Optic nerve glioma history and symptoms

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History and Symptoms

The symptoms are due to the tumor growing and pressing on the optic nerve and nearby structures. Symptoms may include:

• Involuntary eyeball movement
• One or both eyes may bulge outward
• Squinting
• Vision loss in one or both eyes
  • Leads to eventual blindness
  • May be a loss of peripheral vision or vision loss may be more general

The patient may show symptoms of diencephalic syndrome, which includes delayed growth, loss of appetite and body fat, daytime sleeping and decreased memory and intellectual function.