title: Bilateral Descemet's membrane detachment after uneventful phacoemulsification in a case of diabetes mellitus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cornea, Ratan Jyoti Netralaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Prateek
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gujar
authors.forename: Purendra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhasin
authors.forename: Priyamvada
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhasin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000473:pathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods; D014792:Visual Acuity