OBJECTIVES:
Primary
* To assess the efficacy of cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion (Restasis®) in the prevention of ocular graft-versus-host disease in patients who have undergone allogeneic stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies or bone marrow failure disorders.
Secondary
* To correlate the Ocular Surface Disease Index with clinical ophthalmologic examination.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to age, type of transplant (related vs unrelated), and intensity of transplant (ablative vs other). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
* Arm I: Patients receive cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion (Restasis®) drops in each eye twice daily for up to 1 year after transplant.
* Arm II: Patients receive placebo ophthalmic drops in each eye twice daily for up to 1 year after transplant.
Patients in both arms may also receive artificial tear drops at least twice daily as clinically necessary.