Bilateral Descemet's membrane detachment after uneventful phacoemulsification in a case of diabetes mellitus

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 descemetopex...

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Published inIndian journal of ophthalmology Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 28 - 29
Main Authors Gujar, Prateek, Bhasin, Purendra, Bhasin, Priyamvada
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2013
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
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Subjects
Aged
Brief Communications
Care and treatment
Case studies
Cataract - complications
Cataracts
Complications and side effects
Corneal Diseases - etiology
Corneal Diseases - pathology
Descemet Membrane - pathology
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Documentation
Eye surgery
Eyes & eyesight
Health aspects
Humans
Male
Microscopy
Ophthalmology
Patients
Phacoemulsification
Phacoemulsification - adverse effects
Postoperative Complications
Postoperative period
Retinal detachment
Risk factors
Surgery
Tomography, Optical Coherence - methods
Visual Acuity
India
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/0301-4738.105050