myunny: fuckyeahmedicalstuff: Optic nerve glioma The tumor on the optic nerve is pushing the eye out of the orbit. Gliomas arise from glial cells, so they always start in the brain or spine. Since the eyes are essentially specialized extensions of neural tissue, they are among the most commonly-affected structures. We were just talking about the spinal cord today! The lecture also mentioned Tay-Sachs and MS.
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Optic nerve glioma

The tumor on the optic nerve is pushing the eye out of the orbit. Gliomas arise from glial cells, so they always start in the brain or spine. Since the eyes are essentially specialized extensions of neural tissue, they are among the most commonly-affected structures.

We were just talking about the spinal cord today! The lecture also mentioned Tay-Sachs and MS.

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