title: A rare case of bilateral optic nerve sheath meningioma.
abstract: A 60-year-old female presented with gradual, painless, progressive diminution of vision, and progressive proptosis of left eye since 7 years. Ophthalmological examination revealed mild proptosis and total optic atrophy in the left eye. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) brain with orbit showed bilateral optic nerve sheath meningioma (ONSM) involving the intracranial, intracanalicular, intraorbital part of the optic nerve extending up to optic chiasma and left cavernous sinus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Rural Medical College of Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Somen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: Neeta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: Pratik
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gogri
authors.forename: Rajen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed