The |eye| lashes fringe the boarder of each |eye| lid. The lashes help protect the |eye| from dust and other foreign particles and protect the |eye| from glare. Each |eye| has about 200 lashes. They consist of three series of short hairs. Those of the upper lid are more numerous and longer than the lashes of the lower lid. The lashes of the upper lid curve upward and the lashes of the lower lid curve downward. They extend from about one-fourth of an inch from the inner canthus to near the outer canthus. The lashes last between three and five months. New lashes are continually growing.
