Not only in the genitals, herpes can also attack the eyes. However, the herpes virus that attacks the eye is different from the genital herpes virus, so herpes in the eye is not a sexually transmitted disease. Herpes disease in the eye is caused by two types of herpes virus, namely varicella-zoster virus and herpes simplex virus 1. Varicella-zoster virus is the same as the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles, while the herpes simplex 1 virus is the same as the herpes virus which also attacks the mouth. Before these two viruses infect the eye, someone should have been stricken with this virus, both in the form of chicken pox and cold sores. Therefore, the doctor will usually ask the patient if he had previously suffered from the disease. After attacking humans, these two types of herpes virus will live around nerve fibers without causing problems. This virus only causes problems and moves from one area of the body to another when the immune system declines due to an illness...