actabiomedicaActa Biomedica ScientificaActa Biomedica Scientifica2541-94202587-9596Scientific Centre for Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems10.29413/ABS.2020-5.5.10actabiomedica-2444Research ArticleОФТАЛЬМОЛОГИЯOPHTHALMOLOGYКросслинкинг тонких роговиц: современное видение проблемы. Обзор литературыCrosslinking of Thin Corneas: a Modern Vision of the Problem. Literature Reviewhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9476-8883БикбовМ. М.BikbovM. M.

доктор медицинских наук, профессор, директор

450008, г. Уфа, ул. Пушкина, 90, Россия

Dr. Sc. (Med.), Professor, Director

Pushkina str. 90, Ufa 450008, Russian Federation

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2884-9300РусаковаЮ. А.RusakovaIu. A.

научный сотрудник отделения хирургии роговицы и хрусталика

450008, г. Уфа, ул. Пушкина, 90, Россия

Pushkina str. 90, Ufa 450008, Russian Federation

lioness-16@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1008-1516УсубовЭ. Л.UsubovE. L.

кандидат медицинских наук, заведующий лабораторией трансплантационной хирургии переднего отрезка глаза

450008, г. Уфа, ул. Пушкина, 90, Россия

Pushkina str. 90, Ufa 450008, Russian Federation

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9616-6261РахимоваЭ. М.RakhimovaE. M.

научный сотрудник отделения хирургии роговицы и хрусталика

450008, г. Уфа, ул. Пушкина, 90, Россия

Pushkina str. 90, Ufa 450008, Russian Federation

rakhimova_ellina@mail.ruГБУ «Уфимский научно-исследовательский институт глазных болезней Академии наук Республики Башкортостан»РоссияUfa Eye Research InstituteRussian Federation202007112020557380Copyright © Бикбов М.М., Русакова Ю.А., Усубов Э.Л., Рахимова Э.М., 20202020Бикбов М.М., Русакова Ю.А., Усубов Э.Л., Рахимова Э.М.Bikbov M.M., Rusakova I.A., Usubov E.L., Rakhimova E.M.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.actabiomedica.ru/jour/article/view/2444кросслинкингУФ-облучениекератоконустонкая роговицаcrosslinkingUV irradiationkeratoconusthin corneaReferencesБикбов М.М., Халимов А.Р., Усубов Э.Л. Ультрафиолетовый кросслинкинг роговицы. Вестник Российской академии медицинских наук. 2016; 71(3): 224-232. doi: 10.15690/vramn562Bikbov MM, Khalimov AR, Usubov EL. Ultraviolet corneal crosslinking. 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