What are the signs and symptoms of an optic nerve glioma?
Optic glioma is typically a tumor of childhood. It may be associated with an inherited disorder known as neurofibromatosis I. The symptoms of optic glioma are usually related to visual loss due to compression of the optic nerve. Bulging of the eye (proptosis), double vision (ocular misalignment), and drooping of the eyelid (ptosis) may also occur. Patients with gliomas that involve the optic nerves and optic pathway in the brain may have hydrocephalus (“water on the brain”) or hormonal imbalance.
