Optic nerve glioma causes
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
There is no established cause for optic nerve glioma though there is strong association between optic nerve glioma and NF-1.[1]
Causes
Optic gliomas are rare. The cause of optic gliomas is unknown. Most optic gliomas are slow-growing and noncancerous (benign) and occur in children, almost always before age 20. There is a strong association between optic glioma and neurofibromatosis type 1.[2] Optic nerve glioma occurs in about fifteen percentage of patients with Neurofibromatosis type 1.