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The visual field defect and optic disc findings in this case indicated optic neuropathy. However, the confirmed diagnosis of optic glioma was provided by the MRI after other optic nerve diseases and intracranial hypertension were excluded, which suggested that imaging shall be carried out at the early stage to assist with the diagnosis of optic neuropathy.
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Pan, X., Fan, N., Liu, X. (2019). Optic Nerve Glioma and Diffuse Field Loss. In: Wang, N., Liu, X., Fan, N. (eds) Optic Disorders and Visual Field. Advances in Visual Science and Eye Diseases, vol 2. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2502-1_46
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