A Case of Orbital Glioma.
- Author:
Byung Chai CHO
1
;
Eun Joo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Atrophy;
Enophthalmos;
Exophthalmos;
Glioma*;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Optic Nerve;
Orbit*;
Recurrence;
Retina;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1972;13(1):49-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 57 year old male, complaining of exophthalmos, disturbance of ocular motility and visual acuity in the right eye, was admitted under the disgnosis of orbital tumor. The tumor was removed by Kronlein procedure and verified as glioma microscopically. The following seven months period of postoperative observations revealed degenerative changes in the retina, atrophy of the optic nerve and enophthalmos in the affected side but no signs of recurrence.
