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Any foreign body sensation that causes a feeling of sand or dirt in the is eye irritation. There are many sources for this from basic foreign matter on the surface of eye to viral, bacterial infections, trauma, allergies....

Dr. Amin Ashrafzadeh reviewed this

26 year experience in Ophthalmology

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Very common

Body locations

Eye

Is Symptom of

Hay fever
Allergy
Corneal abrasion (scratch)
Condition
Pink eye (viral conjunctivitis)
Condition
Eye injury
Condition
Pinguecula
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Is a Side Effect of

Trazodone
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Garamycin
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