noun
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
Medical term for eyelashes that grow inward toward the eye. Also commonly referred to as 逆さまつげ.
See also: 逆さまつげ
逆睫毛のせいで目が痛い。
My eye hurts because of my ingrown eyelashes.
眼科で逆睫毛の治療を受けた。
I received treatment for trichiasis at the eye clinic.
More common colloquial term for the same condition; 逆睫毛 is the more formal or medical term.
Compound of 逆 (saka, 'reverse, inverted') and 睫毛 (matsuge, 'eyelashes').