if an individual infected with oral herpes were to get there own blood inside there own eye by some chance..would the eye get infected with herpes?

Interesting question. If you need a confirmed answer that quickly, call the local health line if you have one.

My opinion though - I don't think Herpes is transferred by blood. It's skin-on-skin contact, generally with open sores.

I could be wrong - I haven't actually seen anything on this site that addresses this type of issue...

how can i find out if i have a local health line because i dont think that i do?
i mean its been over 2 hours now and i wanted to go to the hospital to get it washed out but im thinking that if it gets in there and you wait this long
that whats done is done.what do you think? thanks for the quick reply.

You're in the states?? Ah well, In Canada each city has a public health line we can call for advice on whether to go to the hospital or not. If you don't know if you have one, you probably don't.

If you are that concerned about it, get yourself into the shower, and start an eyewash. IF we were talking about something that was transferred by blood though, I think the 2 hour mark, as you stated, is likely too late.

But I really don't think you need to panic. Although Herpes goes for the thin membranes, it's REALLY rare for it to turn up anywhere but oral or genital (or so I've read in all my reasearch). And you need to have some of those viral cells on your hand when it touches your eye for it to transfer. Hence, you'd need to touch an open sore, or much less likely, have picked up some shedding cells, within about 10 seconds of you touching your eye for that transfer to happen.

In fact, the more I think about this, the less I think it is likely to have happened. Your blood is carrying the antibodies against the virus (I'm assuming you already have it), not the virus itself. The virus resides in the nerve endings of your skin cells (I'm saying that wrong, but it's something like that...)

I'm sure someone else will answer you, especially if I'm wrong. But I really think you are OK. Call your Dr. in the morning - whatever happens it's too late now.

Cheers

Yes, you can get it in your eye. Ocular herpes is serious. However, it is not usually carried in the general blood stream. Go to an opthalmologist, not a hospital. Allthough you should see a doctor, there is a prophylactic topical eye ointment called vidarabine which should be administered for 5 days. You may need to get a scrip for it.

Whenever you say it is not 'usually' carried in the general blood stream, what exactly do you mean by this, what are the posibilities?. it has been 2 days now with no ill effects, but i know im not in the clear.Should i be seeing an Ophthalmologist regardless of how long it's been?

Call a herpes hotline and ask this question.

You gotta remember. We're a bunch of people here not medical professionals, although some might be. We can share experiences and such but we can't give you absolute recommendations regarding your health.