I answered this question earlier today - please look for my response.  Thank you.

Terri

NOW, 1 week ago i noticed a couple of "tiny sore/cuts" on my penis head below the head where the foreskin retracts and I was inspecting them with my fingers. There was also some redness/irritation. I forgot to wash my hands and about 45 mins later I rubbed my eyes/slight scratching and realized what I had done.  Since about 5 days my eyes have been irritated and I have been experiencing teary eyes, dryness, feeling of something inside my eyes. I'm afraid I spread herpes into my eyes. My skin is irritated and I feel pressure and I noticed a tiny cut below my eye where the lining is. I'm very afraid I might have done something horrible and will get Ocular Herpes. I went to the Optometrist twice already and he performed the slit test to check for herpes but nothing yet. He did say my eyes were very irritated and had some concern. Also, he did notice the tiny cut but didn't think it was herpes but in his words, he's not an MD. From all the rubbing I've been doing I may have spread the virus on to other parts of my face as I can see some small lesions on my forehead and cheek. I know they're not normal since I'm experiencing burning sensations on my face.  One of the lesions seems like it crusted and it seemed "yellowish."

I'm very scared. When I initially tested positive for HSV1 they gave a prescription of Acyclovir 400MG but I haven't taken it since I don't want it to affect my blood test. 

1.) Do you think I should begin taking the antivirals?? I'm fearful for my eyesight. 

2.) If I did get herpes, could it be HSV1 or HSV2? I suspect I already had HSV1 genitally prior to the last sexual exposure I described and so am afraid I acquired HSV2 and spread it to my eyes/face. 

I have been so depressed for a month now with enormous amount of anxiety so maybe this has made my immune system weaker. I just hope it's not HSV2 on my face or scrotum. 

I understand that you are very scared.  That's an awful feeling when it comes to an STI

1.  NO.  If you want to take another antibody test later, the antivirals will influence your test results and could result in a false negative.

2.  Your encounter Presented such little risk that I think your worries are considerably overblown.  The likelihood that you would acquire herpes from someone massaging your scrotum if they had vaginal secretions on their hand is about as close to zero as you can get. I have no idea why you think you have it just a one genital infection  but in regards to the this encounter and HSV-2, I would not be at all concerned in your situation. Which means that it is highly unlikely that you would've transmitted it to your eye. I think you have taken this worry and just run with it and that's not reasonable in this situation nor is it good for your mental health. My suggestion to you would be to wait 12 weeks from the encounter and if you wish, do another IgG test. Or, you could skip the IgG and go directly to the herpes of Western blot antibody test which is considered the gold standard diagnostic method for this disease. Seeing how worried you are, I think it might be difficult for you to accept the results of the IgG test if it is negative, because it does miss some cases of HSV-2 infection.

Terri

Ocular herpes can cause blindness so it can be severe.  But most often, if people get herpes of the eye, daily antiviral medicine will prevent blindness.  I think you are worrying too much about this possibility and you can also shave.  If you have HSV 1 facially, it is all of those nerves or can travel to all of those nerves, without you doing anything.  So this should not be a concern.

This is my final post on  your subscription.

Terri