Lagophthalmus

Incomplete eyelid-closure.

A lagophthalmus is not an autonomous disease, but it is a clinical finding which occurs in connection with many diseases.

These diseases can be systemic ones, as e.g. myasthenia, ichthyosis, porphyria, diseases of the thyroid gland or locally a paresis.

Furthermore problems of eyelid-closure develop by accidents, as e.g. injuries caused by windscreens, burns by fire as well as chemical burns.

In addition to unguents which help locally, an improvement can only be reached by surgery.