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Optic Nerve Tumors

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Primary tumors of the optic nerve include anterior visual pathway gliomas and optic nerve sheath meningiomas. Both are relatively rare lesions that result in significant visual morbidity. Together they account for less than 4 % of all orbital tumors. There has been controversy about the natural history and appropriate management of these lesions, resulting from small sample sizes and short follow-up periods. Other tumors, such as gangliogliomas and primary lymphomas, have also been described but are extremely rare.

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    Jonathan J. Dutton

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  1. Division of Opthalmology, Cole Eye Institute Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Julian D. Perry

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    Arun D. Singh

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Dutton, J.J. (2014). Optic Nerve Tumors. In: Perry, J., Singh, A. (eds) Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40492-4_9

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