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sharp shooting reoccuring pain in my right eye

i've had a really sharp pain in my eye since 4a.m this morning it feels like i am being stabbed in the eye with a knife every couple seconds. its my lower right eyeball like some kind of spasm and it startles me everytime it happens because it hurts so much. what can it be?
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i get the same stabbing pain from time to time that happens a couple times every couple seconds and then disappears for a few weeks. i had an eye exam and they found nothing!
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711220 tn?1251891127
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Probalby a corneal abrasion or a foreign body.


See an ophthalmologist ASAP.

Dr. O.
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