Bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis due to pseudomonas aeruginosa in a neonate.

Background: Bacterial eye infections are rare in the neonatal population and usually come from exogenous spread. Eye infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, although uncommon, may be a devastating disease, especially in premature infants.

Methods: Retrospective review of the clinical chart of a 10-day-old newborn baby with bilateral endogenous Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis.