Consecutive descemet membrane detachment after successive phacoemulsification

Purpose. To report a patient with consecutive Descemet's membrane (DM) deta chments after successive phacoemulsification,review other reported patients with bilateral DM detachments, and explore the possibility of anatomic pre disposition to DM detachment in some patients. Methods. Our patient's cours e was reviewed along with the reported experience with three other patients with bilateral DM detachments. Results. No clear underlying etiology of DM detachment was found in our patient or any of the other three reported pat ients reviewed. Conclusions. Some patients may be anatomically predisposed to DM detachment possibly because of an abnormality in the fibrillary strom al attachment to DM. Early postoperative surgical intervention often leads to satisfactory visual results.