title: Descemet membrane detachment with hemorrhage after alkali burn to the cornea.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report two cases of Descemet membrane detachment associated with hemorrhage after alkali burn to the cornea.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational case reports.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe two patients with detachment of Descemet membrane associated with hemorrhage after alkali burns to the cornea.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patient 1 received a splash of caustic soda to the face. Descemet membrane detachment with hemorrhage was present. An attempt at reattachment using intraocular gases failed. Patient 2 sustained a chemical burn secondary to an airbag injury. A thickened, detached Descemet membrane associated with a hyphema was evident.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Detachments of Descemet membrane associated with alkali burns are often accompanied by irreversible endothelial cell damage.
authors.affiliation: Cornea Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. danynajjar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Dany M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Najjar
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Rapuano
authors.forename: Elisabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D012972:Sodium Hydroxide