Optic glioma. This tumor of the optic nerve (nerve from the eye to the brain) emerges in early childhood in about 15% of children with NF1. This tumor sometimes causes bulging of the eye and/or loss ...

Gomekli (mirdametinib) is the first treatment that is FDA approved for both adults and children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1 ... Gomekli can cause serious eye, heart, and skin problems.

Von Recklinghausen disease (VRD) is also called neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). It is a genetic disorder in which the growth of nervous tissue is altered, producing tumors related to the nerve sheath.

had never heard of Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) until her son Tom was diagnosed just before his second birthday. The now-10-year-old has blurred vision in his right eye which is enlarged due to ...

The FDA recently approved mirdametinib (Gomekli; SpringWorks Therapeutics) to treat adults and children aged 2 and older with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1 ... If it's by an eye, affecting ...