Hi Dr. Grief. I got poked in my eye this past wed by a girl drying my hair at a salon. I think her hands may have been dirty and I was having some pain. I went to my eye dr yesterday who is an O.D. and she said I had a mild bacterial infection and abrasion. She prescribed Tobramycin Ointment 4x daily for 5 days. I m one of these people who do not like to take pills, vitamins, etc. My eye doesn t look bad and the pain is gone. Should I buy this ointment and still take it? Could the infection go away on it s own? I usually do not do well w/drugs. I m allergic to Penicillin, Amoxocillin, Augmentin, and I even had a reaction to a Tetanus Shot I got last yr for a cut. Is this ointment safe to use?