Characteristics

• Named for its location on or near the nerve pathways between the eyes and the brain
• Can range from low grade to high grade
• Occurs most often in infants and children, but can occur in adults
• Symptoms
• Headaches
• Progressive loss of vision
• Double vision

 
Treatment

 
Surgery is standard treatment, usually followed by radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Chemotherapy may be given to very young children instead of radiation therapy to avoid damage to the developing brain.