Sir,

Optic nerve involvement is well described in ocular toxoplasmosis, occurring in different situations: (1) associated to an active juxtapapillary retinochoroiditis lesion, (2) papillitis, associated to a healed toxoplasmic lesion, (3) neuroretinitis, associated to a swollen disc with serous macular detachment, and (4) swollen optic disc in the presence of a distant active lesion.1 We report a case of ocular toxoplasmosis presenting with bilateral swollen discs and no associated retinochoroidal involvement, initially mistaken as a possible manifestation of intracranial hypertension.

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