title: Mascara induced milphosis, an etiological evaluation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Eyelashes play an important role in one's personality and builds confidence. Now-a- days, mascaras are used very commonly as an eye cosmetic. Mascara induced loss of eyelashes has been evaluated in this study.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to determine the effect of mascara on eyelashes and to find an association between the usage of mascara and fall of eyelashes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional questionnaire based study done on medical students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical students were interviewed with a semi-structured questionnaire on mascara usage.
  
  
  METHODS
  MedCalc 9.3.6.0 version.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 128 medical students who used mascara were included in this study. Mean (standard deviation) age of the students was 23.7 ± 2.0 years. Nearly 31% of the subjects faced the eye problems. Eyelash fall was observed in 19%. Higher mean years of use of mascara (5.17 ± 3.8 vs. 3.19 ± 2.6, P = 0.027, t-test) influenced the fall of eyelashes in the subjects. Itching of the eye prior to fall of eyelashes was observed in all subjects (P = 0.0002, Fisher exact test). A higher percentage of eyelash falls was observed in subjects who used water for removal of waterproof mascara (27%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a significant positive association between long-term use of eye cosmetics like mascara and fall of eyelashes. Furthermore, use of water for removal of waterproof mascara was associated with a higher incidence of eyelash fall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Rajani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kadri
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Asha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Achar
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Thrivikrama Padur
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Tantry
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Devika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Parameshwar
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kudva
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sudhir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hegde
keywords: Eyelashes; fall; mascara; milphosis