Open AccessBilateral Descemet′s membrane detachment after uneventful phacoemulsification in a case of diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Prateek Gujar,
Purendra Bhasin,
Priyamvada Bhasin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.105050
Subject(s) - medicine , phacoemulsification , ophthalmology , diabetes mellitus , descemet membrane , descemet's membrane , visual acuity , cornea , endocrinology
We report a diabetic patient with bilateral Descemet's membrane (DM) detachment after successive phacoemulsification. The DM detachments were diagnosed and documented in early postoperative period using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) and managed successfully by descemetopexy using 14% C3F8. This case highlights that some patients may be anatomically predisposed to DM detachment. Careful preoperative examination including specular microscopy should be done preoperatively especially in diabetic patients.