On the Correlation Between the Curvature of the Human Eyelash and Its Geometrical Features

    July 2018 in “ Acta biomaterialia ”
    Hironori Tohmyoh, Mitsuharu Ishihara, Kaori Ikuta, Tomoko Watanabe
    Studysummary This study reports a good correlation between the curvature of human eyelashes and the displacement of the neutral axis, influenced by the non-uniform thickness of the outer cuticle layer.
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