Temporary unilateral blindness in a horse following inadvertent intracarotid injection - A case report

A case of accidental injection of gentamicine into the left carotid artery of an 18-year-old more is reported. Reactions occured three hours after inj ection and included head movements, convulsions and ataxia. Temporary blind ness of the right eye without visible ocular damage tested for four weeks a nd did not recover completely. Intracarotid artery medication causes cerebr ovascular endothelial injury :with edema and ischemic necrosis in the brain . Pathophysiological mechanisms leading to temporary unilateral blindness a re discussed.