A strobe light was flashed in front of their eyes and responses measured. It was a badly designed experiment, since glaucoma is gradual. Rats and rabbits were used at the same time, yet they differ greatly. The same tests were carried out by others and published simultaneously . Yet the mechanism of repair was already known and the team involved had already published results of similar experiments.
Limb lengthening is an established technique in humans .
Part funded by the Nuffield Orthopaedic Scholarship. Within 24 hours of birth, the rabbits were injected with drugs to produce allergic reactions to drugs they would be dosed with. This continued for 3 months. Then for 3 days, aerosols were sprayed down their throats into their lungs to restrict breathing. The rabbits were then injected in their abdomen, a procedure that the Animal Procedures Committee now acknowledges is potentially distressing and has no real justification.