New study tracks eye damage in cancer survivors

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria for the Cancer Therapy Group: * Adult patients (greater than 18 years of age) * Deny a history of eye diseases (excluding cataract, glaucoma, mild dry eye disease, or history of cataract or refractive surgery) * Patients who have a history of allogenic HSCT with all stem cell sources including bone marrow, PBSC, cord AND/OR patients with a history of prior cancer therapy including BMT, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy * Patients will be recruited after their HSCT or cancer therapy at their ophthalmology appointment * Patients can be included with a history of prior cancer therapy including chemotherapy, BMT, immunotherapy. Prior cancer therapy must be identified and documented. * The patient must be able to understand and sign and date the informed consent form approved by the IRB. Inclusion Criteria for the Control Group: * No history of cancer or cancer therapy in the past * Adult patients (greater than 18 years of age) * Deny a history of eye diseases (excluding cataract, glaucoma, mild dry eye disease, or history of cataract or refractive surgery) * The patient must be able to understand and sign and date the informed consent form approved by the IRB. Exclusion Criteria for the Cancer Therapy Group: * Vulnerable populations: neonates, children, prisoners, institutionalized individuals * Inability or refusal to provide informed consent. * History of ocular surgery or ocular disease (except refractive or cataract surgery, mild dry eye disease, or glaucoma). Exclusion Criteria for the Control Group: * Vulnerable populations: neonates, children, prisoners, institutionalized individuals * Inability or refusal to provide informed consent. * History of ocular surgery or ocular disease (except refractive or cataract surgery, mild dry eye disease, or glaucoma). * History of cancer or cancer therapy including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, BMT.