Does an eye inury get worse before it gets better?

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Hi folks!
I posted a pic of my Cream Angel's eye a week or so ago:
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Now it looks like this:
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(It looks a little worse in person. The right eye is fine, and he/she appears to be fine otherwise)

So, assuming it is an eye injury, do you think it is just stabbing over, or do you think it is infected, or possibly swam into a rock and injured it again?

I feel bad for the poor guy (or gal). Anything I can do?
 

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Some injuries do tend to "look" worse as they heal - granulomatous tissue can look dark and pretty funky, but it means the wound is healing. In this case though, the eye looks worse to me. It may have re-hit it, since its vision is obviously damaged on that side. It likely won't regain 100% of its sight on that side.
Secondary bacterial infection is always a concern - is there any way you can treat the tank with antibiotics?

Jay
 

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