central nervous system features

Last reviewed 01/2018

The central nervous system clinical features of glaucoma can include:

  • calcification of the intracranial components:
    • falx cerebri; a very frequent association
    • tentorium cerebelli
    • petroclinoid ligament
    • choroid plexus
    • dura mater
    • pia mater
  • tendency to CNS tumours:
    • medulloblastoma
    • meningioma
    • glioblastoma multiforme
    • astrocytoma
  • nystagmus