Eyelash Health Dictionary

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Eyelash: From 1 Different Sources

n. one of the long stiff hairs that form a row projecting outwards from the front edge of the upper and lower eyelids. The eyelashes help keep dust away from the eye. Anatomical name: cilium.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Eyelashes, Disorders Of

The eyelashes are arranged in two rows at the front edge of the lid and normally curve outwards.

Growth in an abnormal direction may be due to injury to the lid or, more commonly, to infection.

Severe blepharitis may destroy the roots of the lashes.

Trachoma, an infection in which the lid is distorted by scarring, may lead to trichiasis.

With age, the lashes become finer and fewer.... eyelashes, disorders of


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