OPTIC NEUROPATHY IN FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA

Optic atrophy, which is indicative of a CNS disorder, is a rarely desc ribed manifestation of familial dysautonomia (Riley-Day syndrome). As these patients are now living longer, the prevalence of optic neuropat hy also may be increasing. We present a man with familial dysautonomia and visual loss resulting from optic atrophy and visual field defect suggestive of chiasmal pathology.