5Optic gliomas are tumors that grow in the various part of the brain. These tumors can affect the two optic nerves or the optic chasm in the brain, which provide the visual information from your brain to your eyes. Optic gliomas are most commonly found in children, before the age of 20 and though it can be treated, the task of managing an optic glioma can prove to be difficult.
- Seek help from a doctor. If your child is experiencing problems with their vision, it is not a bad idea to get checked out. Once an optic glioma is diagnosed, it would be to be at your best interest to seek advice from your physician. Because tumors vary in length, the way the treatment and mangement of an optic glioma varies.Seek chemotherapy treatment especially if the tumor has extended into the hypothalamus of the brain. Cisplatin and temozolomide are known to be effective therapeutic agents for the treatment and management of optic gliomas.Seek radiation treatment when the tumor is extensive and surgery is not a possibility. Radiation treatment can help stop the metastasis of the tumor. However, the treatment of the tumor by radiation can be delayed, due to the slow growth that the tumor typically displays.Undergo surgical resection of the tumor. Surgical removal may cure some cases of optic gliomas. Partial removal of the tumor is also available and can minimize pressure-induced damage from the tumor.
