eli5: When an eyelash falls in your eye and causes irritation that later goes away, where did the eyelash go?

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This has been bugging me ever since I saw a cursed meme where there was a huge pile of eyelashes behind someone’s eye. I’ve been wondering if the eyelash falls out or actually gets stuck behind your eye. The eyelash causes irritation and I’m aware that its there, but then it goes away. Where did the lash go?

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You would know if it got stuck behind your eye lol. The truth is that it works its way out eventually, like all irritant particles that get in your eyes. That’s one of the things tears are for, to constantly “wash” your eyeballs.

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