Yes, they do grow. You can lose your eyelashes completely (in an accident) and they will grow back within 1-2 months.
But like the rest of the hair on our bodies they have their own internal preset length at which they start falling out. So they grow so long, fall out, and then new ones grow. That's why some people can't grow long hair on their heads, and why some folk have long eyelashes and others only get short stubby eyelashes. Relatively long eyelashes would be about 2cm long, relatively short ones might only be 5-7 mm or so.
Interestingly, people with certain congenital and nervous system abnormalities seem most likely to have the longest eye lashes; mothers of autistic children often comment on this aspect of their children's eyes. Nobody knows why this should be.
Eyelashes grow at a rate of about 1 cm every 2-4 weeks. This is a bit faster, on average, than hair growth rate on our heads.
But like the rest of the hair on our bodies they have their own internal preset length at which they start falling out. So they grow so long, fall out, and then new ones grow. That's why some people can't grow long hair on their heads, and why some folk have long eyelashes and others only get short stubby eyelashes. Relatively long eyelashes would be about 2cm long, relatively short ones might only be 5-7 mm or so.
Interestingly, people with certain congenital and nervous system abnormalities seem most likely to have the longest eye lashes; mothers of autistic children often comment on this aspect of their children's eyes. Nobody knows why this should be.
Eyelashes grow at a rate of about 1 cm every 2-4 weeks. This is a bit faster, on average, than hair growth rate on our heads.