Optic Pathway Glioma Diagnosis
They are characterized on imaging by an enlarged optic nerve seen either on CT or MRI.
MRI
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was suggested as an objective tool for visual assessment. A literature review was performed in order to determine the role of retinal OCT as a surrogate marker of vision in children with OPG.
Retinal OCT is a promising tool to be considered as a screening or follow-up test in children with OPG, and further multicenter research is encouraged 1).
1)
Banc A, Stan C, Florian IS. Optical coherence tomography as a marker of vision
in children with optic pathway gliomas. Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Aug 26. doi:
10.1007/s00381-017-3578-8. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 28844094.