What causes pain in the shoulder blade that radiates to the neck?
Patient: 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? Doctor: 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.