Aggressive Low-Grade Optic Nerve Glioma in Adults

Editorial: the management of low-grade glioma in adults.

Glioma of the Optic Nerve.

Bennett.-Trans. Ophthal. Soc. U.K., Vol. XXI, p. 43, 1901. Collins.-(1) Ibid., Vol. XL, p. 406; (2) Researches Anat. and Path. of Eye, London, p. 33, 1896; (3) Trans. Ophthal Soc. U.K., Vol. XV, p. 104, 1895; (4) Ibid., Vol. XXXVI, p. 403, 1916. Dub.-Archiv f..Oihthal., Vol. XXXVII, pp. 4, 26. Duke-Elder.-Recent Advances in Ophthalmology. London, 2nd Edit., 1929. Edmunds.-Proc. Roy. Soc. Med., ...

Glioma of the Optic Nerve.

Examination.-The left eye was markedly proptosed (Fig. 1, opposite) and displaced downwards and inwards. The ocular movements were restricted in all directions and elevation was completely absent. The lid movements were normal and the patient could close the eyevoluntarily. The conjunctival vessels were engorged. The pupil was dilated and fixed, with no perception of light. The left optic disc ...

Optic nerve glioma in neurofibromatosis-I.

A ten-year-old girl presented with swelling on left upper eyelid, multiple hyper pigmented macules and small nodular swellings with hair growth all over the body since birth. Examination revealed hyper pigmented macules >1 cm in diameter, numerous in numbers on both legs. Hyper pigmented nodular lesion was noted in left temporofacial area and swelling on left upper eyelid with restricted upward...

Management of Low-Grade Glioma

The optimal management of patients with low-grade glioma (LGG) is controversial. The controversy largely stems from the lack of well-designed clinical trials with adequate follow-up to account for the relatively long progression-free survival and overall survival of patients with LGG. Nonetheless, the literature increasingly suggests that expectant management is no longer optimal. Rather, there...