Exposure and transmission through the eye

[Gwen911]

On a recent trip to Atlanta I was crossing the street when a mentally ill male spit in my face. I was wearing my glasses thank goodness but I may have been exposed to a minute amount of saliva into my eye. The man was apprehended by police who later told me that the man stated he was HIV positive. Although I did wash my eye within 5 minutes of exposure, had my rinsed with 2 quarts of saline solution within 20 minutes of exposure, and again rinsed out my eye in the shower an hour after exposure, I still can't help but be worried. I looked online and read a few medical journals regarding this type of transmission and read up on proteins in the saliva in relation to HIV. Although transmission is rare I am still worried. Since this happened almost 7 days ago how do I go about getting anti viral medication? The police officer says that the man's HIV status is technically hear say and that I can only get his medical records through a warrant. What is the fastest way to acquire anti viral medication? What if I am denied medication? Will antiviral medication not be so effective since it is almost 7 days later? Should I be more worried about other diseases such as hepatitis?

[Uniquelymen]

Hi there.

Basing from this account given, you are not in any risk for HIV.

I can't answer a lot of your questions because I do not where you are. I don't think "anti viral medication" is required for your incident.