EYE MITES What Are Eye Mites, Eyelash Mites or Demodex Mites? Eye mites also known as Demodex is a genus of a parasitic mites that live in or near hair follicles of mammals. There are about 65 different species of Demodex with only two species known to attack human beings, i.e. the Demodex brevis and Demodex folliculorum both of which are commonly refers as to hair mites or face mites. However, eye mites or eyelash mites only refers to Demodex folliculorum. The Demodex brevis is normally found o