A Case of Spontaneous Detachment of Descemet's Membrane.

Shin, Seung Hwan; Kim, Jae Chan

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1997;38(3):499-503.
Published online March 1, 1997.

A Case of Spontaneous Detachment of Descemet's Membrane.

Seung Hwan Shin, Jae Chan Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

자연 발생적인 데스메막 박리 1예

신승환(Seung Hwan Shin),김재찬(Jae Chan Kim)

Abstract

Detachment of Descemet's membrane may occur in congenital glaucoma, birth trauma, keratoconus, Keratoglobus, Terrien's marginal degeneration, surgical and accidental traumas. Most common cause of detachment is a complication of intraocular surgery. We have experienced one case of spontaneous Descemet's membrane detachment in a 56-years-old female who was visited complaining of decreased visual acuity in her left eye of several years' duration. She has not had previous intraocular surgery, trauma and associated disease clinically. We report this case with available literature survery.

Key Words: Descemet's membrane;Spontaneous detachment