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==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
*According to the United States Preventive Services Task Force, screening for optic nerve glioma is not recommended. However, it is recommended that all children with neurofibromatosis type 1 have their vision checked every year by an [[ophthalmologist]] to screen for the development of eye tumors, including optic nerve glioma. | *According to the United States Preventive Services Task Force, screening for optic nerve glioma is not recommended. However, it is recommended that all children with neurofibromatosis type 1 have their vision checked every year by an [[ophthalmologist]] to screen for the development of eye tumors, including optic nerve glioma. | ||
*In | *In children with NF-1, yearly [[eye]] exams should begin around 1 year of age and continue until children are at least 10 years of age. Those with a normal eye exam, a baseline [[MRI]] of the [[brain]] to look for optic nerve gliomas is not necessary. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
According to the United States Preventive Services Task Force, screening for optic nerve glioma is not recommended. It is recommended that all children with NF-1 have their vision checked every year by an ophthalmologist to screen for the development of eye tumors, including optic nerve glioma.
Screening
- According to the United States Preventive Services Task Force, screening for optic nerve glioma is not recommended. However, it is recommended that all children with neurofibromatosis type 1 have their vision checked every year by an ophthalmologist to screen for the development of eye tumors, including optic nerve glioma.
- In children with NF-1, yearly eye exams should begin around 1 year of age and continue until children are at least 10 years of age. Those with a normal eye exam, a baseline MRI of the brain to look for optic nerve gliomas is not necessary.