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eye is swollen and has a white spot under the eyeball

I woke up the other morning with my eye swollen and bruised.  It looks like I got a black eye, but I know for a fact I haven't been hit in my eye to warrant a black eye.  The inside of my eye below the eyeball is pretty red and there is a white spot there that looks like a canker sore.  The pain comes and goes, but it is pretty irritating.  The day before my eye started to hurt I remember something getting in my eye and it took about 10 minutes for me to get it out.  Can a doctor please tell me if I should see a doctor, or should I let it heal on its own?  It has been hurting for 3 days now, and it didn't swell up until 2 days after I had something in my eye.

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711220 tn?1251891127
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It is next to impossible to diagnosis without an exam.

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no idea of what it might be though?
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711220 tn?1251891127
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You need to see an ophthalmologist.

Dr. O.
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