Gowers-Paton-Kennedy syndrome (medical condition)

A rare eye disorder involving the association of optic atrophy (loss of optic nerves) and scotoma (blind spot in vision) in one eye and papilledema (swelling of the optic disc) in the other. It is often associated with a tumor in the optic nerve or frontal lobe of the brain. Various other symptoms may also be associated with the condition depending on the cause. See also Kennedy Syndrome