Research article summary (published 29 Apr 1999):

A new approach to an old problem.

Full Abstract

A patient with progressive visual loss was found to have an optic nerve sheath meningioma. The patient was treated with stereotactic radiotherapy, a computer-guided stereotactic technique that minimizes the risk of radiation-induced optic neuropathy. Six months after treatment, the patient was doing well and showed no signs of radiation-induced optic neuropathy.

Author information

Author/s: Fineman, M S (MS); Augsburger, J J (JJ);

Affiliation: Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Survey of ophthalmology (Surv Ophthalmol), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: -1999 May-Jun; vol 43 (issue 6) : pp 519-24

Dates: Created 1999/09/14; Completed 1999/09/14; Revised 2005/11/17;

PMID: 10416794, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adult Diagnosis, Differential Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Meningioma - diagnosis; radiotherapy; surgery Nerve Sheath Neoplasms - diagnosis; radiotherapy; surgery Optic Nerve - pathology; radiography

Optic Nerve - pathology; radiography Optic Nerve Neoplasms - diagnosis; radiotherapy; surgery Perimetry Radiosurgery Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Tomography, X-Ray Computed Visual Acuity Visual Fields

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