Optic disc swelling in sympathetic ophthalmitis and Harada's disease

In sympathetic ophthalmitis and Harada's disease the fundus appearance is characterised by pale areas of elevated retina associated with a diffuse choroidal abnormality on fluorescein angiography. Optic disc swelling, though constant, is rarely prominent. Four patients, one with sympathetic ophthalmitis and three with Harada's disease, are described, in whom optic disc swelling with visual loss was the predominent sign at one stage of the disease.