Abstract
Studies were made on the daily rate curves of the intraocular pressure drawn for 18 normal rabbits. White rabbits weighing 2-2.5 kg were used and daily rate curves were drawn by the measurement of intraocular pressure 8 times per day at 3, 6, 9, 12 O'clock in the afternoon and at 3, 6, 9, 12 O'clock in the morning.
As the result of above studies, it was concluded that the daily rate of the changes observed on the intraocular pressure of normal rabbits lies within the range of 3-6 mm Hg.
As for the type of intraocular pressure curve, 6 eyes were bimodal, 10 eyes ascending, 7 eyes were descending and 10 eyes were constant. Namely, four different types were recognized on the intraocular pressure curves of normal rabbits, but the frequency of their appearance was not in agreement with the findings of human eyes reported by Langley et al.
