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What Causes Pain In The Shoulder Blade That Radiates To The Neck?

I get a very sharp pain that starts at my shoulder blade, and shoots up my neck. At the same time my eye, on the same side as the pain, goes temporarily blind. I see white, and then my vision is blurry for a few seconds. It happens every 3 to 4 weeks, for about the last 3 years. What am I experiencing?
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

You may have an entrapped nerve in the neck or between the shoulder blades causing what is referred to as a cervical or scapular compressive radiculopathy. The blurry vision may be due to the intensity of pain sometimes believed to be so strong that people can actually pass out.

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What Causes Pain In The Shoulder Blade That Radiates To The Neck?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. You may have an entrapped nerve in the neck or between the shoulder blades causing what is referred to as a cervical or scapular compressive radiculopathy. The blurry vision may be due to the intensity of pain sometimes believed to be so strong that people can actually pass out. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.