title: Preservation of residual vision 2 years after stereotactic radiosurgery for a presumed optic nerve sheath meningioma.
abstract: We performed stereotactic radiosurgery on a patient with a presumed optic nerve sheath meningioma with a progressive optic neuropathy and an intact peripheral visual field. The patient's visual acuity and visual field have remained stable for 2 years following treatment, and the appearance of the tumor has not changed by neuroimaging. We believe that stereotactic radiosurgery is a viable option for treating optic nerve sheath meningioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Opthalmology, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Klink
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016634:Radiosurgery; D014785:Vision, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields