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眼翕毛（翕讀邑，毛讀陰平調），又寫眼泣毛或者眼挹毛，又叫 眼睫毛，生喺眼皮邊邊嘅毛。用嚟保護對眼，作用似貓鬚（whisker）。當眼泣毛碰到啲外來嘅嘢，好似塵咁， 眼皮就反射咁反應，合埋，保護對眼。
眼泣毛喺個胎第七到第八個星期大嘅生出嚟。掹咗或剪咗嘅眼泣毛要七到八個星期生返出嚟。眼泣毛一般同其他嘅毛同髮唔同色，深色頭髮嘅人眼泣毛深色啲，淺色頭髮嘅人眼泣毛淺色啲。
喺好多地方，長而密嘅眼泣毛係有女人味嘅象徵。所以，有人會整長佢，不過， Hadza 嘅女人會掹晒啲毛。
Kohl has been worn as far back as the Bronze Age to protect and enhance lashes. In Ancient Egypt it was used as well by the wealthy and the royal to protect their eyes from the sand, dust and bugs.
Modern eye makeup includes mascara, eyeliner, eye putty, and eye shadow to emphasize the eyes. The twentieth century saw the beginning of convincing-looking false eyelashes, popular in the 1960s.
Latisse was introduced in the first quarter of 2009 by Allergan as the first drug to receive FDA approval for eyelash growth. Latisse is a weak concentration of bimatropost, the active component of the glaucoma medication Lumigan. According to Allergan, noticeable eyelash growth occurs within 16 weeks. Growth is reported to occur primarily on the upper eyelashes.
Fake or eyelash extensions have become increasingly popular in the U.S. in recent years[1] and can be bought from popular supermarkets and cosmetic stores.
哺乳種物都有眼泣毛，而駱駝嘅眼泣毛又長有粗。有啲狗種，眼泣毛悼轉生係個問題。
Lashes, being hair, are found in mammals. Camels' lashes are remarkably long and thick. Horses, cows, and also ostriches, (vestigial feathers without barbs) feature eyelashes as well.
Inherited eyelash problems are common in some breeds of dogs.
Eyelash vipers show a set of modified scales over the eyes which look much like eyelashes.
Hornbills have prominent feather eyelashes, an uncommon feature in birds.
