OPTIC NERVE CYSTS

Course overview

THE TOPIC OF OPTIC NERVE CYSTS ENCOMPASSES A VARIETY OF ETIOLOGIES INCLUDING IDIOPATHIC, NEOPLASTIC, SACCULAR OR TUBULAR EXPANSIONS OF THE MENINGES, TRAUMATIC, OR IATROGENIC. ADDITIONALLY, THIS TOPIC ALSO INCLUDES CONGENITAL CYSTIC EYE OR MICROPHTHALMOS WITH CYST, WHICH OFTEN INVOLVES THE OPTIC NERVE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF OPTIC NERVE CYSTS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.