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.

only Demodex brevis and Demodex folliculorum are found on humans. Demodex is contracted and spread by either direct contact or dust containing eggs. Eyelashes infested with Demodex often are ...

Figure 1. Cluster of Demodex folliculorum mites embedded in a collarette near the lash follicle. Source: Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Figure 2. Patient with eyes open at slit lamp (left). Same patient ...

One of the two species, Demodex folliculorum, buries itself face down near the roots of eyelashes. It uses a seven-clawed organ (a “palpus”) to grab hold of cells. Then it feasts on the cells ...

“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 ...

Two species are known in humans – Demodex folliculorum, which lives mainly in hair follicles on our faces (especially eyelashes and eyebrows), and Demodex brevis, which sets up home in the oil glands ...

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 ...