AIM:To discuss the causes and therapeutic measures of Descemet's membrane detachment during phacoemulsification(Phaco).

METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 997 patients who had operations of Phaco and intraocular lens(IOL)implantation at the eastern part of Yangzhou No.1 People's Hospital during 2007-2012. The treatment and prognosis of 21 patients who had the complication of Descemet's membrane detachment during the surgery were observed.

RESULTS: The vision acuity of all the 21 patients had improved to different extent after therapy, no one had the decompensation of corneal endothelium.

CONCLUSION: Early detection and treatment is decisive for the vision acuity of the patients who had the Descemet's membrane detachment.