Did you know you could have little creatures living on your eyelids? The Demodex mite is an eight-legged (arachnid) ectoparasite (living on the surface of the host) that can reside in our hair follicles and sebaceous glands.If you think hygiene could be a main reason why you have mites in eyelashes, you are wrong. Scientists have shown no relationship between personal hygiene and infestation of these mites. They have only noted that some hosts are much preferred by face mites than others.Host of The Wizard of Eyes, Dr. Robert Abel, welcomes Dr. Arthur B. Epstein to discuss the causes, symptoms, and treatments for eyelid mites.