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Cysts of the optic nerve sheaths are exceptional, and the differential diagnosis with a slow evolutive tumor is very difficult. In the case of cysts of both optic nerves, with the progressive loss of vision that we are reporting, the possibility that its origin lies a coloboma of the optic disc is suggested by pathological examination.
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Brihaye, J., Van Geertruyden, M., Herzeel, R., Willekens, B. (1978). Cysts of the Optic Nerve Sheaths. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Orbital Disorders Amsterdam, September 5–7, 1977. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9978-7_38
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