What initially began as an appointment for the 16-year-old to get new glasses turned into a life-changing diagnosis of a ...

“The scan revealed a meningioma, a tumor in a rare and dangerous location near my brain stem and left optic nerve. “I was in ...

In addition, they showed that a different strain of NF1 mice—one that does not normally develop brain tumors—formed optic gliomas after either optic nerve injury or traumatic brain injury.