From your eyeMD in NYC, it probably will get better every day (if it's what I think it is).
Talking about scary eyes, I had a kid come into my office on Halloween dressed as a vampire, and he had terrible pink eye in both eyes. After examining him, I gave him eye drops and I told him & his Mom, "It'll start getting better real soon."
He looked real nervous. I asked what's wrong, and his mom replied, "He wants to start getting better tomorrow because he thinks the pink eye makes him look like a real vampire!"