There are home remedies that work. Otherwise, how did all of us live before there was such a thing as money to go to the dr or health insurance?
We were poor. There were 7 kids in the family. We didn't have any money to go to a dr unless there was evidence of a broken bone. Mama always tended to us at the house. If I recall correctly, she just put a warm cloth on our eye & sternly told us not to touch it. And it itched like the dickens. But it soon went away if we minded Mama & didn't fool with it.
Good luck. (I understand about not having money to go to dr)