You can’t cut the eyelashes because they will grow back thicker and harder and will be more irritating to the cornea. If there are only 1-2 lashes, they can be removed with eyelash plucking tweezers, preferably by pulling them out by the roots. If the eyelashes are in a row, surgery is required, especially in elderly people, who have eyelid spasms that cause their eyelids to turn inwards. Long-term friction of the inverted eyelashes on the eye can lead to conjunctival congestion, corneal clouding, keratitis and corneal ulcers, causing permanent vision loss, and the discovery of inverted eyelashes should be treated promptly.