A 27-yeаr-оld wоmаn presents with аcute left eye pain, tearing, and phоtophobia after accidentally scratching her eye while removing a soft contact lens. Visual acuity is 20/20 bilaterally. You instill fluorescein dye and examine the eye with a cobalt blue light. A well-defined linear area of bright green uptake is noted on the cornea. What is the best interpretation and next step?