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Key facts

Anatomy.Name

Eyelash

Anatomy.Latin

cilium

Anatomy.Greek

Bλέφαρον (blépharon)

Anatomy.Image

Human eyelashes.jpg

Anatomy.Caption

Human eyelashes

Anatomy.Image2

Human eye with eyelid pulled open, anterior view.jpg

Anatomy.Caption2

Human lashes grow in up to six distinct layers on each upper and lower eyelids, in some cases resulting in sets of over 200 lashes surrounding each eye

Anatomy.System

Sensory

Anatomy.Function

Lines the edges of the eyelids, heightening protection of the eye from dust and debris and triggers the blink reflex

via Wikipedia infobox

• Pthiriasis of the eyelashes.ReviewGiornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia · 2020Veraldi S, Nazzaro G, Esposito L et al.DOI: 10.23736/S0392-0488.19.06350-8
• Enhanced eyelashes: prescription and over-the-counter options.ReviewAesthetic plastic surgery · 2011Jones DDOI: 10.1007/s00266-010-9561-3
• Head lice in the eyelashes.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Belabbes MB, Taouri NDOI: 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.29.42559
• Eyebrow and Eyelash Alopecia: A Clinical Review.ReviewAmerican journal of clinical dermatology · 2023Nguyen B, Hu JK, Tosti ADOI: 10.1007/s40257-022-00729-5
• Trichiasis.ReviewSeminars in ophthalmology · 2010Ferreira IS, Bernardes TF, Bonfioli AADOI: 10.3109/08820538.2010.488580
• Crusts on the Eyelashes.The Journal of pediatrics · 2019Ouedraogo M, Ventéjou S, Leducq S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.02.002
• Eyelashes divert airflow to protect the eye.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2015Amador GJ, Mao W, DeMercurio P et al.DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.1294
• Angiosomes, clefts, and eyelashes.ReviewPlastic and reconstructive surgery · 2004MacQuillan A, Hamilton S, Grobbelaar ADOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000112793.45806.7a

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Wikidata facts

Image

Eyelashes.jpg

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