Tear Osmolarity in Ocular Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Abstract

Tear osmolarity increased in patients with ocular cGVHD, significantly correlated with TBUT and, to a lesser extent, with the Schirmer test value and OSDI. These results emphasize the role of aqueous-deficient and evaporative dry eye disease in patients with cGVHD after undergoing allogeneic hematologic stem cell transplantation. Tear osmolarity may be considered a useful test in diagnostic assessment of dry eye disease associated with cGVHD.