Optical coherence tomography significance in managing complex neurofibromatosis 2-related papilledema: Report of a case

JRSM Open. 2021 Jan 11;12(1):2054270420981454. doi: 10.1177/2054270420981454. eCollection 2021 Jan.

¹ Pediatric Ophthalmology Unit, Children's Hospital A. Meyer, University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital A. Meyer, University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy.
³ Neuro-oncology Unit, Children's Hospital A. Meyer, University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy.
⁴ Department of Genomic Medicine, Division of Evolution and Genomic Science, University of Manchester, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
⁵ Department of Neurosurgery, Salford Royal Hospital, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M6 8HD, UK.
⁶ Otolaryngology Department, Children's Hospital A. Meyer, University of Florence, Florence 50139, Italy.
⁷ Neurovascular Interventional Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence 50139, Italy.

Abstract

This case describes the strong utility of optical coherence tomography in multidisciplinary management of a complex case of type 2 neurofibromatosis.

Keywords: multidisciplinary approach; neurofibromatosis; optical coherence tomography; shunt placement; vision loss.