title: Improvement in visual function in an eye with a presumed optic nerve sheath meningioma after treatment with three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy.
abstract: The treatment of optic nerve sheath meningiomas (ONSM) is controversial. Radiation therapy has been used with some success in patients with progressive visual loss. We report a case of visual improvement in a patient with an optic nerve sheath meningioma and progressive visual field loss, treated with conformal radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Safran
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Butler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009186:Myelin Sheath; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA