The effects of intradural optic canal decompression on the visual outcome in suprasellar meningiomas resection

Tehran University of Medical Sciences0 sites26 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated: May 2, 2022

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•Diagnosis of suprasellar meningioma based on clinical examination and imaging findings.
•Candidates for tumor resection surgery.
•On visual examination, at least one eye should have a visual acuity above 0.1 and below 0.7.

•Patients with visual impairment due to damage to the retina, optic nerve, chiasm, or visual cortex for reasons other than suprasellar meningiomas are excluded.
•Patients who do not agree to continue participating at any stage of the study.
•Patients who present with tumor recurrence in the same area.
•Patients who have been diagnosed with a non-meningioma tumor after postoperative pathology report.
•Patients whose optic nerve is affected by a tumor during surgery
•Patients with visual acuity below 0.1 in both eyes during the initial preoperative examination.
•Patients with visual acuity above 0.7 in both eyes during preoperative examinations.
•Patients with major psychiatric disorders.
•Patients who do not have adequate access to follow-up at scheduled times.
•Patients who have a severe reaction to a contrast agent, a metal heart valve, a pacemaker, a non-titanium metal clip, and fear of confinement will not be able to have an MRI.

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