Structural Differences in Meibum From Donors After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantations.

Purpose: Meibum is considered to be a key component of tears that serve to protect the eye, and conformational changes in meibum have not been studied extensively within the population of patients who had hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The aim of this study was to determine possible lipid conformational changes in the meibum of patients who had HSCT.

Methods: Participants who had HSCT were randomly sampled for this prospective comparative study.