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Methods

The study was conducted using 400 female undergraduate students at the University of Benin with an age range of 15-30 years and a mean age of 22.50±3.79 years. This observational cross-sectional study was conducted by evaluating the usage pattern of eyelash extensions, ocular side effects, and the relationship between them. Data obtained from the participants were processed using the Pearson correlation analysis in the Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS)(version 22.0; IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Armonk, NY) software.

Results

The results showed that only 16%(n= 64) of the participants had any side effects before fixing eyelash extensions, while 54%(n= 216) of the participants had experienced one or more side effects during/after artificial eyelash wear. The most common side effects experienced were itching (n= 152, 38%), lashes pulling out (n= 144, 36%), heavy eyelids (n …