Mary Ellen Hoehn1, Robert Vestal2, Julie Calderwood3, Edwin Gannon2, Brittany Cook2, Richard Rochester4, Christine Hartford4, Brandon Triplett4, Anusha Sunkara5, Guolian Kang5, R Christopher Walton2. 1. Department of Surgery, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; Department of Ophthalmology, Hamilton Eye Institute, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee. Electronic address: mhoehn@uthsc.edu. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, Hamilton Eye Institute, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee. 3. Eye Center Surgeons and Associates, Huntsville, Alabama. 4. Department of Bone Marrow Transplant, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. 5. Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the ocular complications in school-age children and adolescents surviving at least 1 year following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. METHODS: In this institutional study, 162 patients (7-18 years old) met our inclusion criteria with a mean age of 13.4 years at bone marrow transplantation. Follow-up ranged from 13 months to 12 years (mean 4 years; median 3.2 years). Patient charts were screened for cataract formation, dry eye, and other anterior and posterior segment diseases. RESULTS: Cataract formation was noted in 57 patients. Univariate analysis showed that fractionated total body irradiation, race, and use of cytarabine significantly increased the incidence of cataract formation (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis of significant variables showed that total body irradiation was a risk factor for cataract formation. Of the 57 patients (97 eyes) who developed cataracts after bone marrow transplantation, 4 patients (6 eyes) required cataract surgery. After surgery, all patients had visual acuities of 20/20 to 20/25. Of the 162 patients, 51 developed dry eyes. Univariate analysis showed that age at transplantation; steroid use, chronic graft-versus-host disease; use of fludarabine, melphalan, and thiotepa; and receiving no pre-transplantation conditioning regimen prior to bone marrow transplant significantly increased the risk of dry eye syndrome (P < 0.05). In multivariate analysis, chronic graft-versus-host disease was a significant risk factor for dry eye syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: Due to the high incidence of cataract formation and dry eye disease in this population, this study proposes these patients be screened using examinations by a pediatric or general ophthalmologist at least every year.
PURPOSE: To determine the ocular complications in school-age children and adolescents surviving at least 1 year following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. METHODS: In this institutional study, 162 patients (7-18 years old) met our inclusion criteria with a mean age of 13.4 years at bone marrow transplantation. Follow-up ranged from 13 months to 12 years (mean 4 years; median 3.2 years). Patient charts were screened for cataract formation, dry eye, and other anterior and posterior segment diseases. RESULTS:Cataract formation was noted in 57 patients. Univariate analysis showed that fractionated total body irradiation, race, and use of cytarabine significantly increased the incidence of cataract formation (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis of significant variables showed that total body irradiation was a risk factor for cataract formation. Of the 57 patients (97 eyes) who developed cataracts after bone marrow transplantation, 4 patients (6 eyes) required cataract surgery. After surgery, all patients had visual acuities of 20/20 to 20/25. Of the 162 patients, 51 developed dry eyes. Univariate analysis showed that age at transplantation; steroid use, chronic graft-versus-host disease; use of fludarabine, melphalan, and thiotepa; and receiving no pre-transplantation conditioning regimen prior to bone marrow transplant significantly increased the risk of dry eye syndrome (P < 0.05). In multivariate analysis, chronic graft-versus-host disease was a significant risk factor for dry eye syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: Due to the high incidence of cataract formation and dry eye disease in this population, this study proposes these patients be screened using examinations by a pediatric or general ophthalmologist at least every year.
Authors: H J Deeg; N Flournoy; K M Sullivan; K Sheehan; C D Buckner; J E Sanders; R Storb; R P Witherspoon; E D Thomas Journal: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Date: 1984-07 Impact factor: 7.038