The Draize Eye Irritancy Test

This paper discusses the harmful and fatal use of non-human animals, particularly rabbits, in the Draize eye irritancy test. It argues and demonstrates that such use is not scientifically valid if the results are applied to human beings. Moreover, not only can this test result in extreme suffering (and death at the end) for non-human beings, dependence on this has the potential for harm to people. Alternatives to such use are discussed in the context of being more defensible ethically and scientifically

Lesions in the ocular posterior segment of raptors.

Thirty-eight free-living raptors, including various hawks, owls, and an eagle, had lesions of the ocular posterior segment believed to be the result of trauma. Although lesions of the anterior ocular segment and of the rest of the body often were seen, the lesions of the posterior segment of the eye were disproportionately more severe and usually were not suspected by rehabilitation personnel. The tightly encased raptor eye, with its anteriorly placed scleral ossicles, may have rendered the eye more susceptible to contrecoup damage. In the birds that were treated, ocular lesions were resolved and some vision was restored