Abstract
The article presents morphological changes of the cornea in small domestic animals during crosslinking. The research was carried out on the basis of the Department of Anatomy and Histology of Animals named after Professor A. F. Klimov, as well as the Center for Veterinary Ophthalmology of Dr. Shilkin A.G. Morphological studies were performed in the Department of Pathomorphology of the FSAU «MNTC «Eye Microsurgery» named after Academician S. N. Fedorov». The objects of the study were selected cats (n=10) aged 4 to 6 years and dogs (n=10) aged 4 to 6 years of the Yorkshire Terrier breed (n=5) and Chihuahua (n=5), admitted to the «Center of Veterinary Ophthalmology of Dr. A. Shilkin.G.», euthanized as a result of received polytrauma incompatible with life. Analysis of the data obtained allowed us to conclude that corneal collagen crosslinking affects changes in the morpho-functional features of the corneal stroma. The data on changes in the anterior layers of the stroma, which are expressed by a compact packing of fibers without signs of edema, as well as a demarcation line separating the impact area from the indifferent zone, are scientifically substantiated. The results obtained are basic in the development of new methods of therapeutic strategy and tactics in the treat-ment of animals with keratopathies of various genesis.
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