QUESTION: Most of us have Demodex mites living in or near our eyelash follicles ... specifically Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, through close physical contact with other humans.

“POV: You just had lunch and your patient’s eyelashes are infested with demodex mites, but you have to act professional,” he writes in the text overlay. When he lifts his glasses and peeks ...

Eye mites, or Demodex, are microscopic organisms that live at the base of your eyelashes. Most people have them but in some cases the tiny arachnids can cause Demodex blepharitis, which is a ...