Table 2.

Anatomical and optical parameters of rabbit eye anterior segment before and after UVB irradiation course (median [quartile 0.25; quartile 0.75]).

Parameters	Before irradiation	5 days after
Corneal thickness in middle area, $\mu \mathrm{m}$	394.1 [175.3; 552.7]	480.3 [262.2; 768.7]*
Corneal thickness in the periphery, $\mu \mathrm{m}$	396.4 [172.2; 555.0]	489.6 [254.8; 783.4]*
Mean corneal thickness, $\mu \mathrm{m}$	423.0 [377.2; 486.5]	470.1 [391.8; 564.2]
Corneal tissue volume, ${\mathrm{mm}}^3$	20.4 [16.8; 22.6]	24.1 [19.8; 26.9]*
Optical power of the anterior corneal surface in middle area, D	42.7 [41.8; 42.9]	45.6 [42.7; 44.0]*
Curvature radius in the middle area of anterior corneal surface, mm	8.0 [6.9; 8.4]	7.6 [6.1; 8.0]*
Curvature radius in the periphery of anterior corneal surface, mm	8.2 [7.9; 8.4]	7.7 [7.5; 7.8]
Refraction in the cornea apex area, D	44.7 [40.8; 48.7]	48.6 [43.4; 50.7]*
Radius in the cornea apex area, mm	7.6 [7.1; 8.1]	7.0 [6.2; 7.3]*
Eccentricity (asphericity) of posterior cornea surface $e^2(-\mathrm{Q})$	1.3 [0.7; 2.1]	4.7 [2.7; 5.2]*
Total corneal refraction in middle area, D	44.1 [39.9; 47.3]	46.0 [42.4; 49.7]*
Anterior chamber depth, mm	3.0 [2.7; 3.1]	2.5 [1.9; 2.8]*

^*The difference as compared to the initial level is significant according to Wilcoxon signed-rank test, $p<0.5$.