Corneal temperatures--a study of normal and laser-injured corneas in the Dutch belted rabbit.

Air Force laser safety standards are developed from laser-exposure data obtained in studies using experimental animals and from biomathematical modeling procedures. Interpretation of research data and predictive modeling calculations are enhanced by knowledge of the temperature values of the tissue absorption sites. Corneal temperature values for the normal, the anesthetized, and the laser-injured Dutch belted rabbit are presented and compared with values obtained in other studies. The corneal temperatures were measured by infrared radiometry.