Treatment of optic nerve sheath meningioma with three-dimensional conformal radiation.
OBJECTIVE
To report a patient recovering vision after three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for optic nerve sheath meningioma.


METHODS
Radiotherapy was delivered by a three-dimensional conformal technique in 28-180-cGy fractions.


RESULTS
Visual acuity improved from 20/200 to 20/30, and the visual field defect resolved.


CONCLUSIONS
Visual loss from optic nerve sheath meningioma can be reversed by three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy.
Moyer
P D
PD
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Golnik
K C
KC
Breneman
J
J
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal / Q000379:methods*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields