Delayed, bilateral descemet's membrane detachments with spontaneous resolution: Implications for nonsurgical treatment.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of delayed bilateral Descemet's detachment with spontaneous resolution in one eye following successful treatment of the fellow eye.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 78-year-old male who underwent uncomplicated bilateral cataract extraction with phacoemulsification developed delayed bilateral Descemet's membrane detachments. One eye was successfully treated with pneumatic descemetopexy. After appropriate positioning for the surgical eye, the fellow eye simultaneously and spontaneously resolved.


CONCLUSIONS
Spontaneous resolution of delayed Descemet's membrane detachments can occur. We suggest a mechanism for spontaneous resolution that may have implications for nonsurgical treatment.
Couch
Steven M
SM
Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Baratz
Keith H
KH
D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors