Demodex mite. Microscopic examination of eyelashes Demodicosis is one of the most unpleasant parasitic eye diseases affecting the eyelid area. The development of demodicosis is provoked by Demodex mites. Normally, many people have a small number of mites living on their face, eyelashes, and in the eyelid glands. However, under certain circumstances, the mites begin to multiply, their number increases, which causes the inflammatory process of eyelid demodicosis.
🙏 The images and description were kindly provided by biologist Anna Feditskaya, Luhansk.
