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A 10-month-old thoroughbred colt developed sudden complete blindness; no other neurological abnormality was detected. At necropsy 3.5 months later lesions were confined to both optic pathways in which there was extensive degeneration of axons and myelin and gliosis. The cause of the optic lesion was not determined but the lesion may be a toxic neuropathy.
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Kelly, D.F., Pinsent, P.J.N. Optic neuropathy in a horse. Acta Neuropathol 48, 145–148 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00691156
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