Chinese woman found to have 100 parasites living in her eyelashes
Ms Xu told doctors that she had suffered with itchy eyes for two years
She revealed that she had not washed her pillow case since 2012
Eyelash parasites are very common but not to this extent as in Xu's case
A Chinese woman who sought treatment for her itchy eyes was found to have more than 100 parasites living in her eyelashes.


The woman, only known as Ms Xu, told doctors in Wuhan in the central Chinese province of Hubei that she had suffered itchy, red eyes for two years but had simply got used to the condition.

When doctors probed her home hygiene she admitted to having used the same unwashed pillow case since 2012.
The woman had lived with the condition for more than two years and told doctors that she treated the itchiness with over-the-counter eye drops. However, when the problem suddenly worsened, she ended up with so much crusty deposits on her eyelashes that her eyelids stuck together.

During an examination, doctors were shocked to find more than 100 eyelash mites on her eyelids, Chinese media reports. One Chinese news website wrote that one single follicle was home to a colony of ten eyelash mites. Doctors said a combination of not washing her pillow case for five years, and a lack of air flow in the woman's bedroom had allowed the mites to build up to such a harmful level.

She was diagnosed with blepharitis and conjunctivitis, inflammation of the base of the eyelashes and of the eye. She reportedly made a full recovery after treatment. Two species of eyelash mite are found in humans, Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, with some studies suggesting that almost every adult is infected with at least a few of them.

Sources: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5171665/Womans-itchy-eyes-caused-100-mites-eyelashes.html

http://cleaneat.com.ng/womans-itchy-eyes-problem-turns-out-to-be-caused-by-a-hundred-parasites-living-in-her-eyelashes-after-she-went-without-washing-her-pillow-cases-for-five-years/

Na wa

Omo see pig for oyibo land!!!.

Really disgusting..not washed her pillow since 2012

dis woman is truly dirty she is d definition of dirtiness

Not washing her pillow case for 5 years is so wrong.

Water dey fear the eye lashes

tufiakwa

Indian lilac leaves have antibacterial and antifungal properties. They are useful in treating dandruff on eyelashes and scalp. You will get rid of blepharitis when dandruff is treated. Also, you will find relief in eye itching and eye inflammation.