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Eyelashes falling out?
Answered by
John C Hagan III, MD, FACS - Ophthalmology
Discover Vision Centers
Kansas City - MO
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Eyelashes falling out?
by holleyb80, Jul 09, 2008 09:22PM
My son is 7 years old, and has a 1/4 inch spot in the middle of his lashline where there are no eyelashes. He may be pulling them, as he is autistic and tends to do things like that, but I noticed that the edge of his eyelid at the lashline seems a little puffy. Could he have some kind of infection going on?
Doctor's Answer
by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, Jul 09, 2008 11:05PM
, Jul 09, 2008 11:05PM
Possibly. You need to find out whether this is trichotillomania (hair pulling) or blepharitis. See a Eye MD ophhtalmologist physician for a complete medical eye exam. Only that will tell you for sure.
JCH MD
JCH MD
