Nasal glioma presenting as blindness in an adult

Nasal gliomas are rare, benign, congenital, midline tumors. They are seen most commonly in neonates and children but rarely in adults. We encountered in a 28-year-old woman a rare case of nasal glioma presenting as bilateral total blindness. The tumor was present in both nasal fossae. It extended into the parasellar region, with erosion of the cribriform plate and medial wall of the right orbit.