Pseudomona aeruginosa keratitis in lagophthalmos. A case report

Objective: To describe a pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis clinical case in a patient with lagophthalmos.Observations: A 45 years old male patient with ocular pain and decreased visual acuity who came to ophthalmology consultation.With a Slit lamp exploration, a superior eyelid with a scar that causes incomplete eyelid closure, cornea with a circular epithelial defect, central, irregular edges, 0.5 x 0.5 mm with 0.2 mm perilesional infiltration, anterior chamber formed with 4 mm immobile hypopyon was observed.The corneal culture reports pseudomonas aeruginosa.Conclusion: Despite multiple treatments, lagophthalmos continues to show complications like infectious keratitis, which is a common cause of ophthalmology morbility; hence, the ophthalmologist emphasize the suitable lagophthalmos treatment.