was so swollen. The next day, the skin started to turn color. And each day there were new shades: from deep purple to greens and finally, yellows.